Urology Robotic Fellow

This post is for a laparoscopic and robotic urology fellow to work within the Urology Unit at the Royal Berkshire Hospital alongside, and under supervision of, the urology consultants. It is intended for a post-CCT Specialist Registrar or equivalent who has a specialist interest in urology laparoscopic robotic surgery and is awaiting a definitive Consultant post. The post will provide generous experience of elective procedures in both supervised and potentially independent practice. The post will be twelve months in the first instance. The fellow will have access to operating sessions including, dependent on experience, unsupervised lists. They will be expected to be involved in outpatients and all aspects of the firm’s clinical and academic activities. They will also be expected to contribute to training of core and specialist trainees.

The Royal Berkshire has more than 250 patients per year undergoing laparoscopic and robotic urological surgery.

**Clinical Commitment**:
The fellow will be expected to be involved in all aspects of the firm’s clinical and academic activities including operative and ward-based teaching of juniors (CT and SpR).

As well as being involved in one clinic list per week, the fellow will have involvement in approximately 6-8 half day theatre lists.

The Fellow would be expected to participate in the weekly urology cancer MDT meetings, monthly departmental clinical governance meetings.

**On-call Commitment**:
The Fellow will be on call on approximately a 2 in 7 basis (weekdays 5 pm - 8 am) and weekends (8 am Sat x 48 hrs). On call is non-resident.

The Royal Berkshire Hospital is a Foundation Trust serving a population of approximately 500,000 people. The Trust provides services across West Berkshire covering the areas of Reading, Wokingham, Newbury and part of South Oxfordshire. Reading is a University town and a centre for administration and light industry. Wokingham is predominantly a commuter locality and Newbury is predominantly agricultural.

The Royal Berkshire Hospital was founded in 1839; the original buildings are still in use to this date and are found to the north of the hospital site. The Hospital became a Foundation Trust during 2006 after combining with Battle Hospital to one site in the centre of Reading. Extensive extension and renovation of the Hospital has been undertaken in the last few years and is indicative of the forward thinking attitude shown at all levels of the hospital staff and management.

The Trust is one of the largest employers in Reading with approximately 3,600 staff, with 742 acute beds and 92 day beds. The Hospital treats over 76,000 patients as inpatients, 324,000 as outpatients and just over 65,000 patients in the A & E department in any one year.

All clinical departments are represented in the Hospitals, except for regional specialities such as neurosurgery and cardiothoracic surgery.

Laparoscopic and robotic fellow Job plan - February 2024

Mon

Tues

Weds

Thurs

Fri

AM

2,4

Theatre

1,3

SPA

1-4

Theatre

MDT

8-9.30

Joint New cancer clinic 9.30-12.30

1-4

Theatre

1-4 theatre

PM

2,4 theatre

1,3

SPA

1-4

Theatre

Research

1-3

Theatre

1-4

Theatre

Provisional and may change over time