Fellow in Renal Cancer and Upper Tract Laparoscopic / Robotic Surgery

at  Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

This fellowship post has been created in order to provide a focused and concentrated training opportunity in the modern management of renal cancer with some learning opportunities in more core and other specialist urological areas. There are also opportunities to be involved in basic research into renal cancer at the University of Surrey. This post is recognised under the Royal College of Surgeons Senior Clinical Fellowship Scheme.
This post is ideally suited for those towards the end of their training, who want to supplement/ gain laparoscopic and robotic skills and experience as relates exclusively to upper urinary tract disease prior to a consultant appointment. There is, however, provision for dry and wet lab training for those with minimal current experience. The post holder will be involved directly and play an important role in the formal running of a regional Frimley Renal Cancer Centre at Frimley Park Hospital – a unit currently performing 300 renal cases per year: procedures including open, standard laparoscopic, Da Vinci robot assisted and Versius robot assisted approaches.
The surgical team is now made up of 5 surgeons; Mr NJ Barber (Director of Unit, FPH), Mr M Hussain (based at FPH),Mr H Sharma (based at FPH), Mr Malki (based at FPH) and Mr A Emara (based at FPH and HHT) providing 9 operating sessions per week (on average) – 5 to 10 cases. The appointee will work closely with these surgeons but also with the rest of the team, including two nurse specialists dedicated to renal cancer and the cancer office/ mdt coordinators at FPH to provide a high quality regional service. The appointee will play an integral role in the co-ordination, communication and planning of the service and will have responsibility and expectations placed upon him/her relating to data collection, data submission and related academic endeavours through the unit. This includes involvement in both loco-regional, national and international trials and research.
THE POST : 12 month fixed term contract (including registrar level Urology on-call) in the first instance with possibility of extension.
This is a whole-time post with the post holder working a maximum of 48 hours per week including on-call.
The post holder will work under the supervision of Mr NJ Barber, Mr H Hussain, Mr M Malki, Mr S Sharma and Mr A Emara.
The post holder will be expected to provide prospective and cross cover for other members of the department.
Frimley Park Hospital has a national reputation for high quality patient care, education and research. The urology department has a long history of pioneering work in the development of minimally invasive treatments and laparoscopy in urology and this continues today. The last decade has seen the concentration of efforts on upper tract surgery/ conditions and eventually the creation of a regional specialist renal cancer MDT at Frimley and close ties with the academic department of medical oncology at The University of Surrey and St Luke’s Cancer Centre in Guildford.
Clinics
To support the relevant sub-specialist and general outpatient clinics as required.
Theatres
To support the service workload of the sub-specialty whilst ensuring that doctors in training still gain the appropriate surgical experience.
Academic
The incumbent is expected to play a contributory role in current departmental research and audit.
On-call
The post holder will be expected to partake in the urology SpR on-call rota for the Trust which will involve participation in a 1:7 weekday on call week day rota with prospective cover, and 1:12 registrar weekend rota with internal cover
On call arrangements will be within the regulations of the European Union directive.
Other
Attendance at relevant multidisciplinary meetings

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