Trust Registrar Urology

at  North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

North Cumbria Integrated Trust is seeking to appoint 2 x Trust Registrar in Urology on a fixed term contract for 12 months.
The Urology Department currently consists of 6 Consultant Urologists and there has been recent approval for the creation of a middle grade workforce to support with the ongoing investment in the service. This will consist of 1 Specialty Registrar, 2 Trust Registrar, 2 Trust SHO, and 1 Advanced Care Practitioner. There are Physicians Associates that contribute to Urology and General Surgery across the surgical wards. The department is supported by 7 Urology Clinical Nurse Specialists, 2 Cancer Care Co-ordinators, and 1 Healthcare Assistant across Cumberland Infirmary (CIC) and West Cumberland Hospital (WCH). There are plans for a Urology Investigations Unit to open at CIC in January 2025. This will include several state of the art treatment rooms, clinic space and dedicated office suites and an addition of 2 x Urology Outpatient Nurses and 3 x Urology Healthcare Assistants.
The trust doctors will have a named educational supervisor and training plans will be tailored to individual personal development needs. IT and library resources are available for trainees and support is available from GMC recognised trainers. Departmental directorate meetings take place every 6 weeks and active participation in audit is expected.
The successful candidates will have elective and emergency responsibilities in Urology surgery at NCIC. He/she will have regular elective duties within Urology surgery during the day from Monday to Fridays. Duties will include Urology clinics, diagnostic lists such as TP biopsies and cystoscopy, elective theatres, MDT meetings, ward rounds and PDT (personal development time). The doctor will undertake Urology on-call on a 1 in 6 rota which will include 0800-1700 resident on-call and 1700-0800 non-resident on call. Doctors will provide prospective cover for colleagues on approved annual and study leave.
Successful candidates will have responsibilities for the day-to-day care of all patients under the Urology Consultants at NCIC. The department delivers Urological services at CIC with spoke services at WCH. The service delivers the full complement of general urological interventions including: Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP), Thulium laser enucleation of the prostate (Thulep), Trans urethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT), Nephrectomies, MRI Fusion TP Biopsies, ESWL, Urolift, Urodynamics, and Cystoscopies. The Urology department also works closely with other services at NCIC including the community bladder teams and Surgical Same Day Emergency Care Unit. The programme of training for each individual doctor will be flexible depending on his/her particular needs and stage of training.
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We’re responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’.
Being a clinically led organisation
Quality and safety at the heart
A positive patient experience every time
A great place to work
Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
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