Job summary

Applications are invited for a full time Senior Fellow appointment to the Norfolk and Waveney Urology service, providing care across three Acute Trusts. It is expected that the post holder will be trained in general urology.

The post holder will be responsible for elective urology inpatients, and participate in the daytime on-call rota at the James Paget University Hospital (JPUH). They will also have a 1 in 12 weekend on-call commitment at the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital (NNUH). This post is based at the JPUH with out-of-hours commitments at NNUH.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be expected to work at Senior Clinical Fellow (ST3 or above) level, supporting the Foundation Year 1 & 2 Trainee's and also to provide on-call urology cover during the day. The appointee will be supported and by two senior Specialty Doctors.

The successful appointee will be responsible for the day to day running of the urology ward, assisting in theatre sessions, Outpatient clinics and arranging admission and discharges under Consultant supervision. A ward round will be conducted each morning with junior staff, which will incorporate the management of elective urological patients and seeing ward referrals. There are no emergency urology patients at JPUH, emergency urological admissions are transferred to the NNUH for management.

The appointee will undertake the routine and emergency care of urology patients under consultant supervision. The appointee would be expected to provide 1st on-call cover for Urological emergencies on a 1 : 4 rota basis from Monday to Friday 0800- 1800 and liaise with NNUH on call team if a patient requires admission. The post will give plenty of opportunities for learning urological procedures. There is exposure to theatres and endoscopy sessions on a regular basis where hands on training will be given. It is ideally suited to anybody who would like to pursue a career in urology.

About us

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits / discounts and in addition :

• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for the full details of the post and the person specification.

Full GMC with licence to practise required on application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Key Skills

Essential

Experience

Essential

Desirable