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Job summary

Main area
Urology
Grade
YM72
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time
Job ref
259-MED7397810RLH
Employer
Barts Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Royal London Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/09/2025 23:59
Interview date
29/09/2025

Employer heading

Barts Health NHS Trust logo

Consultant in Urology

YM72

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Job overview

Barts Health NHS Trust

Consultant in Urology

10 PA Post

The Royal London Hospital

We are seeking a skilled and dedicated Consultant Urological Surgeon to join our urology team, predominantly based at the Royal London Hospital. This is a fantastic opportunity for a surgeon who is passionate about urology and interested in developing a subspecialty in robotic reconstruction and functional urology.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking a skilled and dedicated Consultant Urological Surgeon to join our urology team, predominantly based at the Royal London Hospital. This is a fantastic opportunity for a surgeon who is passionate about urology and interested in developing a subspecialty in robotic reconstruction and functional urology.

As part of Barts Health, you will have the chance to shape the delivery of services across our hospital sites, ensuring that patients receive the highest standard of care. You will be expected to deliver both elective and non-elective surgical services and contribute to research, teaching, and clinical governance activities.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are seeking a skilled and dedicated Consultant Urological Surgeon to join our urology team, predominantly based at the Royal London Hospital. This is a fantastic opportunity for a surgeon who is passionate about urology and interested in developing a subspecialty in robotic reconstruction and functional urology.

As part of Barts Health, you will have the chance to shape the delivery of services across our hospital sites, ensuring that patients receive the highest standard of care. You will be expected to deliver both elective and non-elective surgical services and contribute to research, teaching, and clinical governance activities.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MBBS or equivalent
  • FRCS (Urol) or equivalent
  • CCT (or within 6 months of date of interview

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Broad-based knowledge of all aspects of urological surgery

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria
  • Competent in all core urology procedures
  • Subspecialty experience in functional and female urology
  • Evidence of working effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • Teaching and training of under- and post-graduate medical staff
  • Experience of research
Desirable criteria
  • Training in open and robotic reconstructive urology

Management / Audit Experience

Essential criteria
  • Able to provide evidence of clinical audit and demonstrate understanding of impact and challenges this brings
  • Ability to demonstrate knowledge and awareness of current and future NHS challenges and strategy
  • Ability to support team members in business planning via collaboration and discussion
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of innovative approaches to healthcare
  • Clinical guideline development
  • Management course

Academic Achievements / Research / Publications

Essential criteria
  • Ability to demonstrate personal experience of academic research and describe and discuss findings and impact
  • Experience of research, presentation to learned societies on topics related to surgery
  • Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical/surgical problems
  • Demonstrate number of first name publications in indexed journals, over a variety of subjects relevant to this post
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to supervise post-graduate research

Teaching / Training

Essential criteria
  • Experience teaching and training undergraduates, resident doctors and allied professionals

Personal Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent presentation and verbal skills
  • IT skills and computer literacy
  • Ability to manage time well to deliver objectives of the CSG
  • Awareness of best practice through evidence-based medicine, and personal drive to enact the change with the team

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Self-motivated with an enquiring, critical approach to work
  • Ability to work under pressure Caring attitude to patients
  • Willingness to challenge the norm in a positive manner while building a team ethos, to deliver consistently high levels of care for patients in a productive and cost-effective manner
  • Ability to drive change through collaboration and consultation with key stakeholders
  • Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national level

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Green@Barts HealthNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Pregnancy Loss PledgeDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Happy to Talk Flexible Working

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Mr Ahmad Almushatat
Job title
Conusultant - Clinical Lead - Urology
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Please contact the Clinical Lead Mr Ahmad Almushatat if you need any further information regarding this vacancy

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