Job overview

North Bristol NHS Trust seeks a Consultant Urological Surgeon for the Bristol Urological Institute (BUI), a regional centre of excellence delivering urology services across Bristol and Weston.

We are a large, progressive department recognised for excellence in endourology, stone disease, urological cancer care, and functional and reconstructive urology. We support a two-site model across Southmead Hospital and Weston General Hospital, with access to modern facilities, advanced technology and a strong multidisciplinary team.

You would deliver general urology and endourology, focussing on urinary tract stone disease, including PCNL and complex ureteroscopy, flexible theatre working to support cancer and RTT targets, service development, and participation in consultant on-call rotas across BNSSG.

There is a strong commitment to education, research, quality improvement, with links to the University of Bristol and University of the West of England.

Benefits include a generous study leave package and access to Trust benefits including physiotherapy, gym access, professional psychology support, financial advice, will writing, childcare, a childcare salary sacrifice scheme, carers support, the NHS Pension Scheme, free bicycle loans (electric, folding or hybrid), and the Cyclescheme tax-benefit bicycle purchase scheme.

Main duties of the job

Applicants should have a CCT or be within six months of achieving this at the date of interview or be listed on the GMC’s specialist register to be eligible for application for a substantive post. CESR applicants are welcome and must have their CESR in place at the time of interview

 The postholder is responsible for the clinical management of patients under their care, and, in liaison with consultant colleagues, continuity of care when absent.

•    The work of the BUI is now delivered across 2 sites (Southmead Hospital and Weston General Hospital). You will deliver care on both sites according to your agreed job plan and the need of the service.

•    You will provide general Urology services and endourology/urinary tract stone disease including diagnostic services. Support and mentoring will be provided where required.

•    As part of the division’s target to expand theatre usage and improve theatre utilisation, the postholder, with other consultants, will provide flexible theatre cover as part of weekly programmed activities, providing extra capacity to meet cancer and RTT targets.

•    You will contribute to on-call consultant and consultant of the week rota including out of hours cover, including covering multiple sites across BNSSG.

•    The post-holder will, when required, to deliver regular clinical sessions across NBT Urology’s sites.

•    You will work a Job Plan of 10 PAs per week to help the service achieve its targets in both cancer and non-cancer urology. 

Working for our organisation

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead.  We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered. 

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.