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Main area
Urology Medical
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Trust Registrar Urology
Contract
12 months (12 months fixed term)
Hours
Full time - 38 hours per week (on-call on a 1 in 6 rota which will include 0800-1700 resident on-call and 1700-0800 non-resident on call)
Job ref
262-A-25-7388964
Employer
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Cumberland Infirmary
Town
Carlisle
Salary
£52,656 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
18/09/2025 08:00

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Trust Registrar at CT Level in Urology

NHS Medical & Dental: Trust Registrar Urology

Job overview

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC) is seeking to appoint a Trust Doctor (CT Level) in Urology on a fixed term contract for 12 months.

The Urology Department currently consists of 6 Consultant Urologists and is supported by middle grade workforce consisting of 1 Specialty Registrar, 2 Trust Registrar, 2 Trust CT Doctors, 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 6 Urology Clinical Nurse Specialists, 2 Cancer Care Co-ordinators, 2 Urology Nurses and 4 Healthcare Assistant across Cumberland Infirmary (CIC) and West Cumberland Hospital (WCH). The team have recently opened a Urology Investigations Unit at CIC in July 2025. This includes several state of the art treatment rooms, clinic space and dedicated office suites.

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.

Main duties of the job

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.

Working for our organisation

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.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. There is an expectation for all staff to support this by familiarising yourself with the Trust’s sustainability initiatives such as waste and recycling, going paperless, videoconferencing, sustainable transport and others.

We encourage you to think about what you can do as an individual and within your team to contribute in to embedding carbon reduction into the everyday running of our organisation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts.  Please see our policy for eligible vacancies

  • Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
  • If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Important Information

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

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The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. 

As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

Excellent opportunities for development

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

These schemes are subject to availability

Person specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential criteria
  • MBBS MB ChB or equivalent registerable qualification
  • Full registration with the General Medical Council
  • Experience in managing Urology surgical patients and assisting in Urology surgery
Desirable criteria
  • MRCS, FRCS or FEBU
  • Experience from a Urology training programme (UK or overseas)

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Postgraduate surgical experience
  • Prior clinical experience in Urology.
  • An understanding of evidence based medicine
  • Able to demonstrate appropriate logbook experience in Urology
  • Interest in research & Involvement in Audit project
  • Able to demonstrate Continuing Professional Development
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of Urology in the UK.
  • Comprehensive experience in Urology
  • Demonstrate improvement in care from Audit

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Ability to organise and prioritise workload and delegate responsibilities
  • Ability to maintain accurate and legible records
  • Understanding of NHS an Entity in relation to healthcare delivery
  • Demonstrate teaching experience
  • Ability to motivate and support multidisciplinary team
  • High ethical and professional standards
  • Ability to communicate and relate well with other members of staff and patients
Desirable criteria
  • Awareness of changes in NHS organisation (purchaser, provider and community care)
  • Experience of teaching medical students

Other requirements

Essential criteria
  • To work with colleagues to provide continuing care
  • To live or be able to move within a 15 mile (30-minute) radius of the Hub Hospital
  • Satisfactory medical screening by North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Ashleigh Fitzsimons
Job title
Deputy Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07500103047
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