Job overview

Please note this advert may close early if we receive a high volume of applications. 

An exciting opportunity has arisen to continue our Specialist Clinical Fellow Programme to replace our current Fellows. The County Hospital in Hereford, part of the Wye Valley NHS Trust is set in an area of outstanding natural beauty. The constantly evolving and dynamic urology department is looking for a motivated middle grade to support current and newly developed services.

The Urology department is a cohesive and harmonious team consisting of four consultants, two Associate Specialists, two deanery appointed SpR's, seven urology CNS’s and 4 Senior Clinical Fellows. A wide range of urological services are offered including oncology, functional urology and stone services. The successful candidate will be involved in supporting clinics, flexible cystoscopy and theatres in addition to an on-call rota.

The post is ideal for candidates looking to enhance their urological experience and CV, especially if considering an application for a National Training Number as the post offers protected theatre and research/audit time.

Main duties of the job

The post is based at Wye Valley NHS Trust Hospital, Surgical Specialities Directorate working with the Urology team.  The post holder would be expected to work on a 1:6 on call rota, attend outpatient clinics, theatre sessions, ward rounds, and to participate in the daily management of patients including paperwork.

Where there is a requirement for weekend or premium time working there will be consideration of the impact on the routine delivery within the job plan.

Working for our organisation

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we’d want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust – they tell us it’s a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: “The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.”

Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time…all the time.