Job summary
- Main area
- Urology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 372-SURG-MD215
- Employer
- Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Huddersfield Roya Infirmary
- Town
- HUDDERSIFLED
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 per annum (dependent on experience)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/10/2026 08:00
Employer heading
Consultant in Urology
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.
We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.
We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.
We received our Silver Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome application to work for us.
Our Future Plans
The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visit https://future.cht.nhs.uk/
Job overview
The Division of Surgery and Anaesthesia is investing in a consultant post within our urology services on a flexible 10 PA job plan.
Applications are encouraged from experienced consultants wishing to take up a new challenge or newly accredited consultants, with a specialist interest in upper tract laparoscopy, Stone management and Robotic Surgery to join our existing surgery team who will be supported through our highly regarded development programs. The post holder is also encouraged to develop his/her own further subspecialty interest.
Main duties of the job
The posts will cover an acute and elective inpatient service at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary and a day case and outpatient service across both Huddersfield and Halifax. This is a Full-Time post providing 10 Programmed Activities (PAs), but applicants wishing to work part-time are also encouraged to apply and job plans will be adjusted accordingly, and by negotiation with appointees.
Currently there is an establishment of 7 Consultants in Urology and 6 Speciality doctors along with a deanery registrar.
Working for our organisation
CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission, are a top performing Trust for Elective Recovery, Emergency and Cancer Care and widely acknowledged as a national digital lead when it comes to caring for people across our local and regional systems.
Our people are at the core of everything we do, hence our commitment to One Culture of Care. Our focus is to care for and support each other in order to provide outstanding compassionate care to our patients. That is why we are looking for an inclusive collaborative, creative, innovative and compassionate leader to join us in this role.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to Job description
The post holder(s) will work closely with their Urology colleagues in the same hospital but also with their colleagues on the other site. They will liaise with colleagues in Urology as clinical need demands. Cover of daytime duties when on leave will be covered by Urology colleagues which may necessitate working across the
All Consultant in Urology are part of the Urology MDT. Membership includes Medical and Clinical Oncologists, CNS’s, Therapists, Histopathologists, Radiologists and research nurses. There is an MDT Coordinator and the database is maintained. The team meets weekly to review all new and suspected cancers and is well established linking into the MDT with Bradford teaching hosptials.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- FRCS or equivalent
- All applicants must have Specialist registration for Surgery (or within 6 months of being admitted to the register for trainees, if currently in a training programme in the UK) but consideration will be given to applicants with relevant consultant level experience or trainees in a UK training scheme who are within 6 months of attaining specialist registration.
- Applicants must be Registered with the General Medical Council and hold a Licence to Practise
Desirable criteria
- Relevant higher degree (MD/PhD)
Experience and Achievements
Essential criteria
- Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of Urology services
Desirable criteria
- Experience in business planning and contract negotiation
- Experience and understanding of coordination of waiting lists and patient flow during the COVID pandemic (especially for patients who are out of area OOA)
- A developed or developing sub-specialty interest, with experience of introducing new pathways
- Understanding current issues within urology and the future direction of the specialty
- Understanding current issues within the wider NHS
- Attendance at a recognised management course
- Shows ability to work with and lead others across professions
Teaching and Training
Essential criteria
- Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors and non-medical staff.
Desirable criteria
- Academic achievements/evidence of familiarity with research methods which have resulted in publications
- Training in clinical and educational supervision
- Attendance at a teaching course
- Formal qualification in teaching/education
Audit and Research
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in and completion of audit projects
Desirable criteria
- Critical Appraisal Skills
- Evidence of knowledge of research methodology
Disposition-Adjustment/Attitude/Commitment
Essential criteria
- Good communication and empathy skills with patients
- Evidence of willingness to participate in a multi-disciplinary team environment to provide an integrated service
- Ability to work as a member of a team, both through communication and sharing workload
- Ability to manage high pressure situations e.g. clinical crisis
- Ability to prioritise and organise workload and co-ordinate staff
- Ability to integrate the care of a patient by many and various other clinical staff
- Willingness to work flexibly to deliver clinically effective and cost effective healthcare
Practical/Intellectual Skills/Personal Qualities
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of continual learning and development
- Understands self (strengths and weaknesses) and impact of behaviour on others
- Evidence of innovation
- Ability to use a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation software, email and internet browser
General
Essential criteria
- Eligibility to work in the UK
- Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
- For areas requiring EPP Clearance (Exposure Prone Procedures), this will also be a requirement of the health screening
- An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required with the Disclosure and Barring Service
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- YASIR HASSANEIN
- Job title
- Clinical lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- switchboard
- Additional information
Laura Cooper
Director of Operations - 07771667710
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