• Job Description

  Req#: C9318-25-0600?language=en&page=956&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  The Urology service in Gloucestershire is a large and busy department. The service is predominantly based at Cheltenham General Hospital (CGH). Outpatient services and day case surgery are offered at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Stroud and Cirencester Hospitals.

  Urological in-patient care is provided on a dedicated ward at Cheltenham General Hospital (Tivoli) and the department have their own specialised theatres.

  We have both an Xi dual console with TRUMP table and X davinci robots, in addition we have state of the art Olympus and Storz urological equipment, all of which has been upgraded in the last 18 months. A dedicated urological outpatient facility is planned to open this year with fixed site lithotripter, x4 dedicated procedure rooms and a urology assessment unit (SDEC).

  In addition to General Urological services the Consultant team offer:

  Uro-oncology Surgery

  Robotic Surgery

  Laparoscopic Surgery

  Endo-urology Surgery

  Paediatric urology Surgery

  Basic Andrology

  Main duties of the job

  This is a fixed term 12 month locum appointment to the Urology Department in the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will join a centralised team of 13 Consultant Urologists who provide comprehensive general and specialist urological care to the population of Gloucestershire.We are seeking to appoint a Consultant with an interest in Renal Cancer. The candidate should be confident in radical nephrectomy and have experience of partial nephrectomy. The post holder should have attended a dedicated fellowship for robot assisted surgery.

  This is a full-time post. However, any candidate who is unable, for personal reasons, to work full time will still be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis. Job share applicants are also welcome.

  About us

  We are a large organisation providing acute services from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester and Cheltenham General Hospital to a population of 652,475* in Gloucestershire as well as caring for patients from surrounding counties and beyond.

  Our workforce is almost 8,000 strong and our caring and dedicated staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred, high quality emergency, elective and specialist care across a range of clinical areas.

  We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision of providing Best Care for Everyone and our success depends on the commitment and dedication of our staff, many of whom are world leaders in healthcare, teaching and research. You could make a real difference to our patients' lives by joining our team.

  Details

  Date posted

  20 June 2025

  Pay scheme

  Hospital medical and dental staff

  Grade

  Consultant

  Salary

  £105,504 to £139,882 a year pro rata

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  9 months

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  318-25-LOCCONSURO

  Job locations

  Cheltenham General Hospital

  Sandford Road

  Cheltenham

  GL53 7AN

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements: -

  • To ensure the provision of a first-class clinical service
  • To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
  • To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
  • To undertake all work in accordance with the Trusts procedures and operating policies
  • To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trusts and Divisions services plans
  • To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Surgical Division or the Trust

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements: -

  • To ensure the provision of a first-class clinical service
  • To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
  • To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
  • To undertake all work in accordance with the Trusts procedures and operating policies
  • To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trusts and Divisions services plans
  • To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Surgical Division or the Trust

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Full GMC registration
  • MBBS or equivalent
  • FRCS or equivalent
  • FRCS (Urol) or equivalent

  Desirable

  • Additional degrees, diplomas or postgraduate thesis relevant to the specialty

  Clinical Experience

  Essential

  • Experience in General Urology
  • Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion on problems in urology.
  • Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion on a range of both elective and emergency problems in urology
  • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
  • Validated logbook indicating adequate and appropriate level of specialist urological surgical operative experience
  • Local anaesthetic prostate biopsy
  • Fellowship in Renal Oncology
  • Competent in day case TURP & TURBT

  Desirable

  • specialist interest in pelvic oncology
  • Independence in Robot assisted Nephrectomy
  • Experience of Robot assisted partial Nephrectomy
  • Experience of open nephrectomy

  Audit and Evidence Based Practice

  Essential

  • Ability to appraise research critically and apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
  • Ability to supervise junior staff undertaking research projects

  Desirable

  • Publications in peer-reviewed journals

  Management and Administrative Skills

  Essential

  • Experience in management
  • Evidence of participation in Audit and Clinical Governance Programmes
  • Ability to manage and lead a surgical firm

  Desirable

  • Experience with business cases
  • IT skills including database management and word processing skills
  • Attendance on a management course

  Teaching

  Essential

  • Ability to teach clinical and operative skills
  • Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems

  Desirable

  • Training in teaching skills
  • Certificate of education
  • Involvement in undergraduate education
  • Experience of teaching and clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
  • Ability to supervise postgraduate research

  Personal Attributes

  Essential

  • Communication skills, written and verbal
  • Ability to work in multi-disciplinary team
  • Ability to show initiative and enthusiasm
  • Ability to work under stress
  • Flexibility, able to adapt to changing circumstances
  • Honesty and reliability
  • Honesty and reliability
  • Caring attitude to patients
  • Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Full GMC registration
  • MBBS or equivalent
  • FRCS or equivalent
  • FRCS (Urol) or equivalent

  Desirable

  • Additional degrees, diplomas or postgraduate thesis relevant to the specialty

  Clinical Experience

  Essential

  • Experience in General Urology
  • Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion on problems in urology.
  • Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion on a range of both elective and emergency problems in urology
  • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
  • Validated logbook indicating adequate and appropriate level of specialist urological surgical operative experience
  • Local anaesthetic prostate biopsy
  • Fellowship in Renal Oncology
  • Competent in day case TURP & TURBT

  Desirable

  • specialist interest in pelvic oncology
  • Independence in Robot assisted Nephrectomy
  • Experience of Robot assisted partial Nephrectomy
  • Experience of open nephrectomy

  Audit and Evidence Based Practice

  Essential

  • Ability to appraise research critically and apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
  • Ability to supervise junior staff undertaking research projects

  Desirable

  • Publications in peer-reviewed journals

  Management and Administrative Skills

  Essential

  • Experience in management
  • Evidence of participation in Audit and Clinical Governance Programmes
  • Ability to manage and lead a surgical firm

  Desirable

  • Experience with business cases
  • IT skills including database management and word processing skills
  • Attendance on a management course

  Teaching

  Essential

  • Ability to teach clinical and operative skills
  • Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems

  Desirable

  • Training in teaching skills
  • Certificate of education
  • Involvement in undergraduate education
  • Experience of teaching and clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
  • Ability to supervise postgraduate research

  Personal Attributes

  Essential

  • Communication skills, written and verbal
  • Ability to work in multi-disciplinary team
  • Ability to show initiative and enthusiasm
  • Ability to work under stress
  • Flexibility, able to adapt to changing circumstances
  • Honesty and reliability
  • Honesty and reliability
  • Caring attitude to patients
  • Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Cheltenham General Hospital

  Sandford Road

  Cheltenham

  GL53 7AN

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Cheltenham General Hospital

  Sandford Road

  Cheltenham

  GL53 7AN

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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