Liverpool Robotic Uro-Oncology Fellowship | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

This is a one year post but has the potential to be extended for a second year. Designed to offer those planning a career in Uro-orology the opportunity to extend their clinical experience in complex urological surgery. It provides a broad exposure to both minimally invasive and open surgical procedures. Fellows will be provided with a volume of surgical training in both that will allow the graduating fellow to perform both open and minimally invasive surgery with competence. The postaccredited by Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburghallow the development of skills beyond that envisaged in the current SAC approved curriculum.

The successful candidate will participate in all aspects of the unit's clinical work including outpatient clinics, diagnostic procedures, multi-disciplinary team meetings, day case and inpatient operating as well as emergency care and ward rounds. The clinical activities will be under the supervision of consultant urologists.

The successful candidate will contribute to the Urology middle grade on call rota whichis based at the Royal Liverpool Hospital. The rota is currently run at 1:12 which is split into weekdays daytime cover Monday to Friday 8am - 5pm, individual nights overnight cover Monday to Friday 5pm - 8am and weekend cover Saturday or Sunday 8am - 8am

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.