Locum Consultant Urological Surgeon

The general urological duties include in-patient work at Stepping Hill and out-patient responsibilities between Stepping Hill, Tameside and Macclesfield .

The post holder will cover a 12 month fixed term locum. This will include performing core urological procedures including TURBT, Bipolar TURP, prostate biopsy and Ureteroscopy.

In addition, the post-holder will be expected to uphold the standards required for urology cancer accreditation, the cancer standards including inter - Trust transfers and 18 week targets.

Stockport urology covers a large geographical area and covers other hospitals for benign and cancer surgery. Since 2015 we have been using the da vinci robotic system which is currently the X version. We are the largest urology robotic centre in greater Manchester and do approximately 380 robotic urology cases per year., An exciting opportunity has arisen for a clinician to join Stockport NHS FT as a Locum Consultant Urologist for 12 months.

Stepping Hill Urology, as part of the Division of Surgery, provides a comprehensive urology service for patients in Stockport, Macclesfield, Tameside & Glossop, and High Peak. Outpatient activity is streamlined through purpose-built urology facilities at Stepping Hill and Tameside, which house all clinics, specialist sessions.. Out-patient and day case activity takes place at Macclesfield with satellite clinics at Knutsford and Congleton.

All in-patient activity takes place in the central hub at Stepping Hill Hospital. The unit provides major cancer surgery for Crewe patients as well as the above areas and hosts the specialist multi-disciplinary team meetings for the above patients who number 1.1 million. The benign services are supported by regional pelvic floor MDT (East Cheshire, Tameside and Stockport)

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

o Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

o NHS pension scheme membership

o Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further

o NHS Staff discounts

o Cycle to work scheme

oSalary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt

o Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice