Urology Locum Consultant

Overview

We are recruiting for a Locum Consultant in Urology who wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards "great people, great place". The Urology Service at St Mary's Hospital, Isle of Wight NHS Trust, has an exciting opportunity to appoint a Urology Locum Consultant.

The posts will provide a comprehensive general urology outpatient, inpatient, diagnostic and day case surgery service for urology patients. Those who are skilled in the surgical management of BPH would be particularly welcomed. We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.

We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process. Why not come and see for yourself the CARE we give to our patients and staff. Apply to be part of our team today. This appointment will focus on developing the urology service on the Isle of Wight and support our joint strategy across the Partnership.

Although the successful candidate will be employed by the Isle of Wight NHS Trust, in discussion with QAH there are potential opportunities to undertake sub-specialty work at the Queen Alexandra Hospital, in Portsmouth. The post holder will be expected to demonstrate excellent leadership skills with regard to individual performance, clinical teams, the Trust and when participating in national initiatives. It is hoped that the post will be attractive to a clinical leader, willing to further the development of the acute partnership arrangements between the Isle of Wight and Portsmouth, bringing robust professional experience and skills.

Please be advised that the Job Description is currently pending Royal College Approval, Clinical

• To deliver high quality diagnostic, treatment and management of adult patients with urological disorders and diseases in line with clinical protocols. Proactively ensuring that all patients receive rapid assessment, treatment and clinical decision making, whilst ensuring our standard to deliver safe quality and performance are delivered and sustained.
• Ensure prompt attendance at agreed Direct Clinical Care Programmed Activities.
• Ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views.
• Contribute to the team working within the department and promote a culture of collaborative working with colleagues across the Partnership to optimise patient safety.
• Ensure clinical guidelines and protocols are adhered to by junior medical staff and updated on a regular basis.
• Keep fully informed about best practice in the specialty/sub-specialty areas and ensure implications for practice changes are discussed with the Clinical Director.
• To role model good practice for infection control to all members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Assist in establishing and maintaining a high-quality environment for patients and staff, which delivers excellent care to patients and supports the achievement of all local and national access targets.
• Work with other clinical managers, senior, Executive and other colleagues across the joint service to agree consistent approaches and put in place agreed systems and processes to establish and monitor required standards of care, as defined by the Trust, Department of Health and Social Care, National Institute of Clinical Excellence, GIRFT and other relevant bodies (e.g. Royal Colleges).
• Promote and achieve cost improvements to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. Where necessary lead challenging but respectful conversations with departments and services where areas of improvement are required.
• Work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas: clinical and operational efficiency and outcomes.
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