Job Description
Job summaryThe Department of Urology at University College Hospital is looking to recruit a highly motivated and dedicated Foundation Doctor to work across the highly specialised Urology department.This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.Main duties of the jobThe appointee will be joining the largest urological department in the country, and will join a fantastic MDT team of approx. 30 consultants, over 20 registrars, other junior doctors, and nursing staff.The doctor would be primarily ward based but have the opportunity to progress to being attached with one of our sub-specialty teams as well as contribute to the department's cutting edge research.About usUniversity College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)National Hospital for Neurology and NeurosurgeryRoyal National ENT and Eastman Dental HospitalsUniversity College Hospital Grafton Way BuildingRoyal London Hospital for Integrated MedicineUniversity College Hospital Macmillan Cancer CentreThe Hospital for Tropical DiseasesUniversity College Hospital at Westmoreland StreetWe are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.Person SpecificationKnowledge and QualificationsEssentialSurgical experienceFull GMC registrationBasic Life SupportAdvanced Life SupportExperienceEssentialCompletion of Foundation Year 1 Medical TrainingManagement of surgical inpatients within own clinical competenceDesirableClinical AuditSkills and AbilitiesEssentialManagement of urological emergenciesCommunicationEssentialExcellent written and spoken EnglishPersonal and People DevelopmentEssentialParticipates in teaching and instruction to Junior staffDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications 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 RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameUniversity College London Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAddressUCH at Westmoreland Street (formerly the Heart Hospital)16-18 Westmoreland StreetLondonW1G 8PHEmployer's websitehttps://www.uclh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)