TG1789 - Senior Clinical Fellow in Urology with subspecialist interest in Reconstructive Urology Surgery & Endourology – Stone Disease

NHS LOTHIAN

Senior Clinical Fellow 

​​​​​​​2 posts available:

1) Urology with subspecialist interest in Reconstructive Urology Surgery

2) Urology with a subspecialist interest in Endourology – Stone Disease

Western General Hospital 

Reference: TG1789

NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.   To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Applications are welcome for the above Fixed Term, Full-time (40 hours per week) post based in Western General Hospital.

The post of Clinical Fellow in Urology is based at the Western General Hospital, which acts as local, regional and in specific instances supraregional referral centre for Urological Diseases. This involves service cover for peripheral units at St John’s Hospital in Livingston and East Lothian Community Hospital in Haddington. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to contribute to the Reconstructive Urological Surgery team of 2 Consultants at subspecialist trainee level. This includes involvement in operating theatres, subspecialist outpatient clinics and urodynamics. Subspecialty sessions are predominantly located at the Western General Hospital, with an emphasis on training.

Our tertiary referral centre in the East Scotland region of the UK provides a full spectrum of Reconstructive Urology, urethral reconstruction, bladder reconstruction and management of male and female urinary incontinence. We aim to provide a mentoring environment for those wanting to progress in this field of sub-specialism. http://careers.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

This includes:

1. Specialist reconstructive clinic - provides supervised clinical environment to develop clinical skills in reconstructive urology.

2. Specialist diagnostics – Video Urodynamics, Urethral pressure profilometry.

3. Reconstructive urological surgery – mentoring in developing surgical skills in urethroplasty, male and female anti-incontinence surgery and bladder reconstruction.

4. Regional SNS service and combined clinics/operating with urogynaecology and endometriosis regional service for appropriately selected patients

5. Regular local and regional MDT.

6. Complex paediatric to adult transition clinic (neurourology / recon)

There will be an expected service commitment to provide or contribute to General Urology sessions (mainly lower urinary tract endoscopic surgery [diagnosis/ treatment], penoscrotal surgery, outpatient clinics and flexible cystoscopy lists) for one to two sessions a week as required. General Urology sessions may involve all sites where Urology services are provided by the network.

The unit provides training as part of the East of Scotland Training Programme in Urology and currently offers training to two surgical core trainees, five Urology speciality trainees, and 3 subspecialist Fellows (including this post). Urology Speciality Trainees and Clinical Fellows share on-call commitments on a 1:8 non-residential on-call rota. The team is also joined by 3 Specialty doctors.

Training opportunities are focused according to the specific needs of each trainee. This post is for the time period 1.8.2023 – 31.7.2024. In general fellowship posts are for a 6 -12 month period with potential for extension by mutual agreement for up to two years in total.

There may be a possibility to extend this appointment to the end of the training year. The extension may be at any of the hospitals on the rotation.

The post does not have educational approval from the Postgraduate Dean and will not be recognised for training. ​​​​​​​

For an informal discussion or further information please contact:

Ms V Granitsiotis​​​​​​​,Clinical Director in Urology​​​​​​​, Consultant Urologist

Email: voula.granitsiotis@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk,  Secretary Sheila Archibald :0131 5373261​​​​​​​

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We cannot accept CV’s as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted.  Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally. 

Closing Date: 2nd March 2023

***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***

Interview Date: 14th March 2023