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NHS Lothian
Consultant Urologist
Permanent – 40 Hours per week
Western General Hospital
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.
Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. CESR (Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once CESR is awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.
This post is a permanent post for a consultant Urologist who wishes to provide a high quality Urology service. The post holder will join a very busy functional urology team that support the regional complex endometriosis service, pelvic exenteration oncology (CAPS) and RPF service. The post holder is expected to assist in streamlining the RPF service pathway along with renal and reconstructive team. Co-ordination of the MDTs of relevant services: medical, diagnostic and surgical will be of importance. The post holder will be required to deliver the minimally invasive pyeloplasty service. The post will include a contribution to general urology diagnostics.
The post holder would be encouraged to work in collaboration with colleagues to develop a more streamlined service.
The continued practice or development into an area of personal interest which fits in with the departmental needs will be supported. Appropriate mentorship will be provided in house.
Urology services are provided by the Lothian and Borders network which provides general and specialist urological services for a population of 850,000 across several sites centred on the unit at the Western General Hospital. In addition to St John’s Hospital, Livingston the network includes the Borders General Hospital, Melrose and ELCH Hospital, Haddington.
It is anticipated that the successful applicant will be based at the Western General Hospital but will have to work across one or two other network sites.
More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below.
For an informal discussion please contact:
Dr Voula Granitsiotis – Clinical Director
Voula.granitsiotis@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
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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.
***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***
Interview Date: 12th April 2024