Speciality Doctor in Urology | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 27 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 July 2025 |
| Location: | Oldham, OL1 2JH |
| Company: | Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7201522/236-OCO-SPECDOC-Urology25 |
Summary
An opportunity is available in the Urology department at The Royal Oldham Hospital for an experienced doctor who can provide demonstrable expertise in Urology to deliver a high-quality independent service and manage complex cases with reference to a consultant. This post is for 12 months initially.
The successful post holder will be based at The Royal Oldham Hospital (elective in-patients and on-call) with clinical commitments at Rochdale Infirmary (day case and diagnostics). Outpatients’ clinics are delivered across Oldham, Rochdale and Fairfield sites.
The Urology Directorate provides an acute urology service as well as inpatient and day case elective surgery on the Royal Oldham site. The Urology Service at NCA East has 18 inpatient beds at the Royal Oldham site on Ward T6 (emergencies) and F12 (electives).
The post holder with be responsible, under the supervision of the consultant, for the day-to-day care of elective and emergency patients. You will be expected to play a full part in the relevant departmental rota at the Royal Oldham Hospital.
The post holder will work and liaise with the colleagues across the multidisciplinary team to ensure an appropriate, professional and timely provision of care to patients.
Opportunities to work with a consultant will be provided to ensure on-going requirements for professional development and education. Robust medical revalidation and appraisal systems exist across the Northern Care Alliance, through which you will be allocated an appraiser and undertake an annual appraisal.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -care,appreciateandinspire– to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
The post holder will be required to
• Contribute to both undergraduate and postgraduate training and will be expected to create conditions that enhance training opportunities, adhering to national and local recommendations stemming from MMC and related requirements.
• To assist and participate with the development of postgraduate training for F1s, F2s, and other staff as appropriate.
• To promote evidence-based practice.
• To respond appropriately to NICE guidance. To change own and others clinical practice in response to new clinical developments
• To be involved in risk management and quality assurance
• To remain up to date and engagedin CME/CPD as per RCP guidelines.
• To respond appropriately to complaints and critical incidents
• The post holder will be expected to take part in developing clinical audit in accordance with agreed Directorate and Corporate Clinical Governance programmes.
• To undertake all work in accordance with the NCA procedures and operating policies.
• To attend accredited conferences and meetings to update personal level of clinical practice, teaching and management skills in line with CME/CPD requirements.
• To participate in an annual Job Planning Review process
• To participate inthe Trust’s annual Appraisal process and to respond to any identified development needs.
• To support the clinical decision making of junior medical and nursing staff
• To carry out ward rounds
• To carry out hot week and in reach services to ensure that all our patients have a timely senior review and management plan.
• To participate in an out of hours on call rota and 7-day ward review's
• Participate in a rota which triages urgent and routine referrals to maximise outpatient capacity.
• To adhere to the Trust’s Adverse Clinical Incident Policy.
This advert closes on Friday 11 Jul 2025
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