Consultant Urological Surgeon
| Posting date: | 16 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £109,725 - £145,478 per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 15 August 2025 |
| Location: | Ashington, NE63 9JJ |
| Company: | Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7335176/319-7335176HD |
Summary
A Vacancy at Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint Consultant Urological Surgeon’s (on a full-time or part-time basis).
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join a well-integrated team. This Consultant Urological Surgeon post will be based at Northumbria Healthcare, with access to operating lists at the Freeman Hospital within Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals.
The department would benefit from the appointment of a Urologist with a sub-specialist interest in Urology diagnostics, investigation and the management of benign prostate conditions (including minimally invasive prostate surgery), functional urology and/or endourology. The Trust can however accommodate any other sub-specialty interest or work with an appropriate candidate towards gaining expertise in any area.
The appointment will join a group of 16 Consultant Urologists who work across Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals and Northumbria Healthcare, alongside an Associate Specialist working in Northumbria Healthcare. The Urology Department at Northumbria Healthcare is a spoke of the Newcastle upon Tyne hub. The post will be based at either North Tyneside General Hospital or Wansbeck General Hospital however the successful candidate will be expected to work Trustwide.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early is a suitable number of applications are received.
The Job Plan will typically include an average of 9.25 Programmed Activities for Direct Clinical Care duties (including admin and MDT) and 1.5 Programmed Activity for Supporting Professional Activities. Your normal working pattern will be agreed with you locally as part of your lob plan. Direct clinical care duties will involve advice and guidance/triage, outpatient clinics and diagnostic procedures.
The trust supports requirements for continuing professional development as laid down by the Royal Colleges and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities. Further SPA activity will be agreed at job planning depending upon service needs (if the appointee was to undertake additional responsibilities in activities such as teaching, training or educational supervision, for example).
The post will be flexibly time-tabled to meet the demands of the service and the timing of sessions may change as the service develops.
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick upon Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality – opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information in relation to the role.
This advert closes on Wednesday 30 Jul 2025
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint Consultant Urological Surgeon’s (on a full-time or part-time basis).
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join a well-integrated team. This Consultant Urological Surgeon post will be based at Northumbria Healthcare, with access to operating lists at the Freeman Hospital within Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals.
The department would benefit from the appointment of a Urologist with a sub-specialist interest in Urology diagnostics, investigation and the management of benign prostate conditions (including minimally invasive prostate surgery), functional urology and/or endourology. The Trust can however accommodate any other sub-specialty interest or work with an appropriate candidate towards gaining expertise in any area.
The appointment will join a group of 16 Consultant Urologists who work across Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals and Northumbria Healthcare, alongside an Associate Specialist working in Northumbria Healthcare. The Urology Department at Northumbria Healthcare is a spoke of the Newcastle upon Tyne hub. The post will be based at either North Tyneside General Hospital or Wansbeck General Hospital however the successful candidate will be expected to work Trustwide.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early is a suitable number of applications are received.
The Job Plan will typically include an average of 9.25 Programmed Activities for Direct Clinical Care duties (including admin and MDT) and 1.5 Programmed Activity for Supporting Professional Activities. Your normal working pattern will be agreed with you locally as part of your lob plan. Direct clinical care duties will involve advice and guidance/triage, outpatient clinics and diagnostic procedures.
The trust supports requirements for continuing professional development as laid down by the Royal Colleges and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities. Further SPA activity will be agreed at job planning depending upon service needs (if the appointee was to undertake additional responsibilities in activities such as teaching, training or educational supervision, for example).
The post will be flexibly time-tabled to meet the demands of the service and the timing of sessions may change as the service develops.
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick upon Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality – opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information in relation to the role.
This advert closes on Wednesday 30 Jul 2025