Senior Locally Employed Doctor Trainee Registrar - University of Manchester
Job overview
Applications are invited for the post of Locum Specialty doctor registrar grade in urology. The successful candidate with join the urology team that provides urological services across multiple sites at the Manchester University Foundation Trust (MFT).
This post is a locum position registrar grade for 6 months, available February 2025. Within MFT, urology services are currently spread across two inpatient sites – Manchester Royal Infirmary and Wythenshawe Hospital. Urological activity is also undertaken at North Manchester General, Withington, Trafford General and Altrincham Hospitals.This post is a replacement for a vacancy we have on the Wythenshawe site.
The successful candidate will predominantly be based at the Wythenshawe and Withington sites, but the timetable will also have the flexibility of delivering activity at the other sites according to the demands of the service and the candidate’s profession developmental objectives.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will be actively involved in the direct clinical care of patients admitted under the urology consultants for elective and emergency surgery. The candidate will attend clinics and operating sessions for elective work. There is a comprehensive training programme with daily consultant-led ward rounds and additional scheduled governance, radiology and MDT sessions.There is opportunity to be involved in, and present audit and research locally and regionally.
The postholder will perform duties at the Wythenshawe urology in-patient site and will also attend elective sessions at Withington Community Hospital, Trafford General Hospital & North Manchester General Hospital including consultant-led clinics, prostate biopsies, urodynamics, lithotripsy, flexible cystoscopy, and day surgery.The postholder will join the on-call rota on a pro-rata basis, resulting currently in a 1:7 on-call rota. The rotas and clinical attachments are arranged to provide the postholder with a wide experience of elective and non-elective surgery.
Interested Candidates are encouraged to contact Mr Karyee Chow –– Speciality Lead Wythenshawe – [email protected]
Working for our organisation
MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing, and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification.This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity, and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria- MB.ChB or equivalent
- MRCS or equivalent
- At least one year of urology experience at SHO/Reg level
- Experience on middle grade (registrar) on call rota
Other Requirements
Essential criteria- Full registration with the GMC (or eligible for full registration) and Licensed to Practice
- Member of BAUS or subspecialist section
Teaching and Audit
Desirable criteria- Teaching juniors and medical students
- Participation Audit
Interpersonal Skills
Essential criteria- Organisation skills
- Communication skills