Consultant Urologist - ref. z51785523
We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.
Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.
This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a substantive Consultant Urologist at Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board, which is situated in the three Country Boroughs of Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf. The successful candidates will be based in the Royal Glamorgan Hospital.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is one of the largest Health Boards in Wales and was formed in 2019. It is situated near of the vibrant cities of Cardiff, Swansea and Bristol and is enriched with magnificent scenery including beautiful beaches and the stunning Brecon Beacons national park.Welsh history, culture, music and of course rugby lie at the heart of the Health Board.
At Cwm Taf Morgannwg we believe in innovation to make improvements to clinical care and we are especially proud to be hosting the development of a new Welsh-Government-funded facility diagnostic and treatment centre for South East Wales, which will be located in Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf.The aim is to develop regional working between Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, and Aneurin Bevan University Health Board and improve care and access to services by delivering accessible, safe and innovative services.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will support an expanding clinical workforce over three of the boroughs, based at Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantrisant and covering clinical services at Prince Charles in Merthyr Tydfil and Princess of Wales in Bridgend.
The successful candidate will be expected to provide general / core urological services and have a commitment to a 1:8 on call rota with a service desire to reach a 1:10.
The post holder will be trained in general urology and will be encouraged to develop a subspecialist interest to compliment the wider department. The department has a strong record with stone surgery, upper tract laparoscopic surgery, paediatric urology and tertiary referral andrology and penile cancer.We treat more urological malignancies than any other Health Board in Wales and have strong links with our tertiary referral centre via supraregional MDTs.
We welcome the successful applicants to join our team of 8 consultant colleagues. We take our staff development seriously and we very much support and encourage the successful candidate to flourish and progress their time with us in a sub specialty of their choice.
Urology Services at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board have a bright future ahead of them and you are invited to be part of that, to help shape and design how the services look in the future.
Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Interview date 17th June 2025.
Working for our organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job Description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents. JD approved by Royal College of Surgeons.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- FRCS(Urol)or equivalent Full GMC registration
Training and experience
Essential criteria- Interest in General Urology. Able to undertake a general urology on call. Sees patients within a holistic context. Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients
- Sub-speciality interest in urology
Special Knowledge/expertise
Essential criteria- Understands evidence-based practice. Interest in research & development. Encourages ongoing learning & an educative culture, both for self and others
- Publication in peer review journals
Teaching skills
Essential criteria- Willing to supervise juniors, spots talent & nurtures it. Evidence of teaching experience. Able to operate within a teaching/training culture
- Educational supervisor postgrad qualificaion
If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.