Consultant - Urology; subspecialty interest in prostate cancer

Overview

The Urology Department are looking for an enthusiastic, forward-thinking Consultant in Urology Surgery to join the team. The ideal candidate will have a subspecialty interest in prostate cancer treatment (including diagnostics, competency in robotic radical prostatectomy and desire to train in focal therapy).

• Join the on‑call 1:4 rota for Urology emergencies.
• Provide high standards of patient care in elective, acute, and emergency theatre cases across both Chelsea & Westminster and West Middlesex sites.
• Deliver outpatient clinics and support the Endoscopy Unit on both sites.
• Participate in sub‑specialty training and development as supported by the Trust.

• Subspecialty interest in prostate cancer treatment.
• Competency in robotic radical prostatectomy.
• Desire to train in focal therapy.
• GMC Specialist Register membership or within six months of obtaining a CCT at the time of interview.

We have two hospital sites. Both have fully equipped theatre facilities. Elective, acute and emergency theatre cases are undertaken on both Chelsea & Westminster and West Middlesex sites, and outpatient clinics are provided at both hospitals. There is an Endoscopy Unit on both sites as well.

We provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South‑East. We have over 6,000 members of staff that are proud of Carefor nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children’s, in addition to a range of community‑based services across London, such as award‑winning sexual health and HIV clinics.

Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as ‘Good’ in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well‑led, giving us an overall rating of ‘Good’. We have also been awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating for ‘use of resources’ by an NHS Improvement inspection.

Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing around £10 million a year in our estate. We are currently spending £25 million on expanding our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea & Westminster and redevelopment of our children’s unit at West Middlesex – in partnership with our charity, CW+ and generous donors.