Consultant Urological Surgeon; Interest in Pelvic Cancer

Job Summary

The post offered is for a Consultant Urological Surgeon with an initial 10 programmed activities. The successful applicant will continue delivering a urological pelvic cancer service mainly at Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Haywards Heath, part of University Hospitals Sussex, while operating at Eastbourne General Hospital utilising their robot. The applicant must be willing to work across all sites at University Hospitals Sussex.

Initially, they will perform cystectomies and prostatectomies on joint lists at Eastbourne General Hospital with senior colleagues, if needed, until they are confident to operate independently. They will join a team (across the 4 sites) with both local and joint specialist MDMs. A robot is available at Princess Royal Hospital and could be considered for private robotic urological surgery. As a team player you will be expected to take an equitable share of the work in the department, including 1:8 on call at Princess Royal Hospital with registrar cover and one‑stop clinics.

The appointee’s role will help to lead and provide support to diagnostic services and therapeutic pelvic oncology, as well as support the pelvic oncology and trauma service at Royal Sussex County Hospital.

• Contribute to the provision of a comprehensive and efficient elective and non‑elective surgical urological service.
• Undertake and lead ward rounds.
• Participate in a 1 in 8 consultant‑of‑the‑week programme of daytime clinical supervision of inpatients and emergency admissions at Princess Royal Hospital.
• Undertake and lead outpatient clinics.
• Support one‑stop and virtual clinics.
• Undertake and lead day‑case and inpatient operating lists.
• Provide, when required, supervision and training of staff, including appraisal and assessment.
• Help develop the urology service with other consultants.
• Contribute to the teaching of undergraduates and postgraduates in medicine and surgery as well as other healthcare workers.

• Within 6 months of completing CCT.
• Competent in performing robotic radical prostate surgery and may have an interest in cystectomy.
• Show enthusiasm for medical education and training.