Trainee Junior Consultant - Leeds, United Kingdom - Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Description

Required to fill this replacement post within the Gynaecology Department at St Jamess University Hospital.
The postholder will support a Consultant led tertiary team offering an evidence based outpatient, ambulatory and laparoscopic urogynaecological service.

We run a weekly Urogynaecological MDTs and a monthly Combined Pelvic floor MDT and clinic with our colorectal and urological colleagues.

The successful applicant will have fantastic opportunities to help further develop all aspects of the urogynaecology service including advanced urogynaecological surgery.

Since introducing vNOTES in 2022, Leeds Teaching hospitals NHS trust has delivered the second highest number of cases in the country and looks set to develop and advance this service further.

The unit trains both Urogynaecology ATSM trainees and holds a shared Urogynaecology Subspecialty training post with Hull Royal Infirmary.

We need an enthusiastic individual to lead in this specialist area, to work alongside the existing gynaecologists and help to support a growing team of advanced nurse practitioners.

How I will cost-effectively transform the urogynaecology service in Leeds in the current NHS climate

The successful applicant should possess MRCOG (or equivalent) and should be included on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT at the time of interview, if currently within a training programme within the UK.

A strong commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and a research interest is desirable.

Consideration will be given to applicants who wish to work full or part time and those wishing to job share.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one the largest teaching hospital trusts in Europe, with access to leading clinical expertise and medical technology.

We care for people from all over the country as well as the 780,000 residents of Leeds itself.

Our 20,000 staff ensure that every year we see and treat over 1,500,000 people in our 2,000 beds or out-patient settings, comprising 100,000 day cases, 125,000 in-patients, 260,000 A& E visits and 1,050,000 out-patient appointments.

We operate from 7 hospitals on 5 sites all linked by the same vision, philosophy, and culture to be the best for specialist and integrated care.

The best for patient safety, quality and experience
A centre of excellence for specialist services, education, research and innovation
The postholder will support a Consultant led tertiary team offering an evidence based outpatient, ambulatory and laparoscopic urogynaecological service. We run a weekly Urogynaecological MDTs and a monthly Combined Pelvic floor MDT and clinic with our colorectal and urological colleagues

The successful applicant will have fantastic opportunities to help further develop all aspects of the urogynaecology service including advanced urogynaecological surgery.

Since introducing vNOTES in 2022, Leeds Teaching hospitals NHS trust has delivered the second highest number of cases in the country and looks set to develop and advance this service further.

The unit trains both Urogynaecology ATSM trainees and holds a shared Urogynaecology Subspecialty training post with Hull Royal Infirmary.

We need an enthusiastic individual to lead in this specialist area, to work alongside the existing gynaecologists and help to support a growing team of advanced nurse practitioners.

They should have completed either subspecialty training in Urogynaecology or have equivalent experience. Training, Research, Teaching & Audit
Should have completed a recognised training programme in ATSMs in at least two areas preferably

Benign Abdominal Surgery:
open and laparoscopic and Urogynaecology and Vaginal Surgery.
Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research.
Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors.
Previous experience of supervising research by junior staff.
Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances.
Training to a high level in minimal access techniques, in particular laparoscopic skills, is desirable. Training in vNOTES (vaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery) is desirable.