Locum Consultant Urology - Wrexham, United Kingdom - Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
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LOCUM CONSULTANT UROLOGICAL SURGEON
BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD
BASED AT WREXHAM MAELOR HOSPITAL
Applications are invited for the post of a Locum Consultant Urological surgeon, for 12 months, based at Wrexham Maelor Hospital.
This is a full time post comprising 10 programmed activities and a 1:6 on-call commitment providing emergency care for adults and children above the age of 3.
The Department of Urology at Wrexham Maelor Hospital (The Alan de Bolla Wrexham Unit) is one of three DGH urology units in North Wales coming under the overall umbrella of the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.
The three units (Wrexham, Rhyl & Bangor) run independently though with co-operation, particularly in relation to major urological cancer surgery and a centralised North Wales uro-oncology MDT.
The Alan de Bolla Wrexham Unit consists of Consultant Urologists with individual subspeciality interests: Prof.Iqbal Shergill (general urology, stones, endourology & BPH therapies), Mr Basharat Jameel (general urology and renal cancer), Mr Mohamed Yehia (general urology and stones/endourology) and Mr Chirag Patel (general urology, andrology, female urology & genito-urethral reconstruction).
This post is for a fixed term period.
Applications are invited for this Locum Consultant, 10 session post to join a well-established Urology team, and the post offers an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated person to work in a busy department to help further develop modern urological services and to deliver an increasing workload.
It is envisaged that the appointee will contribute both to core urology and to take an active role in extending the current service provision in the department to cover the increasing workload.
It is envisaged that the appointee will contribute both to core urology and to take an active role in extending the current service provision in the department to cover the increasing demand for Urological service in North Wales.
The provisional weekly timetable will include 2 operating sessions, 2 clinics, Admin session, One stop clinics, MDT, regular ward rounds, 2 SPA and 1 in 6 Consultant of The Week on call rota, with full support from Urology Registrar of The Week.
On-call and weekend on-call 1 in PA DCC).
The job plan will be reviewed within 3-6 months.
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is the largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health and acute hospital services for a population of around 676,000 people across the six counties of North Wales (Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham) as well as some parts of mid Wales, Cheshire and Shropshire.
It is responsible for the operation of three district general hospitals (Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor, Ysbyty Glan Clwyd near Rhyl, and Wrexham Maelor Hospital) as well as 22 other acute and community hospitals, and a network of over 90 health centres, clinics, community health team bases and mental health units.
It also coordinates the work of 121 GP practices and NHS services provided by North Wales dentists, opticians and pharmacies.
The Wrexham Maelor Hospital is a district general hospital with 779 beds providing most medical and surgical specialities and accident and emergency facilities.
There are several community hospitals within the catchment area and you may be required to attend some outpatient clinics there.
In addition, there is a weekly Stone and Endourology MDT, as well as combined Urology-Radiology-Nephrology (KUB Club) meeting and a monthly Regional Urology-Gynaecology MDT (Wrexham &Bangor.
Junior staff consists of x2 Urology Speciality Registrar (Usually ST5 and ST3 from Mersey Rotation), 4 Specialty Doctors, one CT2 trainee, two CT1 trainees, one FY2 doctor (all Welsh Deanery) and 3 Academic FY1 junior doctors.
The Department of Urology has close ties with the Department of General Surgery, which consists of 8 general surgeons of who specialize in colorectal surgery, upper-GI surgery, breast surgery and vascular surgery.
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