Urology Clinical FellowWestern General HospitalRef - 225795NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions, or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.Applications are welcome for the above fixed term, full (40 hours per week) post based in WGHTo work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website .For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or 'going rate'. Further information on these criteria can be found .It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.The post of Clinical Fellow in Urology is based at the Western General Hospital, which acts as local, regional and in specific instances supraregional referral centre for Urological Diseases. This involves service cover for peripheral units at St John's Hospital in Livingston and Roodlands General Hospital in Haddington. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to contribute to the Reconstructive Urological Surgery team of 4 Consultants at subspecialist trainee level. This includes involvement in operating theatres, subspecialist outpatient clinics and urodynamics. Subspecialty sessions are predominantly located at the Western General Hospital, with emphasis on training.Our tertiary referral centre in the East Scotland region of the UK provides full spectrum of Reconstructive Urology, urethral reconstruction, bladder reconstruction and management of male and female urinary incontinence. We aim to provide a mentoring environment for those wanting to progress in this field of sub-specialism. Our unit has a track record of successful training of overseas fellows previously.This includes:1. Specialist reconstructive clinic - provides supervised clinical environment to develop clinical skills in reconstructive urology.2. Specialist diagnostics - Video Urodynamics, Urethral pressure profilometry.3. Reconstructive urological surgery - mentoring in developing surgical skills in urethroplasty, male and female anti-incontinence surgery and bladder reconstruction.4. Regional SNS service and combined clinics/operating with urogynaecology and endometriosis regional service for appropriately selected patients and RPF ( ureteric reconstruction)5. Regular local and regional MDT.6. Complex paediatric to adult transition clinic ( neurourology/ recon)7. Specialists neuro- urology clinic ( with specialists MS service )The post holder will require to complete a relevant to functional urology project and audit ( comparison/assessment of treatments in DO/NDO) .There will be an expected service commitment to provide or contribute to General Urology sessions (mainly lower urinary tract endoscopic surgery [diagnosis/ treatment], penoscrotal surgery, outpatient clinics and flexible cystoscopy lists) for one session a week as required. General Urology sessions may involve all sites where Urology services are provided by the network.The unit provides training as part of the East of Scotland Training Programme in Urology with and currently offers training to two surgical core trainees, five Urology specialty trainees, and 4 subspecilaist Fellows ( including this post). Urology Specialty Trainees and Clinical Fellows share on-call commitments on a 1:9 non-residential on-call rota. The team also includes 2clinical development fellows. Training opportunities are focused according to the specific needs of each trainee.The post does not have educational approval from the Postgraduate Dean and will not be recognised for training.For an informal discussion or further information please contact:Dr Voula GranitsiotisVoula.granitsiotis@nhs.scotIf viewing from an external site, please visit for a job pack detailing the minimum requirements for this post and details of how to apply.We cannot accept CV's as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted. Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally.***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early*****Please note we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage**
