Post CCT Fellowship in Pelvic Robotic Surgery

Job summary

Applications are invited for the post of Urology Pelvic Robotic Fellow based at the Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation NHS Trust aimed at post CCT level trainees in preparation for consultant applications.

The post holder will have an initial 12 month in the Urology department to develop robotic skills.

The Department of Urology in Exeter have had a robotic programme for 12 years, providing a full compliment of procedures including radical cystectomy with reconstructive urinary diversion, radical prostatectomy, radical nephrectomy, partial nephrectomy and pyeloplasty. There are 4 dedicated Surgical Care Practitioners who assist in robotic surgery enabling a constant assistant to allow good quality training. To date we have performed over 3500 procedures and perform in excess of 60 cystectomies and 150 robotic prostatectomies a year.

Main duties of the job

For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.

Job responsibilities

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).

Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within peoples own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.

Its never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as youll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.