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If you are looking for excellent training opportunities and you relish the challenge of a training environment with a strong requirement for initiative and application, a post in the East of England will be an ideal training opportunity for you. The East of England Deanery is looking for trainees who have good team-working and communication skills. Our aim is to train both Consultant Urologists and Urological Surgeons in an environment which encourages academia and clinical excellence. |
Cambridge University Hospitals
Addenbrooke's is one of the largest teaching hospitals in Europe. Ambitious plans for the construction of a biomedical campus by 2020 are now in place and the site already includes the Cancer Research UK centre as well as the GlaxoSmithKline research facility. Construction of a new Laboratory of Molecular Biology is almost complete and there are further plans for a self-contained children's hospital as well as for migration of Papworth Hospital to the campus. There are, of course, strong academic links to Cambridge University.
Trainees will have exposure to core urology as well as uro-oncology, oncological research, endourology (including laser prostatectomy), urogynaecology, robotic surgery, reconstructive urology, andrology and stone management. Attachments can also be arranged to paediatric urology and renal transplantation/nephrology.
Click here to see recent publications from the Cambridge urology department.
Bedford Hospital
Bedford NHS Trust is a 495-bed hospital serving a diverse population of 300,000, encompassing both Bedford and its beautiful, surrounding villages. There are, currently, two Consultant Urologists serving an ever-increasing population. We have close links with Addenbrooke's Hospital (see above) and offer a wide range of urological services including laparoscopic surgery, paediatric urology, incontinence surgery & oncology.
We have an excellent reputation for training, supported by feedback from trainees and from the Regional Training Committee.
Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust
Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust is a 500-bedded hospital which serves a population of half a million people. We have close links with Addenbrooke's and with Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital.
Ipswich is an area with good rail and road connections to London and the Midlands.
The department of Urology has 4 fulltime Consultants and one visiting paediatric urologist, providing comprehensive elective and acute urological services. Trainees will gain experience in core urology, laparoscopic urological surgery, endourology (including laser prostatectomy), female urology, incontinence surgery and paediatric urology.
The department is very highly rated for its training opportunities and has always been one of the top choices for trainee placements.
Click here to see recent publications from the Ipswich urology department.
Luton & Dunstable Hospital
Luton has a 655-bed District General Hospital which serves the ethnically-diverse population of Luton, Dunstable and surrounding villages.
The department offers core urology, laparoscopic surgery, urogynaecology, stone disease, andrology, paediatric urology & uro-oncology (based at the Lister Hospital Stevenage). The hospital enjoys an excellent reputation for training with weekly, dedicated training lists involving one-to-one Consultant tuition.
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals
The Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust provides acute services to an area of approximately 1200 square miles from Wells-next-the-Sea on the north coast of the county to Thetford in the south and from Fakenham in the west to Acle in the east.
This is a Teaching Hospital providing comprehensive general and specialist urological services for a population of up to 750,000 on two sites: the 987-bed Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) and Cromer Hospital on the North Norfolk coast. There are also strong links to the University of East Anglia.
The department also participates in an active Norfolk & Waveney Prostate Cancer Support Group.
Click here to see recent publications from the Norwich unit.
Peterborough & Stamford Hospitals
Peterborough is a fast-growing city with an ever-expanding population and new housing developments.
Urology was located at the Edith Cavell Hospital but, at the end of 2010, the Peterborough District and Edith Cavell Hospitals re-located to the new PFI-built Peterborough City Hospital on the Edith Cavell Campus.
This exciting development promises to help Peterborough to develop its range of services and to provide care for an ever growing population, both within the City and from outside its borders.
West Suffolk Hospital, Bury St Edmunds
West Suffolk is a busy unit that has a high throughput of core urology, in addition to a large volume of stone work and some surgical andrology. The third Consultant post is currently vacant and the intention is to appoint a urologist with an interest in incontinence or laser surgery.
The training workload allows the trainee an opportunity for a large amount of hands-on experience in a carefully controlled environment. The unit is ideal for senior trainees.
Click here to see recent publications from the West Suffolk urology department.
