Locum Consultant Urological Surgeon

  • NHS National Services Scotland
  • Jul 07, 2026
Full time Executive

Job Description

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

The shift pattern for this post is yet to be confirmed.

This is a fixed term post of 12 months.

Applications are invited for a fixed term Consultant Urological Prostate Surgeon with a speciality interest in robotic assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy RALP . This post will be available from June 2026.

The successful applicant must be experienced in dealing with patients with prostate cancer and performing RALP. The post holder will work closely with our three established RALP surgeons and prostate clinical nurse specialists. The out of hours commitment will be a 1 in 11 on call rota. You should be an appropriately trained individual who is able to provide a urological service at consultant level. The elective sessions relating to the post will be delivered from QEUH, Victoria Ambulatory Care Facility and Gartnavel General Hospital. The job is offered as a full time post on a 10 PA basis.

Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a licence to practise and be eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. CESR route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once CESR is awarded. Non UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.

For an informal discussion, please contact Khaver Quereshi, Clinical Director .

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde recognises the importance of work life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full time hours can be accommodated, and where the tenure is listed as various, we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements. Flexible working will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.

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