Senior Clinical Fellow in Neuro-Oncology
Main area: Neurosurgery
Grade: Senior Clinical Fellow
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (Initially 12 months, with a view to extend.)
Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week (40 basic hours, plus additional hours as per work schedule)
Job ref: 339-MPSRD805
Site: Southmead Hospital
Town: Bristol
Salary: £61,825 - £70,425 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 23/01/2025 23:59
Job Overview
Applications are invited for a Royal College of Surgeons approved fellowship for surgical training in Neuro-oncology at Southmead Hospital. This post is full time with on-call commitments at middle grade level, and is available initially for 12 months duration from April 2024 extendable by mutual agreement.
The post holder will work in the award-winning Brunel building at Southmead Hospital, benefiting from the well-developed multi-disciplinary team and state-of-the-art facilities including advanced neuronavigation, a navigated intra-operative MRI suite, intra-operative neurophysiology, and an anaesthetic and nursing team experienced in complex Neuro-oncology awake surgery. The department treats a wide range of complex cranial and spinal Neuro-Oncology cases from an adult catchment population of over 2.5 million across the southwest of England. The successful applicant will be a senior neurosurgical trainee comfortable with basic elective and emergency neurosurgery, wishing to pursue Neuro-oncology as a sub-specialist interest.
This fellowship post has been accredited by the Royal College of Surgeons towards sub-specialty training in neuro-oncology. Further details of the post and the department can be learned by downloading the job description and person specification.
Main Duties of the Job
The successful applicant will work within the Oncology team, which consists of 4 consultant neurosurgeons who undertake all aspects of routine and complex neuro-oncology surgery. Responsibilities include:
1. Attending the weekly neuro-oncology MDT.
2. Participating in at least one weekly clinic in addition to other ad-hoc clinics.
3. Engaging in 1-2 theatre days per week and other administrative work.
4. Spending time with clinical neuro-oncologists at the Bristol Oncology Centre attending oncology clinics and planning gamma knife radiosurgery.
5. Leading a regular oncology journal club and taking responsibility for a regular oncology M&M meeting.
They will work closely with the second RCS Oncology fellow in the department.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* FRCS or equivalent
* Higher Research Degree
* NHS Experience
Experience
* Neurosurgical Experience
* Experience with advanced cranial surgery
* Demonstrated interest in Neuro-oncology
If you apply for this vacancy and have not received communication from North Bristol NHS Trust within three weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.
Please note that North Bristol NHS Trust does not reimburse travel expenses relating to interview attendance.
North Bristol NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.
At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above.
Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.
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