Full-time Locum Consultant Neurologist at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust for 12 months.
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The post will entail the delivery of neurology services in the region. The successful applicant will work within a team of Consultant Neurologists. In addition to providing General Neurology services in both inpatient and outpatient settings, the candidate will be expected to offer sub-specialty expertise to complement the delivery of a high-quality, comprehensive Neurology service by the department. Sub-specialty expertise in movement disorders would be a significant asset, and experience with deep brain stimulation (DBS) would be an added advantage.
The successful candidate will be expected to perform a mix of general neurology clinics and subspecialty clinics. Booking criteria for general neurology clinics are per the ABN guidance, with 30 minutes allocated for a new patient and 15 minutes for each follow-up patient. It is expected that 5 patients are booked into each general neurology clinic, and the rest of the clinic can be follow-up slots. Each clinic session is usually 4 hours. The number of clinics expected to be performed by the successful candidate is included in the attached job plan.
The post-holder will be responsible for the care of patients in their charge. The successful applicant will also be expected to contribute to the delivery of teaching and training to students at Nottingham University Medical School, as well as to the teaching, training, and supervision of Specialist Trainees in Neurology who are in the East Midlands Deanery training programme.
As the regional Neurosciences centre, in addition to delivering tertiary specialist services in Neurology, the Neurology department at NUH must also contribute to the provision of a comprehensive Neurology service in the wider region of the East Midlands. Accordingly, the successful candidate should expect to contribute to the provision of neurology services at other hospitals in the region for a maximum of one day a week (or the equivalent), in line with the expectations of existing members of the department.
Clinical neurology forms part of the Nottingham Regional Neuroscience Unit and serves the population of Nottingham. It also provides an outreach neurological service to Kings Mill Hospital in Mansfield. Additionally, consultants from NUH perform clinics at Leicester and Loughborough to support sub-specialty services in these areas.
The delivery of inpatient care is on a “Consultant of the Week” (COTW) system.
Since December 2020, the Neurology department has run a Hyper-Acute Neurology Unit (HANU). The post-holder will be expected to contribute to the provision of HANU services according to a rota and in line with the needs of the service.
Please refer to the attached job description for detailed responsibilities and the suggested job plan for the locum consultant model.
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