Locum Consultant Neurologist with a Specialist Interest in Epilepsy
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
Full-time Consultant Neurologist at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The post will entail the delivery of neurology services in the region. The successful applicant will work within a team of Consultant Neurologists. As well as provision of General Neurology services in both inpatient and outpatient settings, the candidate will be expected to provide sub-specialty expertise to complement the delivery of a high quality, comprehensive Neurology service by the department. Sub-specialty expertise or interest in developing expertise in Epilepsy and Sleep Medicine would be a major advantage in this regard.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be expected to do a mix of general neurology clinic 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 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 job plan attached.
The post-holder will be responsible for the care of patients in his or her 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 contribute to the teaching, training and supervision of Specialist Trainees in Neurology, who are in the East Midlands Deanery training programme.
About us
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. We continue to engage with other peripheral hospitals and support their neurology services as needed.
The delivery of Inpatient Care is on a "Consultant of the Week" (COTW) system, and the post-holder will contribute to what is currently a 1 in 15 rota. The neurology ward is a shared area with neurosurgery, and on average we have around 30 neurology inpatients on the neurology or outlying wards during the oncall week. In addition the CotW supervises the oncall take consisting of inpatients referred for neurology advice by other specialities.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for the detailed job description and main responsibilities, plus the suggested job plan for this consultant post.
Person Specification
Professional Registration
* Full GMC Registration
* Eligible to be included on the specialist register (or CCT expected within 6 months)
* Further higher training or qualification MD or PhD
Qualifications
* MRCP (UK) or equivalent CCT/CESR or European Right to Work
* Higher Professional Degree SCE
Experience
* Have trained in part or whole at a recognised neurology centre. In total four years training in neurology at SpR/ST level or equivalent
* Development of subspecialty interest to compliment the dept
Clinical Skills
* Evidenced clinical skills as described in the job description
* Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals
* Specific Training in Communication Skills
* Specific training in patient safety and/or human factors
Management Skills
* Ability to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery
* Able to work in a team
* Higher Management Degree or Qualification or Training
* Experience of Change Management
Personal Skills
* Able to use Trust's IT support systems
Teaching, Audit and Research
* Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit
* Able to teach and support junior staff effectively
* Original Research Publications
* Higher teaching degree or qualification or training
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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