Job vacancy: Consultant Neurology - Conquest, East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, Hastings

Job summary

Main area: Neurology
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref: 374-CQ-25-01

Employer: East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Conquest -work cross-site as when required
Town: Hastings
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum/ pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 15/04/2025 23:59

Consultant Neurology - Conquest

NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant

We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.

We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £568 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.

Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000+ dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’ Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.

Recently the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ (BFF) programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to redevelop and expand our hospitals at Eastbourne, Hastings and Bexhill, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached. The attached JD is currently being reviewed by the Royal College of Physicians

AAC Panel date to confirmed.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

The applicant should be a holder of Certificate of Completion of Training or be within six months of the award of CCT by the date of the interview or the equivalent (CESR) which is at the time of applying, on the GMC Specialist Register.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

MB BS or equivalent
Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians
Full registration with a licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC).

Desirable criteria

MD or equivalent
BSE accreditation

Training & Experience

Essential criteria

Good general medical experience. Wide experience in all aspects of Neurology, Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of neurological problems both emergency and elective. Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients

Desirable criteria

Special interest to complement neurologists at regional centre

Admin & Management

Essential criteria

Evidence of participation in management
Understanding of recent initiatives and changes, including Clinical Governance and Appraisal

Desirable criteria

Management course and/or qualifications
Knowledge of the structure of Health Service

Aduit / Research and Publications

Essential criteria

Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit
Understanding of the role of research

Desirable criteria

Completion and/or Publication of audit projects
Experience of clinical research culminating in presentation and publication of original studies, review articles, etc, relevant to speciality
Ability to lead clinical research project

Teaching

Essential criteria

Enthusiasm for teaching medical students, nursing staff and other professional groups

Desirable criteria

Educational qualification

Personal Skills

Essential criteria

Effective communicator, able to work in a multi-disciplinary team
Leadership qualities
Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills.
Ability to work with colleagues in other specialities to develop local services.
Professional attitude towards work Good record of attendance

Desirable criteria

Good presentation skills
Demonstration of initiated projects
Specific attributes for post
UK Driving Licence

Patients come first at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

Our vision is to be:

The healthcare provider of first choice for the people of East Sussex.

Our mission is to:

Deliver better health outcomes and an excellent experience for everyone we provide with healthcare services.

Our strategic objectives are to:

Improve quality and clinical outcomes by ensuring that safe patient care is our highest priority.
Play a leading role in local partnerships to meet the needs of our local population and improve and enhance patients’ experiences.
Use our resources efficiently and effectively for the benefit of our patients and their care to ensure our services are clinically, operationally and financially sustainable.

Our aims are that all services delivered by the Trust are:

Safe
Effective
Caring
Responsive and
Well led

Silver Award 2024 - Wellbeing at Work - East Sussex

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name

Mr. Shankar Nair

Job title

General Manager -Specialist Medicine

Email address

[email protected]

Telephone number

07884117596

Additional information

Dr. Monika Lipnicka-Khan -Consultant Neurologist & Clinical Lead

Email: [email protected]

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Consultant Neurology - Conquest

NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant

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Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Training & Experience

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Admin & Management

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Aduit / Research and Publications

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Teaching

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Personal Skills

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

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