Job summary
- Main area
- Neurology
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 164-6477978-B
- Employer
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Queen's Medical Centre Campus
- Town
- Nottingham
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/11/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 06/02/2025
Employer heading
Consultant Neurologist with a Specialist Interest in Epilepsy
Consultant
Job overview
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 in Epilepsy and motor neurone disease 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
Working for our organisation
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 shared area with neurosurgery, on average we expect around 15 neurology inpatients we look after on neurology beds or outliers during an oncall week. This will be in addition to patients referred for a neurology advice under other specialities.
Every Thursday morning, a Multi-disciplinary handover meeting is held, and it is expected that all Consultants will attend this meeting.
The Neurology department runs a Hyper-Acute Neurology Unit (HANU). The creation of the HANU is part of a wider programme within the Trust to enhance the provision of same day Emergency Care (SDEC). Referrals to the HANU come from acute, unselected medical areas as well as from Primary Care. The HANU has proven enormously successful, and as SDEC services are expanded and re-organised we expect the opportunities for working more closely with medical and surgical specialisms in the near future so as further to enhance the service. The post-holder will be expected to contribute to the provision of HANU services, according to a rota.
Detailed job description and main 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
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration
- Eligible to be included on the specialist register (or CCT expected within 6 months)
Desirable criteria
- Further higher training or qualification MD or PhD
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MRCP (UK) or equivalent CCT/CESR or European Right to Work
Desirable criteria
- Higher Professional Degree SCE
Experience
Essential criteria
- Have trained in part or whole at a recognised neurology centre. In total four years training in neurology at SpR/ST level or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Development of subspecialty interest to compliment the dept
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidenced clinical skills as described in the job description
- Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals
Desirable criteria
- Specific Training in Communication Skills
- Specific training in patient safety and/or human factors
Management Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to develop, present an operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery
- Able to delegate appropriately
- Able to work in a team
Desirable criteria
- Higher Management Degree or Qualification or Training
- Experience of Change Management
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to work Flexibly in changing health service, including changes made necessary by response to Covid-19
- Able to use Trust's IT support systems
Teaching, Audit and Research
Essential criteria
- Evidence or participation in Clinical Audit
- Able to teach and support junior staff effectively
Desirable criteria
- Original Research Publications
- Higher teaching degree or qualification or training
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rasha Abdel-Fahim
- Job title
- Head of Service
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01159249924
- Additional information
Rasha Abdel-Fahim
Head of Service
01159249924
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