Consultant Neurosurgeon
confidential Posted on 2022-11-18
| Salary | Not mentioned |
|---|---|
| Location | Nottingham |
| Type | Permanent |
Job Description
Consultant
Job overview
Nottingham University Hospitals Department of Neurosurgery is looking to appoint a substantive Consultant Neurosurgeon. The post holder will require to complement existing departmental specialist interests and service delivery priorities.
Please note this job description has not yet received Royal College approval and may be subject to change based on their advice
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be expected to participate in departmental teaching and governance. The person appointed will take an equal share in providing emergency cover and will be required to cover for colleagues during periods of absence. They will have continuing responsibility for patients in their care and the proper functioning of the department. As a large and ambitious teaching hospital, there is an expectation that appointments should take on teaching roles as well as additional leadership roles as will be required to share the clinical leadership responsibilities of the department.
Working for our organisation
Nottingham neurosurgery unit caters to around 3 million people within the East Midlands and beyond. Our team of 13 Neurosurgery Consultants offer subspecialty services of functional neurosurgery, paediatric neurosurgery, spinal neurosurgery, skull base and vascular neurosurgery and neuro-oncology.
The unit has strong research credentials and established link with Nottingham University for collaborative research, undergraduate and post graduate education.
The neuroscience department has 56 adult neurosurgical beds. Neurosurgical and spinal post-operative patients are looked after in a further 12 bedded NSPU ward, Neurosurgical Triage Unit deals with urgent pathways. The QMC Campus has 22 critical care beds and 20 high dependency beds. There are 3 dedicated fully equipped neurosurgical theatres along with access to emergency theatres and intraoperative MRI. The unit has established MDTs for neuro-oncology, skull base tumours, pituitary surgery, neuromodulation, functional neurosurgery, epilepsy surgery, CSF disorders, neurosurgical spine, neuro trauma and paediatric neurosurgery.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Reg/Eligible for Specialist Register/CCT expected within 6 months of interview date
Desirable criteria
- GCP
Professional Quals/Development
Essential criteria
- FRCS Neurosurgery or Equivalent
Desirable criteria
- National Prizes
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to work well within a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to show career progression and commitment to special interest
- Gliolan training
- A completed fellowship to demonstrate expertise in lateral and anterior skull base surgery in all age groups
- Extensive pituitary surgery experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience in adult neuro oncology
- Participation in complex skull base anatomical courses.
- Experience in intradural spinal surgeries
- Expanded endonasal endoscopy
- Experience of managing general paediatric emergencies
- Experience in iMRI
Teaching, Audit &Research
Essential criteria
- Evidence of participation and leading in clinical governance roles
- Publications as first author
- Clinical research
- Simulation Teaching
Desirable criteria
- Multi centre national/international research projects and PI
- Authorship of systematic review or meta-analysis.
- Successful student/PG research grants
Management Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate and understanding of future direction of the specialty
- Demonstrate experience in quality improvement in clinical and teaching domains
Desirable criteria
- Professional management courses
- Example of implementing change in NHS,
- Delivering a service development project.
- Adopting innovative solutions
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s behavioural standards
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Consent:
- Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service – I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
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