Locum Consultant Neurologist

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Have you considered expanding your professional career in a place where your experience and skills are valued?

Join the team at Peterborough City Hospital as our new Locum Consultant Neurologist on a fixed-term assignment to continue building your future career.

Based within the Neurology Services team, you will work closely with a team of five Consultant Neurologists aiming to deliver comprehensive high-quality neurology services such as Neurology Outpatient Services, Acute Neurology Services including inpatient ward referrals, and Speciality Neurology Services.

We are planning to expand our Neurology service to meet our local communities' needs. Working in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, your initiatives will contribute to the clinical development of an excellent and sustainable neurology service for the local community.

You will have the great opportunity to work and learn from Neurology specialists from our Regional Neurosciences Centre at Addenbrooke's Hospital. You will be encouraged in joining our current Consultants in providing specialist outpatient and inpatient care at Addenbrooke's Hospital under Honorary Contracts.

We are committed to your well-being, and your personal and professional development by offering flexible working options and career development courses. We are inviting any applicants wishing to work more flexibly, as this may be accommodated by negotiation. Part-time and job-share applicants are welcome.

Main duties of the job

The job plan has been created to include 10 PAs dived as follows: 8.5 PAs Direct Clinical Care from which 5.5 General Neurology and Virtual Clinics, and 3.0 Clinical Admin. 1.5 SPAs will include CPD and audit. The final timetable will be agreed with Consultant Colleagues and the Clinical Lead, and reviewed after three months. On Call commitments are not included.

Primarily, you will provide outpatient care. However, the job plan could be changed to accommodate dedicated inpatient referral sessions as agreed with the clinical team.

You will undertake up to five general neurology outpatient clinics per week, as well as one "virtual" triage clinic (two hours) where all referrals to the service are triaged.

You will participate in Departmental meetings, presentations, clinical audit and Trust Clinical Governance activities, as well as performing Appraisals/Revalidations, job planning and approved CPD activity. You will attend Addenbrooke's Hospital for CPD, which includes a weekly Clinical Neurology and Neuroscience meeting (with regular nationally and internationally renowned speakers), audit, and clinical governance.

Supported by the Trust, you will continue to pursue professional development as laid down by the Royal College of Physicians, and have an annual appraisal with a trained appraiser.

About us

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust provides acute care to our local communities via two District General Hospitals in Peterborough and Huntingdon, and a community hospital in Stamford.

We are promoting flexible working and a health work/home life balance. Agile working options are automatically considered for all roles within the Trust.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates from our local communities.

Your package with us includes a lot more than just your pay and here are a few of the additional benefits that are available to you as an employee:

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme
Relocation allowance in line with the Trust policy
Generous Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year (for full time workers) plus bank/public holidays
Free staff car parking on all our hospital sites during this financial year
In-house Physiotherapy Services
Career development and training opportunities
Emotional Wellbeing Service covering a range of online support, access to mobile apps and 24/7 counselling services
Subsidised meals at our hospital restaurants
Access to exclusive discounts, cashback and vouchers via NHS Discounts and Blue Light Card

If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to Team North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust.

Date posted

21 August 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£88,364 to £119,133 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

3 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

176-Med-SY-5406542-B

Job locations

Peterborough City Hospital

Edith Cavell Campus

Peterborough

PE3 9GZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information, please check the Job description and personal specification which is attached to the advert.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information, please check the Job description and personal specification which is attached to the advert.

Person Specification

Key Skills

Essential

Ability to work in a team
Ability to provide leadership where appropriate
Good interpersonal skills
Enquiring, critical approach to work
Caring attitude to patients

Other

Essential

Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GP's nurses and other agencies
Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements and the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit
Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
Good attendance record
Enhanced DBS Check

Education and Qualifications

Essential

Entry of the GMC Specialist Registrar
MRCP or equivalent

Desirable

Speciality Certificate Examination in Neurology Higher Degree (MD, PhD or equivalent) a sub speciality interest

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Clinical Training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Neurology
Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems, relating to Neurology
Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients
Ability to organize and management outpatient priorities and treatment
Experience of audit management
oAbility and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets

Desirable

Experience of supervised training in an appropriate SpR equivalent training programme
Experience of research relevant to Neurology.
Publications in peer reviewed journals

Person Specification

Key Skills

Essential

Ability to work in a team
Ability to provide leadership where appropriate
Good interpersonal skills
Enquiring, critical approach to work
Caring attitude to patients

Other

Essential

Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GP's nurses and other agencies
Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements and the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit
Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
Good attendance record
Enhanced DBS Check

Education and Qualifications

Essential

Entry of the GMC Specialist Registrar
MRCP or equivalent

Desirable

Speciality Certificate Examination in Neurology Higher Degree (MD, PhD or equivalent) a sub speciality interest

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Clinical Training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Neurology
Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems, relating to Neurology
Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients
Ability to organize and management outpatient priorities and treatment
Experience of audit management
oAbility and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets

Desirable

Experience of supervised training in an appropriate SpR equivalent training programme
Experience of research relevant to Neurology.
Publications in peer reviewed journals

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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