Job summary
Consultant in Complex Spine Surgery with specialist interest in Spinal Cord Injury
This substantive consultant role is essential to supporting and developing the complex spine surgery service at Barts Health NHS Trust.
The post will involve working across multiple sites, primarily at the Royal London Hospital andNewham University Hospital, with on-call commitments based at the Royal London Hospital - The Major Trauma Centre for the North East London and Essex Trauma Network and home of London's Air Ambulance. The successful candidate will contribute to the consultant-led complex spine on-call rota, which is a 1:9 Consultant on the Week (COW) model and will lead the Spinal Cord Injury service for the North East London and South Essex Spine Network. The complex spine sub-specialty is a critical part of the trust's elective programme and is undergoing further development to ensure high-quality patient care.
Applicants with either Neurosurgery or Orthopaedic Spine training are encouraged to apply.
The anticipated interview date for this post is the 24th of April 2025
Main duties of the job
The Complex Spine Service is an integral part of the Neurosciences & Stroke Directorate and is currently undergoing significant development to enhance service delivery. This integration aims to provide a seamless, high-quality, single-access service for patients requiring complex spine care.
Neurosciences & Stroke
The Neurosciences & Stroke Directorate is comprised of the following services: Spinal Surgery, Neurosurgery, Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology and Stroke Medicine. Services are predominantly located at the Royal London Hospital, with outreach and elective commitments based within Barts Health NHS Trust.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Patient Care:
Maintain continuous responsibility for the care of patients under their charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care. The appointee will be expected to lead ward rounding in the morning during their Consultant of the Week duties and on their post-operative patients. The post holder will have full professional independence in medical matters but will be managerially accountable to the Trust and the Chief Executive through their lead clinician, clinical director, and CAG group director
Leadership:
Lead, develop, and organise the services under their charge in alignment with the Trusts business plans. Engage with key stakeholders, including the lead clinician, General Manager, Service Manager, Clinical Director for Orthopaedics & Plastic Surgery, and the Surgery/Cancer Clinical Academic Group (CAG) Director
Specialty Development:
With the agreement of the Clinical Lead and Clinical Academic Unit Director, actively participate in research programmes and develop personal interests and specialisms within the field
Management of Junior Doctors:
Assume corporate and individual responsibility for managing doctors in training, including the approval and monitoring of on-call schedules and locum appointments
Job description
Job responsibilities
Patient Care:
Maintain continuous responsibility for the care of patients under their charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care. The appointee will be expected to lead ward rounding in the morning during their Consultant of the Week duties and on their post-operative patients. The post holder will have full professional independence in medical matters but will be managerially accountable to the Trust and the Chief Executive through their lead clinician, clinical director, and CAG group director
Leadership:
Lead, develop, and organise the services under their charge in alignment with the Trusts business plans. Engage with key stakeholders, including the lead clinician, General Manager, Service Manager, Clinical Director for Orthopaedics & Plastic Surgery, and the Surgery/Cancer Clinical Academic Group (CAG) Director
Specialty Development:
With the agreement of the Clinical Lead and Clinical Academic Unit Director, actively participate in research programmes and develop personal interests and specialisms within the field
Management of Junior Doctors:
Assume corporate and individual responsibility for managing doctors in training, including the approval and monitoring of on-call schedules and locum appointments
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- Entry of the GMC Specialist Register via one of the following: CCT within 3 months of completion. CESR European Comminity Rights)
Desirable
- Doctorate or Master's level research degree or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Experience and a track record in the independent management of complex spine neurosurgery, as evidenced by logbook
- Spine Fellowship training
- Experience and a track record of caring for complex spinal pathologies within a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Clinical Governance and Service Development
- Fellowship in Paediatric Spine Surgery
- Experience in Clinical Supervision
Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical expertise in complex spinal conditions including Trauma, MSCC, degenerative pathologies requiring instrumentation and infection
- Clinical expertise in neurorehabilitation following spinal cord injuries
Desirable
- Clinical expertise in advanced pain procedures including neuromodulation
Skills
Essential
- Presentation and teaching skills for undergraduates and postgraduates
- Clinical expertise in the use of Spinal Navigation
- Teamwork, interpersonal, and communication skills
Desirable
- Active involvement in developing departmental research infrastructure
- Ability to organise academic meetings within the area of interest
- Experience in the use of intra-operative robotics during spine procedures
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- Entry of the GMC Specialist Register via one of the following: CCT within 3 months of completion. CESR European Comminity Rights)
Desirable
- Doctorate or Master's level research degree or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Experience and a track record in the independent management of complex spine neurosurgery, as evidenced by logbook
- Spine Fellowship training
- Experience and a track record of caring for complex spinal pathologies within a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Clinical Governance and Service Development
- Fellowship in Paediatric Spine Surgery
- Experience in Clinical Supervision
Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical expertise in complex spinal conditions including Trauma, MSCC, degenerative pathologies requiring instrumentation and infection
- Clinical expertise in neurorehabilitation following spinal cord injuries
Desirable
- Clinical expertise in advanced pain procedures including neuromodulation
Skills
Essential
- Presentation and teaching skills for undergraduates and postgraduates
- Clinical expertise in the use of Spinal Navigation
- Teamwork, interpersonal, and communication skills
Desirable
- Active involvement in developing departmental research infrastructure
- Ability to organise academic meetings within the area of interest
- Experience in the use of intra-operative robotics during spine procedures
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
