Job summary
Job Summary
Are you looking for a job in a friendly department in a high performing Trust? Come and work with us!The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Foundation Trust wishes to appoint a Locum Consultant Neurologist for General Neurology.
Applicants are invited to join a dynamic and forward-looking Neurology department. The successful candidate will join a close West Middlesex team of four neurology consultants and be part of the larger cross site department.
The appointee will provide inpatient and outpatient services in busy, but well supported hospital.
Main duties of the job
The neurology clinics at both sites are run on the ABN template with 30mins for a new patient and 15mins for a follow up. At West Middlesex University Hospital there is daily (Monday - Friday) consultant delivered referral service with variable referrals ranging from 1-5/day. The indicative job plan contains time for cross cover with ward referrals relating to consultant leave and will require flexibility from the appointee to help deliver this.
About us
We provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East. We have over 6,000 members of staff that arePROUD to Carefor nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.
We're one of the best preforming Trusts in the country. We're also one of the top trusts to work for - our staff say they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.
Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good'. We've also been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating for 'use of resources' by an NHS Improvement inspection.
Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing around £10 million a year in our estate. We are currently spending £25 million on expanding our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and redevelopment of our children's unit at West Middlesex - in partnership with our charity, CW+ and generous donors
Job description
Job responsibilities
A provisional timetable denoting the allocation of fixed/non-fixed commitments is for Direct Clinical Care (DCC) 8.0 and Supporting professional activities (SPA) 2.0. The job plan will be subject to change in the future, subject to the needs of the service and in consultation with the post-holder
The post will initially attract 2.0 SPAs. These are provided for personal CME/CPD, service development, audit, M&M, departmental meetings, mandatory training, appraisal and revalidation, and medical student teaching. At the first annual job plan review, the SPA allocation will be reviewed in line with Trust Policy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A provisional timetable denoting the allocation of fixed/non-fixed commitments is for Direct Clinical Care (DCC) 8.0 and Supporting professional activities (SPA) 2.0. The job plan will be subject to change in the future, subject to the needs of the service and in consultation with the post-holder
The post will initially attract 2.0 SPAs. These are provided for personal CME/CPD, service development, audit, M&M, departmental meetings, mandatory training, appraisal and revalidation, and medical student teaching. At the first annual job plan review, the SPA allocation will be reviewed in line with Trust Policy.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- CCT in Neurology - equivalence must be confirmed by PMET/GMC by date of the interview
- Entry on GMC Specialist Register OR eligible within 6 months of the date of the Advisory Appointments Committee
- MRCP or equivalent
Desirable
- Higher degree i.e. PhD or MD
- Peer reviewed research publications
Experience
Essential
- Broad experience in Neurology including Stroke
- Teaching experience / willingness to teach medical, nursing & other staff
- Experience of audit / clinical research
Desirable
- Experienced and competent in Stroke thrombolysis
- Undertaken a management course
- Understanding of the NHS and its organisation
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- CCT in Neurology - equivalence must be confirmed by PMET/GMC by date of the interview
- Entry on GMC Specialist Register OR eligible within 6 months of the date of the Advisory Appointments Committee
- MRCP or equivalent
Desirable
- Higher degree i.e. PhD or MD
- Peer reviewed research publications
Experience
Essential
- Broad experience in Neurology including Stroke
- Teaching experience / willingness to teach medical, nursing & other staff
- Experience of audit / clinical research
Desirable
- Experienced and competent in Stroke thrombolysis
- Undertaken a management course
- Understanding of the NHS and its organisation
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).