Job summary
University College London Hospitals is seeking to appoint a Locum Consultant in Neurology with a special interest in Multiple Sclerosis and CAR-T Neurology with a commitment to high quality patient care, innovative service models, delivery of performance targets, and excellence in education/training.
CV required for application
Main duties of the job
This is a 4.5PA locum Consultant Neurologist post. The post-holder will deliver two specialist Multiple Sclerosis clinics per week with additional time for inpatient consultations, CAR-T work, patient administration and supporting professional activities.
Direct Clinical Care Activities
The post holder will be expected to undertake all appropriate direct clinical care (DCC) activities to ensure the effective management of the patients under their care. This will primarily be through a weekly specialist MS clinic but additional inpatient care may be required.
Job Content
Direct Patient Care (DCC)
- Outpatient clinic 2.0
- Inpatient ward round/consultations 0.25
- Cell-based therapies 0.25
- Patient administration 1
- MDT meeting 0.25
- Total Direct Patient Care 3.75
- Supporting Professional Activities: 0.75
- Total PAs 4.5
- Additional Responsibilities: Nil
- Other Duties: Nil
- Regular Travelling Time: Nil
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological,gastrointestinaland oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclearmedicineandpathology.
Weare committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more informationregardingthe main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Please note, due toanticipatedhigh volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You areadvised not to delaysubmittingyour completed application
The Multiple Sclerosis Service at NHNN is a multi-professional team attending to approximately 6000, people with Multiple Sclerosis the entire disease trajectory. This includes the provision and safety monitoring of MS disease modifying treatments (DMTs), with approximately 3500 patients currently receiving treatments.
The consultant body works within a multi-disciplinary environment alongside nurse specialists, therapists and pharmacists specialising in MS. There are strong links with neuro-rehabilitation services. The multi-disciplinary team has substantial expertise designing new models of care, using co-design and innovation methodologies with patients and families, contributing to strategic boards across the NHS, including NICE Technology Appraisal (TA) group of NICE, Association of British Neurologists, NHS England and Neurology Academy.
The consultant body is nationally and internationally recognised for clinical research. Examples are leadership of the Progressive MS Alliance, ECTRIMS, European MAGNIMS MRI consortium, research activity such as NIHR funded PITMS and REFINE-MS studies, MRI development programmes and MS charity roles.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
*UCLH top trust to work at in England- In the most recentNHS staff surveyUCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit:Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLHa great placeto work, visit:Why Choose UCLH?
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more informationregardingthe main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Please note, due toanticipatedhigh volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You areadvised not to delaysubmittingyour completed application
The Multiple Sclerosis Service at NHNN is a multi-professional team attending to approximately 6000, people with Multiple Sclerosis the entire disease trajectory. This includes the provision and safety monitoring of MS disease modifying treatments (DMTs), with approximately 3500 patients currently receiving treatments.
The consultant body works within a multi-disciplinary environment alongside nurse specialists, therapists and pharmacists specialising in MS. There are strong links with neuro-rehabilitation services. The multi-disciplinary team has substantial expertise designing new models of care, using co-design and innovation methodologies with patients and families, contributing to strategic boards across the NHS, including NICE Technology Appraisal (TA) group of NICE, Association of British Neurologists, NHS England and Neurology Academy.
The consultant body is nationally and internationally recognised for clinical research. Examples are leadership of the Progressive MS Alliance, ECTRIMS, European MAGNIMS MRI consortium, research activity such as NIHR funded PITMS and REFINE-MS studies, MRI development programmes and MS charity roles.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
*UCLH top trust to work at in England- In the most recentNHS staff surveyUCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit:Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLHa great placeto work, visit:Why Choose UCLH?
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practise
- MRCP(UK) or an equivalent qualification
- CCST in Neurology and on the specialist register; OR be within 6 months of CCST; OR Locally Employed Doctors, Specialty Doctors, and Specialist Grades should submit their evidence portfolio to the GMC via the Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) in time for approval to be on the Specialist register within six months of appointment
Desirable
- PhD or MD or equivalent specialist training
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of evidence informed practice and comprehensive and detailed knowledge of neurological disorders.
- Clinical expertise in multiple sclerosis, particularly prescribing and governance around disease-modifying treatment prescribing.
- Experience in work-up and management of complications of CAR-T cell therapy in people with neurological disorders.
Desirable
- Demonstrates breadth of experience and awareness in and outside specialty
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to run an effective clinical service for people with particularly multiple sclerosis.
- Demonstrate an ability to implement treatment plans involving disease-modifying treatments for patients with multiple sclerosis
- Demonstrate an ability to identify and organise the specific clinical investigations and onward referrals relevant to the post.
- Involvement in and understanding of the Clinical Governance.
- Experience of audit and willingness to institute audit exercises.
- Ability and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate doctors in training.
- Proven ability and commitment to carry out high quality research, leading to publication in peer-reviewed journals.
- Understanding of and proven ability to apply research findings in a clinical/organisational context.
- Knowledge of Research ethics and committed to incorporating the highest standards of research governance.
Desirable
- Evidence of having worked and being able to communicate within an Interdisciplinary / multispecialty service with appropriate levels of communication through direct discussions with team members, MDT meetings, and presentations to the team.
- Evidence of being able to engage and communicate at a National and International level.
- Able to engage and work with management as appropriate for a consultant that wishes to become an active member of the Trust
- Teaching on formal educational courses.
- Evidence of organisational ability: e.g. organising and directing courses, educational programmes etc
Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion
Essential
- Demonstrable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and/or Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties (line managers to elaborate depending on the level of the post and to assess this essential criteria at interview)
Specific Requirements: Teaching and Research
Essential
- Ability and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate doctors in training.
- Proven ability and commitment to carry out high quality research, leading to publication in peer-reviewed journals.
- Understanding of and proven ability to apply research findings in a clinical/organisational context.
- Knowledge of Research ethics and committed to incorporating the highest standards of research governance.
Desirable
- Teaching on formal educational courses.
- Evidence of organisational ability: e.g. organising and directing courses, educational programmes etc.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practise
- MRCP(UK) or an equivalent qualification
- CCST in Neurology and on the specialist register; OR be within 6 months of CCST; OR Locally Employed Doctors, Specialty Doctors, and Specialist Grades should submit their evidence portfolio to the GMC via the Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) in time for approval to be on the Specialist register within six months of appointment
Desirable
- PhD or MD or equivalent specialist training
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of evidence informed practice and comprehensive and detailed knowledge of neurological disorders.
- Clinical expertise in multiple sclerosis, particularly prescribing and governance around disease-modifying treatment prescribing.
- Experience in work-up and management of complications of CAR-T cell therapy in people with neurological disorders.
Desirable
- Demonstrates breadth of experience and awareness in and outside specialty
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to run an effective clinical service for people with particularly multiple sclerosis.
- Demonstrate an ability to implement treatment plans involving disease-modifying treatments for patients with multiple sclerosis
- Demonstrate an ability to identify and organise the specific clinical investigations and onward referrals relevant to the post.
- Involvement in and understanding of the Clinical Governance.
- Experience of audit and willingness to institute audit exercises.
- Ability and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate doctors in training.
- Proven ability and commitment to carry out high quality research, leading to publication in peer-reviewed journals.
- Understanding of and proven ability to apply research findings in a clinical/organisational context.
- Knowledge of Research ethics and committed to incorporating the highest standards of research governance.
Desirable
- Evidence of having worked and being able to communicate within an Interdisciplinary / multispecialty service with appropriate levels of communication through direct discussions with team members, MDT meetings, and presentations to the team.
- Evidence of being able to engage and communicate at a National and International level.
- Able to engage and work with management as appropriate for a consultant that wishes to become an active member of the Trust
- Teaching on formal educational courses.
- Evidence of organisational ability: e.g. organising and directing courses, educational programmes etc
Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion
Essential
- Demonstrable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and/or Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties (line managers to elaborate depending on the level of the post and to assess this essential criteria at interview)
Specific Requirements: Teaching and Research
Essential
- Ability and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate doctors in training.
- Proven ability and commitment to carry out high quality research, leading to publication in peer-reviewed journals.
- Understanding of and proven ability to apply research findings in a clinical/organisational context.
- Knowledge of Research ethics and committed to incorporating the highest standards of research governance.
Desirable
- Teaching on formal educational courses.
- Evidence of organisational ability: e.g. organising and directing courses, educational programmes etc.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, UCLH
Queen Square
London
WC1N 3BG
Employer's website
https://www.uclh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
