Job summary
We are delighted to be able to offer opportunities for highly motivated, ambitious individuals to join our well-integrated team.
This post offers the successful candidate the opportunity to gain skills in all aspects of the management of patients with acute and elective adult neurosurgical conditions. Successful candidates will be expected to assess and manage, with support of their senior colleagues, patients receiving treatment in the neurosurgical department at the Royal Victoria Infirmary. Candidates must be able to work as committed multidisciplinary team members, and be able to prioritise their workload.
The successful candidate will be expected to attend regular teaching sessions, including journal club, as well as outpatient clinics and theatre sessions. Opportunities also exist for audit and research projects. Candidates will be allocated a Clinical and Educational Supervisor and encouraged to maintain a logbook appropriate to their career ambitions (e.g. Horus, ISCP).
Main duties of the job
Attend morning meetings
Attend ward rounds and manage ward patients
Admit patients to wards and through emergency department
Assist in operating theatre
Attend out-patient clinics
About us
For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Mr Ian Coulter on, 0191 282 5516 or via email at Ian.Coulter@nhs.net
Closing Date: 8 May 2024
Interview Date: 5 June 2024
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose:
The post is to provide junior doctor support to the Neurosurgery department. This includes supporting ward duties, managing acute admissions to the wards and through the emergency department and assisting in operating theatres. Attending out-patient clinics is encouraged.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose:
The post is to provide junior doctor support to the Neurosurgery department. This includes supporting ward duties, managing acute admissions to the wards and through the emergency department and assisting in operating theatres. Attending out-patient clinics is encouraged.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification.
- Full GMC registration at time of application.
Clinical Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working in NHS.
- Proactive care of pre and post-surgical patients.
- Insight into your own abilities and knowledge and the ability to ask for help when required.
- Good history & examination skills.
- Able to formulate a working diagnosis.
- Able to order appropriate investigations.
- Image interpretation relevant to practice.
- Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague.
Maintaining Clinical Competence
Essential
- Willingness to engage with induction process and mandatory training.
- Written evidence of satisfactory training to date e.g., workplace assessments.
Desirable
- Evidence of a portfolio or reflective learning.
Teaching
Essential
- Willingness to be involved with the teaching program, and journal club
- Ability to summarise and present a paper to a small neurosurgical audience.
- Experience of teaching undergraduate medical students & Foundation Doctors.
Clinical Governance, Audit and Research
Essential
- Experience of audit projects.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification.
- Full GMC registration at time of application.
Clinical Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working in NHS.
- Proactive care of pre and post-surgical patients.
- Insight into your own abilities and knowledge and the ability to ask for help when required.
- Good history & examination skills.
- Able to formulate a working diagnosis.
- Able to order appropriate investigations.
- Image interpretation relevant to practice.
- Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague.
Maintaining Clinical Competence
Essential
- Willingness to engage with induction process and mandatory training.
- Written evidence of satisfactory training to date e.g., workplace assessments.
Desirable
- Evidence of a portfolio or reflective learning.
Teaching
Essential
- Willingness to be involved with the teaching program, and journal club
- Ability to summarise and present a paper to a small neurosurgical audience.
- Experience of teaching undergraduate medical students & Foundation Doctors.
Clinical Governance, Audit and Research
Essential
- Experience of audit projects.
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).
