Job summary
Applications are invited for this Consultant postwithin the Neurology Department. The Neurology team sits within the Specialist Medicine Division at the North Middlesex Hospital, recently joined as part of the Royal Free London Group. We are currently a team of 6 substantive (3.3 WTE) Consultants. This post is principally designed to support delivery of General Neurology and Brain 2WW pathway capacity and Neurological inpatient referrals. Applicants should have broad training in all aspects of Neurology. There is no general medical or on-call commitment at present. Applicants are required to be on the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of their expected date of receipt of a CCT at the time of interview.
Main duties of the job
Deliver day-to-day clinical care and leadership in Neurology outpatient clinics and specialist review of inpatients.
Efficient completion of virtual clinics to ensure diagnostic outcomes are communicated to patients and referrers in a timely manner
Vetting referrals and responding to Advice and Guidance requests received from General Practice
Show flexibility and undertake different appropriate clinical tasks at the request of theclinicalleads,asthe needarises.
Complete inpatient reviews as part of a regular rota
About us
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For detailed job description and main responsibilities pkease see sttached job description and person specification document.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For detailed job description and main responsibilities pkease see sttached job description and person specification document.
Person Specification
Education & Professional Qualifications
Essential
- MRCP or equivalent
- Full GMC registration with licence to practice
- CCST/CCT or equivalent in Neurology and on the specialist register, or within 6 months of CCT date at the time of interview, or evidence of working towards specialist registration via CESR
- Experience of working in Neurology
Desirable
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of leadership and management experience
- Experience of service development and quality improvement initiatives
- Posters/presentations at regional and national meetings
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals
- Knowledge and participation of clinical audit
Skills & Aptitudes
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectivley with staff, patients and relatives
- Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
- Ability to work and lead teams in a pressurised clinical environment
- Ability to support and motivate staff during periods of pressure
- Understanding of clinical governance
Desirable
- Training/qualification in leadership and management
Personal Qualities & Attributes
Essential
- Knowledge of resource management issues
- Willingness to work flexibly as part of a team
- Ability to support and motivate staff during periods of pressure
Person Specification
Education & Professional Qualifications
Essential
- MRCP or equivalent
- Full GMC registration with licence to practice
- CCST/CCT or equivalent in Neurology and on the specialist register, or within 6 months of CCT date at the time of interview, or evidence of working towards specialist registration via CESR
- Experience of working in Neurology
Desirable
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of leadership and management experience
- Experience of service development and quality improvement initiatives
- Posters/presentations at regional and national meetings
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals
- Knowledge and participation of clinical audit
Skills & Aptitudes
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectivley with staff, patients and relatives
- Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
- Ability to work and lead teams in a pressurised clinical environment
- Ability to support and motivate staff during periods of pressure
- Understanding of clinical governance
Desirable
- Training/qualification in leadership and management
Personal Qualities & Attributes
Essential
- Knowledge of resource management issues
- Willingness to work flexibly as part of a team
- Ability to support and motivate staff during periods of pressure
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).
