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East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Trust Registrar in Neurology

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Job summary

Applications are invited for the post of Trust Registrar in Neurology for ESNEFT, working on the Colchester Hospital site. This is a new post to support the service and Consultant team.The division of Medicine & Emergency Care is sub-divided into 'General Medicine' and 'Specialist Medicine.' The specialities incorporated within the division are General Medicine, Emergency Medicine (incorporating A&E and Acute Medicine), Thoracic Medicine, Cardiology, Stroke Services, Nephrology, Endocrinology/Diabetes Services and Neurology.The Neurology staff at Colchester currently comprises three consultants (Dr Sharief, Dr Imtiaz, Dr Salari); and six specialist nurses (two in Epilepsy, two in Multiple Sclerosis & two in Parkinson's Disease).Together, the Neurology staff provide a wide variety of outpatient clinics at Colchester Hospital. Demand for neurology outpatient services has been rising steadily over the past decade and the service currently sees over 3000 new patients and over 4000 follow-up patients each year. All consultants contribute to the general Neurology outpatient service, which includes a fast-track pathway for patients with suspected seizures. In addition, there are subspecialty clinics for patients.

Main duties of the job

The post will be for one year in the first instance.

The appointee will primarily work as part of a dynamic and flexible team comprising of consultant neurologists and nurse specialists, looking after patients in Neurology.As a neurologist, Responsibilities will include:o diagnose complex neurological problems by listening to the patient's history, as well as by examining them and using appropriate neurological testso run outpatient clinics, where you'll mainly see patients with a chronic condition, i.e. a disease that takes a long time to develop such as Parkinson's and multiple sclerosis, or diagnose rare diseaseso complete ward rounds where you'll look provide advice on the neurological management of inpatientso treat acute conditions, i.e. those that come on suddenly, such as Guillain Barre syndrome or status epilepticuso offer specialist expertise and guidance to other doctors and staff from a range of medical specialtieso spend time with other neurological colleagues for learning and development and to discuss cases as a team, drawing on the expertise of all these specialistso liaise with other medical and non-medical staff in hospital settings to ensure all of the patients' needs are meto keep up your knowledge of the latest treatments for neurological disorders, which have increased significantly over recent yearso carry out teaching of junior staff, audits of practice and research.

About us

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provides hospital and community health care . We serve a wide geographical area with a population approaching 800,000 residents. We deliver care services from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals, high street clinics and in patients' own homes. We have nearly 10,000 staff, with an annual budget of over £650 million. We are the largest NHS organisation in the East Anglia.

We're investing £100million over five years in a capital building programme to transform services at our hospitals and make sure patients and staff have the best possible environments.

We would like you to help us provide the best care and experience for the communities we serve in east Suffolk and north Essex. You can find out more about us on our website.

We are committed to being a great place to work, and great place to train and a great place to receive care. As a large organisation we offer exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.

We have a simple philosophy: Time Matters. Time matters for our patients, their families and our staff. By focusing on time, we can remove unnecessary stress and frustration - giving our patients a better experience and to make sure you have more time to care and make the most of your skills.

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Details

Date posted

20 July 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£51,017 a year £51,017

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-MC2201

Job locations

Colchester

Colchester

CO4 5JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

This post is not recognised by the Royal College of Physician for general professional training. However this post offers an exciting opportunity to expand and consolidate the post-holders current medical knowledge.

The successful applicant will receive training in General Neurology and depending on the individuals interest an arrangement can be made for participation in sub-specialty clinics. The post-holder will have a valuable opportunity to participate in further development of services, which forms an important part of higher medical training. Applicants must have MRCP (UK) or the equivalent.

POST SPECIFIC what to expect

The role is varied and you'll offer advice on the neurological management of inpatients on the ward, as well as running outpatient clinics. You'll encounter more chronic neurological disease. This allows you to build a long, therapeutic relationship with some patients who you'll see over years. You'll be treating illnesses that can affect the young, such as neuromuscular disorders, and those that affect the old, such as dementia. You may encounter some cases where patients have problems that are mainly psychological but still very disabling. These include types of fits, seizures or black outs that aren't epileptic in origin but related to complicated reactions to stress or traumas.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This post is not recognised by the Royal College of Physician for general professional training. However this post offers an exciting opportunity to expand and consolidate the post-holders current medical knowledge.

The successful applicant will receive training in General Neurology and depending on the individuals interest an arrangement can be made for participation in sub-specialty clinics. The post-holder will have a valuable opportunity to participate in further development of services, which forms an important part of higher medical training. Applicants must have MRCP (UK) or the equivalent.

POST SPECIFIC what to expect

The role is varied and you'll offer advice on the neurological management of inpatients on the ward, as well as running outpatient clinics. You'll encounter more chronic neurological disease. This allows you to build a long, therapeutic relationship with some patients who you'll see over years. You'll be treating illnesses that can affect the young, such as neuromuscular disorders, and those that affect the old, such as dementia. You may encounter some cases where patients have problems that are mainly psychological but still very disabling. These include types of fits, seizures or black outs that aren't epileptic in origin but related to complicated reactions to stress or traumas.

Person Specification

Professional Qualification

Essential

  • GMC
  • MRCP (UK) or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • 24 months in medicine at ST1/2 level (not including Foundation modules)
Person Specification

Professional Qualification

Essential

  • GMC
  • MRCP (UK) or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • 24 months in medicine at ST1/2 level (not including Foundation modules)

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester

Colchester

CO4 5JL


Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester

Colchester

CO4 5JL


Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant

Dr Mohammed Sharief

Mohammed.Sarief@esneft.nhs.uk

01206747474

Details

Date posted

20 July 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£51,017 a year £51,017

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-MC2201

Job locations

Colchester

Colchester

CO4 5JL


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