Consultant Neurologist

Job responsibilities

There is an associated specialist nursing team with expertise in MND, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinsons Disease, Migraine and Epilepsy. The clinical role incorporates outpatient neurology clinics and inpatient ward referrals.

The post is linked to the regional neurosciences Centre at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS), and to Queens Square, London.

The successful applicant will be expected to participate in clinical governance activity and continuing medical education sessions. A clinical governance or management meeting is held regularly. There will be a close working relationship with the Clinical Director and Chief of Service regarding service provision and expansion.

The successful candidate would be expected to commit to the on-going development of care within the Medical Care Group; to take part in the education of junior medical staff, nursing staff and allied health professionals; to contribute to the governance activity and medical management of the department; and to foster cohesiveness and teamwork in the wider neurology team.

For newly appointed consultants a mentor will beallocated to support their induction to the post.

Medical/Secretaries/Offices

There are dedicated medical secretaries to support the consultant and their team based within Neurology. The consultant will have a shared office space with IT facilities.

Leadership and Management

Take part in management and audit activities to support the Care Group Leadership team & Public Health in planning for services and ensuring the service meets key performance indications including excellent patient care.

The post holder will be expected to take part in management and audit activities and represent the service at Hospital meetings, as agreed with colleagues.

The post holder will be expected to be fully involved in a Risk Management programe and support the Governance agenda.

Represent the service at Hospital meetings, as agreed with colleagues.

Teaching and Research

The department is recognised for junior doctors from the Wessex deanery and medical students from Southampton and active teaching is encouraged in this role. It is expected that the post holder will participate in the training of medical staff and that the candidate will ensure that the training and learning needs are identified and facilitated. This includes educational support for the clinical fellows recruited directly to Health and Care Jersey.

Opportunities for participating in research are supported when appropriate. The Health and Care Jersey sector has a policy for professional leave and is supportive of external duties for the good of the wider profession.

Management Structure

Health and Care Jersey is a directorate of the Government of Jersey that is responsible for the delivery of specialist health care and the running of the general hospital. The directorate is led by a Chief Officer, Tom Walker who leads an executive team including a Director of Clinical Service, Claire Thompson, and a Medical Director, Simon West who is also Medical Responsible Officer/Suitable person with the GMC for appraisal and revalidation. Health and Care Jersey is organised as a series of care groups, each with leadership team led by a chief of service as detailed below. This post sits within the medical care group.

Leadership Teams

Surgical - Scheduled Hospital Services

Chief of Service: Dr Simon Chapman

Planned Care Lead: Jemma Hammond

Assistant General Managers: Wayne Quenault and Tracey Wilkinson

Lead Nurses: Claire Ash and Stacey Bell

Medical - Primary and Unscheduled Hospital Services

Chief of Service: (Interim) David Hopkins

General Manager: (Interim) Emily Hoban

Assistant General Managers: Natalia Miller and (Interim) Stuart Cannonier

Lead Nurses: Jane Phillips and Lyndsey Mann

Social Care

Director: Andy Weir

General Manager: Darren Bowring

Principal Social Worker: Paul Rendell

Head of Learning Disability Services: Robert Gardner

Children's Services

Chief of Service: Caroline Jenkins

Lead Nurse: Alex Watt

General Manager: Tracey Martin

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Chief of Service: Caroline Jenkins

Head of Midwifery: Roslyn Bullen-Bell

Lead Midwife: Jan Auffret

General Manager: Tracey Martin

Medical Services Care Group

The Neurology Department sits within the Medical Services Care Group which comprise the following range of services, a full structure chart of the care group can be found in the appendix:

Ambulatory Emergency Care

Cardiology

Diabetes

Emergency Admissions Unit (EAU)

Emergency Department

Haematology

Medical Day Unit

Medical Outpatients

Medical Wards - Plemont, Corbiere and Rozel Wards

Neurology

Oncology

Palliative Medicine

Pathology

Rehabilitation Ward Plemont Ward (Interim Rehabilitation Unit)

Renal Medicine

Respiratory

Rheumatology

Sexual Health

Medical Services Care Group

Medicine in Jersey is fully age and specialty integrated. There are 4 medical wards, Plemont, Rozel, Bartlett and Corbiere. A 5-bedded Enhanced Care Area is sited on AAU and there is a separate intensive care unit led by intensivists. There is also an Ambulatory Emergency Care Unit led by the Acute Medicine Department. There is a 25 bed Acute Assessment Unit.

SAS doctors are responsible for the day-to-day management of their patients on the wards with the help of clinical fellows, FY1 or FY2 doctor whom they closely supervise.

On call, the SAS doctor is responsible for seeing patients referred by the Emergency Department and reviewing patients admitted to the AAU by GPs in conjunction with the Acute Medicine team. A core responsibility of the Medicine Care Group is the provision of a safe acute medical service. The Care Group always provides named Consultant supervision for non-Consultants and ensures that prompt review and treatment is provided for acute medical emergencies referred by General Practitioners or the Emergency Department.

Consultants are responsible for producing and updating guidelines for the management of acute medical emergencies in their specialist area.

Care Group Statistics

There are 83 medical beds. 12-20 acute medical admissions on average during each 24-hour period on call within a range of approximately 6-24. There are approximately 4,500 medical admissions annually

Speciality Medical Staff

Dr A Mahmoud, AAU

Dr I Bodzioch, AAU

Dr J Vaz, AAU

Dr K Dabeedin, AAU

Dr P Schinle, AAU

VACANCY, AAU

Care of the Elderly, New Appointee

VACANCY, Care of the Elderly

VACANCY, Care of the Elderly

Dr A Mitchell, Cardiology

Dr P Le Page, Cardiology

Dr D Hopkins, Diabetes

Dr E Chacko, Diabetes

Dr A Varma, Emergency Department

Dr C King, Emergency Department

Dr H Stam, Emergency Department

Dr J Terris, Emergency Department

Dr J McInerney, Emergency Department

Dr K Anderson, Emergency Department

Dr M Finn, Emergency Department

Dr N Charles, Emergency Department

Dr N Payne, Emergency Department

Dr R Greig, Emergency Department

Dr S Chapman, Emergency Department

Dr V Patel, Emergency Department

Dr M Hanna, Gastroenterology

Dr M Duku Gastroenterology

Gastroenterology, New Appointee

Dr G Ortiz-Prieto, General Medicine

Dr W Nagi, Haematology

Dr S Munisamy, Haematology

Dr B Lyons, Histopathology

Dr M Perenyei, Histopathology

Dr N Stefanos, Histopathology

Dr C Langoya, Microbiology

Dr A Chofle, Microbiology

Dr A Esack, Neurology

Dr E Gomes Dos Santos, Oncology

Dr M Butt, Oncology

Dr R Soomal, Oncology

Oncology, New Appointee

Dr J Grose, Palliative Care

VACANCY, Renal Medicine

Dr S Alapati, Respiratory Medicine

VACANCY, Respiratory Medicine

Dr S Tosounidou, Rheumatology

Dr R Hembrom, Sexual Health

Stroke Medicine, New Appointee

In addition to outpatient clinics and 4 general medical wards containing 83 beds, the Medical Service Care Group is involved in the management of several specialist facilities. These include:

25 bedded Acute Assessment Unit (AAU)

5 bedded Enhanced Care Area (ECA)

6 chair Ambulatory Emergency Care (AEC)

A well-equipped Clinical Investigations Department providing echocardiography, exercise ECG, respiratory assessment and GI physiology.

An endoscopy suite providing a full range of endoscopy and bronchoscopy services.

Diabetes Centre providing outpatient care for the diabetic population of Jersey, including retinal photography and specialist nursing support.

Renal/Dialysis unit, providing emergency, acute and longer-term renal support as well as management of transplanted patients and assessment and treatment of renal conditions.

6 bedded isolation area for infected or neutropenic patients.

Other Hospital Departments

The following departments are located outside of the medical division:

3 Surgical Wards - Surgical Floor, Beauport and Rayner Ward

7 Critical Care beds which includes Medical and Surgical Intensive Unit

Designated Day Surgery Theatre (2)

Main theatre Suite

Outpatient Dental Department

Outpatient ENT Facilities Outpatient

Ophthalmology Department

1 Private Wing Ward (beds with admitting rights)

Private Patient Services

Radiology Department

Physiotherapy Department

Anaesthetic Department

This job description is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to be definitive or restrictive. It is expected that some of the duties will change over time and this description will be subject to review in consultation with the post holder.

Proposed Job Plan

All consultants have a 10 PA contract for public work; this is not negotiable. The final job plan will be agreed with the Clinical Lead for General and Specialist Medicine, the Associate Medical Director for Medical Service, Hospital Director and ratified by the Medical Director. The post holder's job plan will be reviewed annually and will be appraised according to the current guidance.

Provision will be made for a lunch break between morning and afternoon sessions if both are clinical.

Other

Essential

• Participation in Clinical Audit & Risk Management Activities
• Demonstrates a commitment to safeguarding young people and vulnerable adults
• Evidence of annual appraisal
• Evidence of research and publication in peer reviewed journals
• IT literate

Desirable

• Experience of Service Planning

Leadership and Management Skills

Essential

• Evidence of Clinical Leadership
• Ability to Work Flexibly with Colleagues to provide services
• Ability to Work Effectively with a Multi-Disciplinary Team, motivating and influencing others through their enthusiasm
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses, management and other agencies
• Highly motivated
• Able to work within a team
• Experience of Teaching, Training & Supervision of Junior Medical Staff and undergraduate students
• An understanding of and ability to demonstrate your ability to:
• Empower others
• Lead through change
• Influence strategically
• Collaborative working
• Drive for Improvement
• Integrity

Qualifications

Essential

• Primary Medical Degree
• Higher Specialty qualification: MRCP or equivalent
• Full Registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with a License to practice (for overseas candidates it is mandatory that a license is obtained prior to appointment)
• Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register/Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (or be within 6 months of obtaining this at the date of the interview - documentary evidence of this must be provided to support your application)
• Clinical Experience in similar NHS environment or equivalent
• ALS
• Evidence of adequate training and/or experience as CCDC
• Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
• Broad range of IT skills

Desirable

• MD

Experience

Essential

• Broad experience in Neurology
• Enthusiastic Teacher

Desirable

• Broad experience in General Medicine
• Previous Management Responsibility / Leadership Experience
• General medicine on-call consultant experience

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Able to work flexibly in a changing health service
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Effective communicator

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).