Consultant in Neurology

NHS; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Gloucestershire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a Neurology Centre that provides comprehensive neurological care for patients in Gloucestershire.

The service consists of Consultants who work alongside a team of neurology specialist nurses. The team manage conditions from across the County which provides a vast amount of variety and opportunities for development in order to support the patients of Gloucestershire.

The team manage a small ward of inpatients and have a large outpatient service within Gloucester and Cheltenham hospital. The consultant will have the opportunity to develop a sub-specialty of choice and support the development of the service.

Main duties of the job

• The appointee will be expected to share responsibility for the delivery of high quality care to the patients presenting to the Neurology Department.
• To examine and treat patients and supervise patient care.
• To see patients referred to neurology from other teams within the hospital.
• To see patients in the out-patient clinics.
• To support the clinical decision making of junior medical and nursing staff.
• To provide on call support out of hours as per agreed protocols. To remain contactable and available when on call.
• To carry out ward rounds.
• To manage internal ward referrals.
• To provide conditions for improved training opportunities in line with national and local recommendations including undertaking work-based assessments.
• To participate in the undergraduate teaching programme.
• The post holder will be encouraged to be active in clinical research.

About us

The Trust received approval to become a Foundation Trust in July 2004 to provide acute hospital services for the whole of Gloucestershire. The Trust's five-year plan, called 'Our Journey to Outstanding', aims to achieve the Trust's vision of 'Best Care for Everyone'.

Over the course of a year, the average activity for the Trust is more than 17,000 elective inpatient cases, 62,000 emergency inpatient cases, 74,000 day cases, almost 800,000 outpatient attendances, and 125,000 A&E attendances. The Trust serves a population of almost 620,000 for acute care and a population of over 750,000 for cancer.

Gloucestershire Royal Hospital provides general hospital services predominantly to people living in the west of the county and will be the centre for the majority of emergency care pathways. Some services such as renal and haemodialysis, inpatient paediatrics, paediatric oncology, inpatient neurology, rheumatology, dermatology, and ENT are provided for the whole county.

Cheltenham General Hospital provides general hospital services predominantly to people living in the east of the county and parts of south Worcestershire. The Oncology Centre is located at Cheltenham General Hospital and provides cancer treatment for Gloucestershire and Herefordshire.

Job responsibilities

Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements:

• To ensure the provision of a first-class clinical service.
• To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty.
• To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate.
• To undertake all work in accordance with the Trust's procedures and operating policies.
• To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust's and Divisions services plans.
• To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Medical Division or the Trust.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration.
• MBBS or equivalent.
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via oCCT (proposed CCT date must be within 24 months of interview).
• MD or PhD, Additional degrees, diplomas or postgraduate thesis relevant to the specialty.

Clinical experience

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCST in Neurology.
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients.
• Subspecialty expertise that complements those within the department.
• Background experience in general medicine (MRCP).

Motivation and Attitude

• Highly motivated.
• Forward thinking.

Personal Skills

• Communication skills, written and verbal.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to show initiative and enthusiasm.
• Ability to work under stress.
• Flexibility, able to adapt to changing circumstances.
• Honesty and reliability.
• Enquiring, critical approach to work.
• Caring attitude to patients.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses, and other agencies.
• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional, and national levels.

Research and publications

• Ability to appraise research critically and apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems.
• Ability to supervise junior staff undertaking research projects.
• Publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Information Technology

• Basic IT skills: Word processing, literature searching.
• Understanding of medical information management systems.

Management

• Evidence of participation in Audit and Clinical Governance Programmes.
• Ability to manage and lead a Neurology firm.
• IT skills including database management and word processing skills.
• Attendance on management courses.

Quality management

• Ability to manage risk.
• Ability to manage change.
• Ability to deal with complaints.
• Commitment to CPD / CME.
• Ability to take part in and respond to appraisal.
• Experience in audit & clinical governance.
• Working knowledge of evidence-based practice.

Teaching

• Ability to teach clinical and operative skills.
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems.
• Training in teaching skills.
• Certificate of education involvement in undergraduate education.
• Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates.
• Ability to supervise postgraduate research.

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.

Address

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust