ConsultantNeurology

Consultant Neurologist

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

CQC: Requires improvement

Nottingham

Salary

£109,725 – £145,478

Posted

7 weeks ago

About the role

Full-time Consultant Neurologist at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust with a special interest in movement disorders and deep brain stimulation (DBS).

The post will entail the delivery of neurology services in the region. The successful applicant will work within a team of Consultant Neurologists. This role with have subspeciality commitment in movement disorders, including the delivery of the Midlands DBS service. Experience in this field is essential. The role will also including cover general and acute neurology and Nottingham University Hospital and Sherwood Forest Hospital.

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The successful candidate will be expected to do a mix of general neurology clinic and subspecialty clinics. Booking criteria for general neurology clinics are per the ABN guidance with 30 minutes allocated for a new patient and 15 minutes for each follow up patient. It is expected 5 patients are booked into each general neurology clinic and the rest of the clinic can be follow up slots. Each Clinic session is typically 4 hours. The number of clinics expected to be performed by the successful candidate is included in the job plan attached.

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The post-holder will be responsible for the care of patients in his or her charge. The successful applicant will also be expected to contribute to the delivery of teaching and training to students at Nottingham University Medical School, as well as to contribute to the teaching, training and supervision of Specialist Trainees in Neurology, who are in the East Midlands Deanery training programme.

As the regional Neurosciences centre, in additional to delivering tertiary specialist services in Neurology, the Neurology department at NUH must also contribute to the provision of a comprehensive Neurology service in the wider region of the East Midlands. Accordingly, the successful candidate should expect to contribute to the provision of the neurology services at other hospitals in the region. This would be for the maximum of one day per week (or the equivalent), and in line with the expectations of existing members of the department.

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Please refer to the attached job description for the detailed job description and main responsibilities, plus the suggested job plan for this consultant post.

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Clinical Neurology forms part of the Nottingham Regional Neuroscience Unit and serves the population of Nottingham. It also provides an outreach neurological service to Kings Mill Hospital in Mansfield. We continue to engage with other peripheral hospitals and support their neurology services as needed.

The Movement disorders service at NUH looking after the full range of movement disorders, and we work in partnership with our geriatrician colleagues. We offer the full range of advanced therapies for Parkinson’s disease (DBS, duodopa and produodopa) as well as multiple toxin injection clinics. The DBS service has been running for 15 years covering the East Midlands, and expanded to cover the West midlands in 2021. We currently operate on 25 patients per year, but this post would allow expansion of this.

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Person specification

Essential

Full GMC Registration
Eligible to be included on the specialist register (or CCT expected within 6 months)
MRCP (UK) or equivalent CCT/CESR or European Right to Work
Have trained in part or whole at a recognised neurology centre. In total four years training in neurology at SpR/ST level or equivalent
Evidenced clinical skills as described in the job description
Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals
Ability to develop, present an operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery
Able to delegate appropriately
Able to work in a team
Able to work Flexibly in changing health service, including changes made necessary by response to Covid-19
Able to use Trust's IT support systems
Evidence or participation in Clinical Audit
Able to teach and support junior staff effectively

Desirable

Further higher training or qualification MD or PhD
Higher Professional Degree SCE
Development of subspecialty interest to compliment the dept
Specific Training in Communication Skills
Specific training in patient safety and/or human factors
Higher Management Degree or Qualification or Training
Experience of Change Management
Original Research Publications

Higher teaching degree or qualification or training