Job summary
- Main area
- Neuroradiology
- Grade
- Locum Consultant
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 317-LCON-24-159
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Neuroradiology - RVI
- Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant Neuroradiologist
Locum Consultant
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team.
There are currently 12 Consultant Neuroradiologists working within the Department of Neuroradiology, which is part of the wider Directorate of Neurosciences which houses Neurology, Neurosurgery and Neurophysiology and the national highly specialised Mitochondrial Medicine Service, providing a comprehensive, specialist service to a population of approximately 2.4 million across the North East and Cumbria.
Based at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle City Centre, this role is advertised as a full time job with on-call, but we are happy to consider applicants wishing to work less than full time with a pro rata share of the on-call. This is advertised as a 12 month locum job but there may be the opportunity for a substantive post in the future.
Main duties of the job
Clinical:
· Participate in departmental work in providing neuroradiology services to our patients.
· Provide diagnostic neuroradiology services.
· Contribute to the spinal intervention service (desirable but not essential)
· Contribute to departmental MDT delivery (ideally including adult neuro-oncology MDTs but other special interests will be considered)
· Contribute to the departmental attending system.
· Take part in departmental diagnostic neuroradiology on-call.
Working for our organisation
For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact either of the joint Heads of Department, Drs. Joanna Perthen and Julie Hall on 0191 2825434, or via email at [email protected] or [email protected]
Closing Date: 16 July 2024
Interview Date: TBC
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This post is based at the Neurosciences Centre. The post-holder will contribute to the daytime diagnostic neuroradiology service and take a share of the diagnostic neuroradiology on call rota. If desired, they may also contribute to the spinal intervention service. A special interest in adult neuro-oncology would be ideal though not essential.
The Department of Neuroradiology in Newcastle is one of the foremost in the country with a high national profile, active research involvement and is renowned for clinical excellence. The department provides a diagnostic neuroradiology, spinal interventional and vascular neuro-interventional service to the patients of the region. We are core members of numerous specialist MDTs including neuro-oncology (adult & paediatric), stereotactic radiosurgery, neuro-ophthalmology, skull-base, epilepsy, paediatric neurology, stroke and infectious diseases. The department provides a spinal intervention service that includes nerve root injections, disc biopsies and myelograms The department is currently in the process of implementing a twenty-four hour mechanical thrombectomy service for the North-East of England. Clinical Neurosciences in Newcastle is an integrated directorate with excellent surgical and medical facilities.
Person specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential criteria
- MBBS or other recognised equivalent medical qualification.
- FRCR or a Postgraduate qualification of similar seniority.
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register, (or for UK trainees entry expected within 6 months from the date of the AAC). [Exceptional candidates who have applied for the Specialist Register and have an expectation of inclusion within the next 6 months may be considered.]
Desirable criteria
- MD, PhD or equivalent in relevant field
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- At least 5 years’ training in clinical radiology including two years’ training in neuroradiology.
- Ability to offer an expert neuroradiology opinion.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of a (sub)specialist fellowship in diagnostic neuroradiology.
- Ability to undertake CT and fluoroscopy guided diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
Management and Administration Experience
Essential criteria
- Management and administrative experience
- Participation in Clinical Governance.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of Clinical Leadership
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff in the clinical setting.
- Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
- Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills.
- Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
- Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills.
Desirable criteria
- Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills.
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education.
- Experience of acting as an educational supervisor to a trainee.
Research
Essential criteria
- Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings.
- Research/critical review of literature.
Desirable criteria
- Higher degree.
- Publications in the last three years as first author.
Audit
Essential criteria
- Evidence of participation in audit/ quality improvement
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit/ quality improvement project
- Evidence of having re-audited to assess improvement.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Victoria Cowan
- Job title
- HR Advisor
- Email address
- [email protected]
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