Job summary
- Main area
- Neurosurgery
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- 12 months (12 months fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (40 hours per week)
- Job ref
- 339-MPSRD801
- Employer
- North Bristol NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southmead Hospital
- Town
- Bristol
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant in Neurosurgery and Spinal Surgery
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
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Job overview
The successful applicant will join the NBT Neurosurgery and Spine team in a fixed term capacity for a period of 12 months.
The Spine team at NBT is collaborative team consisting of 5 Neurosurgical and 5 Orthopaedic background Spinal surgeons: providing a Regional complex spinal service, treating a wide aspect of all spinal conditions elective and trauma including spinal deformity, and intradural conditions.
The successful applicant will participate in a Spinal on call 1 in 10 weeks based at Southmead Hospital, and at times may be asked to support the Neurosurgical Paediatric colleagues at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.
The postholder will be responsible for the management of complex spinal conditions under their care. The successful candidate must liaise with consultant colleagues regarding the continuity of care of when the postholder is absent.
Main duties of the job
Consultant in Spinal Surgery
(Fixed term , FULL TIME, 10 PAs)
North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) wishes to appoint a fellowship trained Consultant Spinal surgeon. This post is a full time 10 PA position.
The successful applicant must hold the FRCS (Tr+Orth), or FRCS (Neurosurgery) or equivalent.
They should maintain full registration with the GMC. They must have CCT in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery or Neurosurgery and have been entered on the GMC Specialist Register at the time of the appointment.
It is essential for the successful candidate to have at least 2 years of fellowship experience in complex spinal conditions.
The successful candidate will be employed under Terms & Conditions of Service for Consultants (England) 2003. The Trust has teaching status and is linked with the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England. Experience and familiarity with UK hospital systems and practices or equivalent is essential.
Desirable qualifications include:
1. Higher academic qualification (e.g. MD or MS).
2. Demonstration of their ability to carry out independently and competently complex spinal upper cervical spine surgery.
3. Training in intradural spinal conditions.
4. Training in spinal dysraphism.
If you are shortlisted we will contact you by email with details of your interview of which you will need to confirm your attendance. Therefore it is important that you check your online account regularly.
Working for our organisation
We have an international reputation for Neurosurgery and Spine surgery. With over 20 surgeons and over 700 members of staff, we provide a complete Neurosurgery and Spines trauma service with over 600 severely injured patients each year as well as an extensive service in Spine Surgery treating a wide range of spinal conditions paediatric and adult . We have experience in the use of Navigation and have recently introduced Robotics.
We are based in the North of this buzzing and culturally rich city – if you move here it won’t take you long to discover everything that it has to offer. Bristol City Centre is just 15 minutes away, and has a great array of shops, theatres and restaurants and has an array of annual festivals and events including the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta and the Bristol Harbour Festival. For those who cycle, Bristol boasts excellent cycling facilities and was chosen as England’s first cycling city in 2008 and was voted the European green capital in 2015. In 2017 Bristol was named ‘best place to live in Britain’ by the Times “the city is a worthy winner thanks to its ideal combination of extraordinary culture, impressive schools, buzzing culinary scene, exciting redevelopment and community spirit.”.
As a motivated professional you will have a real passion for what you do and if the idea of working in a large specialist Neurosurgery and Spinal department appeals to you, then apply today.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Consultant in Neurosurgery and Spinal Surgery
Evidence of recent CME/ reasonable training progression at this stage of career, ability to demonstrate experience in audit and quality improvement projects is essential.
Completion of a general management course or programme and demonstration of involvement in clinical directorate management are desirable.
Proven teaching ability and proven involvement in research, and evidence of relevant publications in peer reviewed journals is required.
Satisfactory written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate with patients, colleagues, and staff at all levels is essential.
They must demonstrate knowledge of contemporary NHS management issues, and knowledge of political context within which we operate.
They must demonstrate an ability to lead a team and form effective working relationships within a team.
They must be able to inspire, motivate and develop junior medical staff, and be able to work independently as well as part of the NMSK Directorate and to show that they can balance individual requirements against those of the Directorate and Trust as a whole.
Person specification
Qualifications & Registration
Essential criteria
- Maintain Full registration with the GMC
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via: - CCT or CESR (CP) - proposed CCT/CESR (CP) date must be within 6 months of interview - CESR - European Community Rights Maintain. Must be on GMC Specialist Register at time of the appointment or, if a Specialist Registrar (SpR) in training, must be within six months of completion of CCT at time of interview. Specialist registrars that do not hold a CCT must be due to be awarded one within 6 months of the interview date
Desirable criteria
- Higher academic qualification (e.g. MD or MS)
Training and Experience
Essential criteria
- Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent).
- Post-CCT Fellowship/Consultant experience in Spines
- Minimum of seven years postgraduate experience including higher surgical/medical training, three years as a Senior Registrar in an approved training post, or equivalent. Part of this period may be in a post of equivalent responsibility and training potential.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of appropriate post fellowship experience
- Demonstration of ability to carry out independent and competent complex spinal procedures including upper cervical spine surgery
Research, Teaching, Publications
Essential criteria
- Proven teaching ability
- Willingness to undertake teaching of medical under-graduates & postgraduates.
Desirable criteria
- Proven track record in research.
- Willingness to undertake further research.
- Ability to gain the trust and confidence of colleagues and patients.
- Ability to teach effectively
- Evidence of relevant publications in peer reviewed journals.
- Demonstration of involvement in clinical directorate management.
Personal Requirements (eg. Communication Leadership Skills, Flexibility)
Essential criteria
- Ability to lead a team and form effective working relationships within a team.
- Ability to inspire, motivate and develop junior medical staff.
- Ability to work independently as well as part of the NMSK Directorate. To balance individual requirements against those of the Directorate and Trust as a whole
- Good written communication skills. Evidence of the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to fulfil all the duties of the post, including on-call commitments.
Further training, management, and audit
Essential criteria
- Evidence of recent CME / Reasonable training progression at this stage of career
- Experience in audit project and written up
- Knowledge of contemporary NHS management issues
- Knowledge of political context in which we operate
Desirable criteria
- Completion of a general management course or programme
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Adam Williams
- Job title
- Consultant Neurosurgeon and Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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