Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatric Neurology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
- Contract
- Locum: 12 months
- Hours
- 6 sessions per week (contribution to the acute paediatric neurology service at Alderhey Children’s Hospital may be negotiated, providing day time cover for 6 (part time) weeks a year, and involvement in the tone management service.)
- Job ref
- 438-MS2991
- Employer
- Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Preston Hospital
- Town
- Preston
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/07/2024 23:59
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Locum Consultant in Paediatric Neurology – and Tone management lead
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Job overview
This advert is to recruit for a locum consultant post in paediatric neurology working alongside another consultant. There is the intention to develop and expand the service in the next few years.
The post-holder will work as part of the paediatric neurology team providing specialist services to the local population and to the Lancashire and South Cumbria region. The service is provided on a patch based system, and this post would take the lead for the provision of tertiary paediatric neurology services in Chorley South Ribble. The post holder would be expected to take the lead for the regional tone management service, and other specialist interests would be welcome.
There is no on call commitment at Royal Preston Hospital, but the contribution to the acute paediatric neurology service at Alderhey Children’s Hospital may be negotiated, providing day time cover for 6 (part time) weeks a year, and involvement in the tone management service.
Involvement in undergraduate and postgraduate education and training is expected, and there is an opportunity to take part in research.
Main duties of the job
Main duties will include:
Weekly general paediatric neurology clinics in Preston and Chorley.
Regular specialist clinics for epilepsy (ketogenic diet) neuromuscular and tone management.
Joint clinics including a joint muscle clinic with a visiting doctor from Alder Hey and a joint ophthalmology clinic with Mr Chhabra.
3 monthly MDT clinics
Monthly neurophysiology meeting where complex cases can be discussed.
A requirement to share a close working relationship with the biochemists
Please refer to Job Description for full duties
Working for our organisation
You will join 3 Neurologists, 6 WTE Consultant Community Paediatricians and 6 Neonatologists along with a thriving paediatric department comprising of 26 Consultants,
We aim to provide excellent care with compassion and believe that creating a positive working environment, where staff feel valued, supported and empowered, will enable us to achieve this aim for every patient, every time.
Our strategic aims define our long term ambitions, and describe our core business, these are:
· To expand and develop specialised and tertiary services
· To deliver local services for Preston, Chorley and South Ribble
· To enhance our workforce and our reputation through education, research and innovation
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:
• What we can offer
• Job Plan/On-call Requirements
• The Team
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
- MRCPCH
- Completed or within 6 months of completion of CCT in Paediatrics and evidence of sub specialty training in Paediatric Neurology or the equivalent (Must be entered on the Specialist Register or entry within 6 months)
Desirable criteria
- A higher qualification, e.g. MD PhD
- Completed CCT in Paediatrics with Completed subspecialty in Paediatric Neurology
Experience & Skills
Essential criteria
- Broad based experience in specialty
- Wide experience in management of children with neurodisability
Desirable criteria
- Experience in subspecialty to complement the departmental needs
- Experience in wider aspects of tone management
Management
Essential criteria
- Evidence of Clinical Leadership
- Evidence of commitment to audit and improving clinical practice/service development
Desirable criteria
- Attendance at appropriate management, teaching, appraisal and mentorship courses.
- Evidence of the development of leadership within the work environment
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
- Christian DeGoede
- Job title
- Consultant Paediatric Neurologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01772522246
- Additional information
Informal enquiries should be made with Dr Gerry Skailes, Chief Medical Director on 01772 528344.
Clinical enquiries may be made to Dr Nick Wood, Divisional Medical Director and acting Clinical Director 01772 524739, or
Dr Christian De Goede, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Royal Preston Hospital on 01772 522246
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