Job overview

NEUROSURGERY

Trust Grade Clinical Fellow in Neurosurgery

ST3 to ST5 equivalent

Applications are invited for the above post based at The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, we have one post available.  Depending on the circumstances of the candidate we may be in a position to offer a contract from 12 months to 2 years depending on the successful candidates’ requirement. The Post will be available from 7^th August 2024 - initially for 12 months.

The successful candidate will be working as a Neurosurgery Registrar across the Neurosurgery service. Sub specialty Neurosurgery practice is provided in Oncology, Skull base, Functional, Vascular, Spinal, Hydrocephalus and Trauma.  There will be the opportunity to experience sub specialty surgery and be a member of the team on a busy 1st tier Neurosurgery full shift rota. 

This post is not recognised for training purposes.  However, offers excellent experience in Neurosurgery in this Specialist Neurosciences Centre.

For further information please contact either Mr N Carleton-Bland, Training Programme Director and Consultant Neurosurgeon on email address [email protected] or Mr Emmanuel CHAVREDAKIS, Clinical Director and Neurosurgeon at [email protected]

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be working as a Neurosurgery Registrar across the Neurosurgery service.  The sub specialty Neurosurgery practice is provided in Oncology, Skull base, Functional, Vascular, Spinal, Hydrocephalus and Trauma.  The successful candidate will have the opportunity to experience all aspects of sub specialty surgery and will be a member of the team on a busy Neurosurgery on-call rota. 

 On Call

 The postholder will take part in registrar full shift on call for adult (WCFT) neurosurgery.  On call for the Walton Centre is a resident shift based system on the 1st tier rota.  The Trust has 2 tier and the senior/fellows are on the 2nd tier rota

Working for our organisation

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.

With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.