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Job summary

Main area
Neurosurgery
Grade
Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
164-6346432
Employer
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Queen's Medical Centre
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£99,532 - £131,964 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
16/07/2024 23:59

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Consultant Neurosurgeon

Consultant

Job overview

Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust is looking to appoint an ambitious, enthusiastic and outward looking full time consultant adult and paediatric neurosurgeon interested in adult hydrocephalus and paediatric functional neurosurgery. We are looking to appoint a colleague who will push the boundaries, have a comprehensive vision of a career path to make an impact locally and beyond.   The successful candidate is expected to complement the existing consultants’ subspecialty interests, and develop their own clinical specialist service along with clinical research.

Main duties of the job

Full time (substantive) Consultant in Adult and Paediatric Neurosurgery (10 PA)

Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust is looking to appoint a Consultant adult and paediatric neurosurgeon interested in adult hydrocephalus and paediatric functional neurosurgery. The successful candidate is expected to complement the existing consultants’ subspecialties interests and develop their own clinical specialist service. It is advantageous if there is interest in developing paediatric functional neurosurgery and CSF disorders across the age range.

The job is advertised as 10PA. Extra PAs may be available for undertaking further clinical activities, administrative, managerial, teaching and external roles.  The job requires being on call with departmental adult (1 in 14) and paediatric consultant (1 in 5) on call rota. The on call rota is non –residential.

Please note that an additional 0.5 SPA is provided for the successful candidate to support orientation and induction. This is provided as part of the overall 10 PA contract and is for the first 12 months in post.

Working for our organisation

With over 20,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The QMC Neurosurgery department is one of the busiest neurosurgical departments in the country. We provide both adult and paediatric services to a wide regional area of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire with catchment population of around three and half million. Our highly specialised unit undertakes around 2500 neurosurgical emergency, urgent and elective operations annually around 250 -300 of these in children.  We are a part of the East Midlands Trauma Service and a major trauma unit. We run four modern, fully equipped theatres and have access to additional emergency theatres as required every day. The department has the latest neuro navigation systems, stereotactic frames, intraoperative ultrasound, 5-ALA and ICG-enabled microscopes and endoscopes. We have intraoperative MRI and an integrated neurosurgical operative suite. We have recently acquired a neurosurgical robot. Nottingham University Hospitals’ brain tumour centre is one of only two Trusts   in the country to be recognised as a Tessa Jowell Centre of Excellence for both Adult and Paediatric tumour treatment. We are currently the only centre in the Midland providing age-comprehensive Functional neurosurgery and Neuromodulation service. Our fellowship programme is well sought-after and we currently run RCS fellowships  in Functional Neurosurgery and Neuro-oncology.

Please make reference to the job description documentation for the job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC Reg/Eligible for Specialist Register/CCT expected within 6 months of interview date
Desirable criteria
  • GCP

Professional Quals/Development

Essential criteria
  • FRCS Neurosurgery or Equivalent
  • Fellowship in Paediatric Neurosurgery
Desirable criteria
  • Other higher degrees or diplomas

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work well within a multidisciplinary team
  • Ability to show career progression and commitment to special interest
  • Demonstrate ability to work flexibly
  • Experience in iMRI
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrate competency in Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
  • Experience in managing paediatric tone clinic

Teaching, Audit &Research

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of participating in Clinical Audit
  • Able to teach and support junior staff effectively
Desirable criteria
  • Research
  • Publications
  • Teaching qualifications
  • Involvement in national trials
  • Higher degree in education

Management Skills

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate and understanding of future direction of the specialty
  • Demonstrate experience in quality improvement in clinical and teaching domains
  • Able to delegate appropriately
  • Able to work in a team
Desirable criteria
  • Example of management QI activities where change has been initiated

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential criteria
  • Able to demonstrate behaviours behaviours consistent with the Trust's "we are here for you" behavioural standards
Desirable criteria
  • Patient Support Development

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveDisability confident leaderadded for NUHArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.NHS Rainbow badge

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Mr Surajit Basu
Job title
Head Of Service for Neurosurgery
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0115 9249924
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