Consultant Cranial Neurosurgeon

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The successful applicant will join a team of Cranial Consultants providing a comprehensive general and specialist cranial services to the wider community. In the Department cranial and spinal services work as independent services with regards to provision of both elective and emergency with separate on call rotas.

The post holder will be based within the Cranial services for all elective and emergency activities with general cranial 1:9 Neurosurgery on call rota.

The post holder will be required to work within the sub- speciality interest as advertised above i.e Neurovascular (Additional interest within skull base will be considered).Candidate will be required to have a proven track record of competency expected at post CCT/post fellowship level for the subspecialty interest as advertised. .

The Department of Neurosurgery is located at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham utilising facilities within the New QEHB Building and the Short Stay Unit (SSU) within the Heritage Building. We are recognised as a Tessa Jowell Centre of Excellence for the delivery of outstanding care and treatment for brain cancer patients.

The hospital has been designated as a level one trauma unit, leading to increased emergency work in the department. QEHB already has special expertise in the management of all forms of trauma, as a result of its links with the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine (RCDM), which is located in the hospital.

Main duties of the job

*Knowledge for the accurate diagnosis and treatment of neurosurgical conditions, with specialist interest in Cranial Neuro-vascular. Additional interest in Cranial Skull Base will be considered.

*Commitment to support long established Interventional Neuroradiology service.

*Commitment to team work and support Neurovascular Specialist nurse.

*Commitment to lead weekly Neurovascular MDT.

*Knowledge of neurosurgical patient pathways to support appropriate and timely emergency and elective care.

*Extensive experience of pre and post-operative care of neurosurgical patients.

*Excellent communication skills for speaking to patients, families and carers; medical, nursing and allied health professional colleagues, support teams and a wide range of other parties in a healthcare setting.

*Ability to adapt to a changing environment as healthcare evolves

*Commitment to and enthusiasm for learning new skills and techniques and supporting their introduction into the neurosurgical department.

*Leadership skills to manage your team and support trainees.

*The ability to engage with and inspire confidence in others.

*The emotional resilience to support your team in sometimes difficult circumstances

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Date posted

21 July 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£88,364 to £119,133 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

304-EP-1073927

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Job description

Job responsibilities

*To undertake the full range of activities associated with a neurosurgical cranial emergency on call duty, including the appropriate management of post-take patients.

*To undertake the full range of activities associated with Neurovascular service including elective and emergency vascular cases.

*To manage a cohort of general elective neurosurgical patients from the triage and management of referral, through stages of diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation, with appropriate onward referral or discharge as required.

*To engage with and support colleagues to ensure appropriate and timely management of neurosurgical patients within the West Midlands region.

*To deliver appropriate levels of clinical, administrative and surgical activity proportionate with the agreed job plan in line with the specialty activity plan.

*To ensure that patients are involved in decisions about their care and respond to their views.

*To support the ongoing improvement of neurosurgical patient pathways within UHB through the sharing of good practice, undertaking audits and research and participating in governance practices such as incident reporting and investigation.

*To engage with continuous professional development, maintain GMC specialist registration and licence to practice.

Job description

Job responsibilities

*To undertake the full range of activities associated with a neurosurgical cranial emergency on call duty, including the appropriate management of post-take patients.

*To undertake the full range of activities associated with Neurovascular service including elective and emergency vascular cases.

*To engage with and support colleagues to ensure appropriate and timely management of neurosurgical patients within the West Midlands region.

*To deliver appropriate levels of clinical, administrative and surgical activity proportionate with the agreed job plan in line with the specialty activity plan.

*To ensure that patients are involved in decisions about their care and respond to their views.

*To engage with continuous professional development, maintain GMC specialist registration and licence to practice.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*GMC Registration
*Inclusion on Specialist Register or
*,if in training, eligible for inclusion on the Register within 6 months of interview

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*GMC Registration
*Inclusion on Specialist Register or
*,if in training, eligible for inclusion on the Register within 6 months of interview

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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