Job summary
There are two consultant neurologist posts which are replacement posts funded to facilitate the provision of General Neurology and Specialist services for the West Midlands region and are based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, with the expectation of service delivery across any University Hospitals Birmingham site with one post predominantly at Good Hope Hospital. For the other post based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, it is likely that there will be time spent in a partner centres within the regional neuroscience network. This will be determined by individual interests and the needs of the Trust. The successful candidate will, alongside general neurological duties, provide predominantly outpatient care as well as inpatient care of adults with a range of neurological conditions and help to co-ordinate the long term care of such patients in the community.
Main duties of the job
The Neurosciences Department is based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and includes: two neurosurgical wards, one neurology ward, a short stay/investigation facility, a neuroscience critical care area, four dedicated operating theatres, an imaging and interventional radiology centre (including MRI, multimodal CT scanning and angiography), a neurophysiology unit, neuropathology, a neurosciences outpatient suite and seminar facilities.
The inpatient unit is based on the 4th Floor of the new Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB) where neurology and neurosurgery are both located. An acute brain injury focus is intrinsic to our patient cohort and reflects developing pathways from the front door of the hospital through to rehabilitation. There is already much interest and investment in this service from external funding bodies such as the NIHR as it could be an environment for both research and developing new ways of working.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Neurology service at UHB provides sub-specialist services in Multiple Sclerosis, Movement Disorders such as Parkinson's disease, Motor Neurone Disease (MND), Epilepsy, Neuromuscular Diseases, Neuroimmunology and Headache. There is joint working across Neurosurgery, Trauma, Stroke, Neurophysiology and Neuropsychiatry. The Neurology team consists of 24.85 WTE consultants as well as support from Clinical Nurse Specialists and Physiotherapists. The speciality delivers outpatient based activity which includes some procedure based activity that takes place within the outpatients setting. Neurology has 36 inpatient beds on ward 411 that are used to provide both a regional tertiary service and local secondary care provision. The elective inpatient element delivered by Neurology consists of procedures carried out in several locations within the Trust for example: Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) and infusion therapies delivered on a dedicated day case unit for neurology patients; muscle biopsy delivered in Wellcome theatres; and a variety of procedures (including lumbar punctures) via Ambulatory Care Beds.
These are whole time appointments to the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. The appointee would provide a maximum of 10 programmed activities, comprising a minimum of 8 programmed activities for direct clinical care and a maximum of 2 for supporting professional activities. All new consultants will be expected to take on additional educational, research or management responsibilities to contribute to SPA time to bring this time to 2.0 SPAs and that failing this, the job plan will revert to allocation of 1.5 SPA. The outpatient work (4 clinics) will include specialist clinics and general neurology clinics with the mix and sub-speciality determined by the needs of the department and experience of the appointee. The appointee's role will include provision of outpatient General Neurology and ward consultations. The post-holder will also be expected to contribute to the regional neurology on-call rota (1:18 with these appointments). There would be an expectation to provide outpatient clinics and support for acute neurology in Good Hope Hospital or in an alternative District General Hospital.
It is expected that the post holder will work in close collaboration with the other consultants in providing clinical care for patients. In addition, there are dedicated clinical nurse specialists.
Commitment to research (including multi-centre trials) and teaching is encouraged. This will be reflected in the SPA time and in the applicant's job plan. The University of Birmingham is located adjacent to the new Queen Elizabeth Hospital and an honorary appointment to the University will be available to an applicant with an active research interest
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Neurology service at UHB provides sub-specialist services in Multiple Sclerosis, Movement Disorders such as Parkinson's disease, Motor Neurone Disease (MND), Epilepsy, Neuromuscular Diseases, Neuroimmunology and Headache. There is joint working across Neurosurgery, Trauma, Stroke, Neurophysiology and Neuropsychiatry. The Neurology team consists of 24.85 WTE consultants as well as support from Clinical Nurse Specialists and Physiotherapists. The speciality delivers outpatient based activity which includes some procedure based activity that takes place within the outpatients setting. Neurology has 36 inpatient beds on ward 411 that are used to provide both a regional tertiary service and local secondary care provision. The elective inpatient element delivered by Neurology consists of procedures carried out in several locations within the Trust for example: Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) and infusion therapies delivered on a dedicated day case unit for neurology patients; muscle biopsy delivered in Wellcome theatres; and a variety of procedures (including lumbar punctures) via Ambulatory Care Beds.
These are whole time appointments to the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. The appointee would provide a maximum of 10 programmed activities, comprising a minimum of 8 programmed activities for direct clinical care and a maximum of 2 for supporting professional activities. All new consultants will be expected to take on additional educational, research or management responsibilities to contribute to SPA time to bring this time to 2.0 SPAs and that failing this, the job plan will revert to allocation of 1.5 SPA. The outpatient work (4 clinics) will include specialist clinics and general neurology clinics with the mix and sub-speciality determined by the needs of the department and experience of the appointee. The appointee's role will include provision of outpatient General Neurology and ward consultations. The post-holder will also be expected to contribute to the regional neurology on-call rota (1:18 with these appointments). There would be an expectation to provide outpatient clinics and support for acute neurology in Good Hope Hospital or in an alternative District General Hospital.
It is expected that the post holder will work in close collaboration with the other consultants in providing clinical care for patients. In addition, there are dedicated clinical nurse specialists.
Commitment to research (including multi-centre trials) and teaching is encouraged. This will be reflected in the SPA time and in the applicant's job plan. The University of Birmingham is located adjacent to the new Queen Elizabeth Hospital and an honorary appointment to the University will be available to an applicant with an active research interest
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC Registration
- Inclusion on Specialist Register or, if in training, eligible for inclusion on the Register within six months
- MRCP or equivalent
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC Registration
- Inclusion on Specialist Register or, if in training, eligible for inclusion on the Register within six months
- MRCP or equivalent
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
