Job summary
GUY'S AND ST. THOMAS' HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
EVELINA LONDON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
Senior Clinical Fellows in Paediatric Neurodevelopmental disability
£51,017 - £58,398 pro rata
1 x Full or Part Time (see below) Fixed Term Post
This post is due to start in September 2023 till September 2024.Please note this role is available as either 0.8 WTE or as 1.0 WTE if you are interested in also working 0.2 as middle grade on call (general or specialities rota).
The post is less focused on physical disability, cerebral palsy, or epilepsy as there are existing services and consultant neurologist colleagues who focus on these areas. However, any relevant areas of interest or expertise will be welcomed.
Main duties of the job
This role is to provide mainly outpatient care for children under the care of the Newcomen neurodevelopmental disability service, including occasional elective care/inpatient consults. You will participate in clinical and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care, as well as participate in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training.
The successful candidate will provide clinical input to the tertiary neurodevelopmental clinics and lead own clinics, including providing: opinions to paediatricians; The children may have an autistic disorder, ADHD, learning difficulties, a range of emotional and behavioural problems including neuropsychiatric conditions and a range of coexisting medical and genetic disorders. They will also provide cross cover across the neurodevelopment service (including other clinics such as behavioural feeding clinics).
About us
The Newcomen Neurodevelopmental Disability Service is part of the Tertiary Neurosciences Department at Evelina London Children's Hospital and is located on the St Thomas' site. It is a tertiary level service for children in the South East of England, with the more severe complex neurodevelopmental disorders often with associated physical, mental and neuropsychiatric problems. We currently offer a wide range of services including multi-disciplinary neurodevelopmental assessment of children with autism and communication disorders; ADHD; intellectual disability; acquired neurological and genetic disorders; psychopharmacology interventions; behavioural intervention for children with challenging behaviour; educational intervention; a complex behavioural feeding service; a wide range of services for children with motor disorders; a developmental epilepsy service; and a sleep service.
The broader Children's Neurosciences Service runs a large number of specialist and multidisciplinary clinics, widening the clinical exposure for successful candidates. They include complex epilepsy, neuromuscular and peripheral neuropathy, neonatal neurology, fetal neurology, neuropathic bladder, movement therapy, neuro-ophthalmology, joint genetics clinic, spina bifida , neurofibromatosis, neurological dysphagia, neuro-haematology (held with KCH for sickle cell cerebral vasculopathy) and a scoliosis clinic.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This posts is available from the beginning of September 2023 for a period of one year. Successful candidates will be exposed to a wide variety of neurological conditions both acute and chronic in both the outpatient and inpatient settings. The post will offer opportunities to develop skills in multidisciplinary management of childhood neurology and in the use and interpretation of neuro-imaging methods, and neurophysiological tests.
A detailed job description is attached with person specification and example timetable.
Please contact Dr Michael Absoud for further details Michael.Absoud@gstt.nhs.uk.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This posts is available from the beginning of September 2023 for a period of one year. Successful candidates will be exposed to a wide variety of neurological conditions both acute and chronic in both the outpatient and inpatient settings. The post will offer opportunities to develop skills in multidisciplinary management of childhood neurology and in the use and interpretation of neuro-imaging methods, and neurophysiological tests.
A detailed job description is attached with person specification and example timetable.
Please contact Dr Michael Absoud for further details Michael.Absoud@gstt.nhs.uk.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Full GMC Registration and hold a licence to practice
Desirable
- Higher degree - MD or PhD in related subject
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Comprehensive clinical experience in inpatient and outpatient paediatric neurology
Desirable
- Prior experience in the management of patients relevant to the Paediatric Neurology, including more sub-specialist areas
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to perform child neurological examination
- Ability to exercise initiative
- Ability to prioritise a varied workload and work under pressure to meet deadlines whilst maintaining a high level of quality whilst maintaining a high level of quality
Desirable
Research,Teaching & Management
Essential
- Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research
- Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training
- Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management
Desirable
- Evidence of original research
- Publication(s) in peer reviewed journal
- Teaching qualification
- Management training or qualification
- Evidence of leadership in the development of clinical services
- Evidence of delivery of service change
Other
Essential
- Evidence of understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council
- Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk management
Desirable
- Experience in clinical guideline development
- Appraisal training
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Full GMC Registration and hold a licence to practice
Desirable
- Higher degree - MD or PhD in related subject
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Comprehensive clinical experience in inpatient and outpatient paediatric neurology
Desirable
- Prior experience in the management of patients relevant to the Paediatric Neurology, including more sub-specialist areas
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to perform child neurological examination
- Ability to exercise initiative
- Ability to prioritise a varied workload and work under pressure to meet deadlines whilst maintaining a high level of quality whilst maintaining a high level of quality
Desirable
Research,Teaching & Management
Essential
- Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research
- Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training
- Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management
Desirable
- Evidence of original research
- Publication(s) in peer reviewed journal
- Teaching qualification
- Management training or qualification
- Evidence of leadership in the development of clinical services
- Evidence of delivery of service change
Other
Essential
- Evidence of understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council
- Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk management
Desirable
- Experience in clinical guideline development
- Appraisal training
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
