Job summary
St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Consultant Neurologist (Traumatic Brain Injury and Neuro-otology) 10 PAs
Atkinson Morley Regional Neurosciences Centre
St. George's Hospital, London
This is an exciting opportunity for a clinically qualified individual to join the growing and dynamic neurology department at the St George's University Hospitals. This is a post in Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and neuro-otology. St George's Hospital is a Major Trauma Centre serving the SW London and Surrey Trauma Network.
The TBI department at St George's is a thriving and forward-thinking group, working closely with the trauma team, neurosurgery team and NITU, to provide rapid input into the care of patients presenting acutely with TBI. There are dedicated in-patient beds on the Neurology ward (four acute TBI beds and six level one neurorehabilitation beds). Other crucial relationships are with other Neurology sub-specialties, Stroke, Neurosciences ICU and Ophthalmology.
Main duties of the job
We have been leading the way in development of TBI services in London. The TBI service is co- led by a Consultant Neurologist (Dr Colette Griffin) and a Consultant Neuropsychiatrist (Dr Akshay Nair), in addition to Dr Etienne Laverse (Consultant Neurologist with a specialist interest in sports TBI), Dr Ivy Ong (Consultant Neurologist with a specialist interest in post-traumatic headache syndromes) and Dr Camilla Clark (Clinical Academic with a specialist interest in functional cognition post TBI). This dynamic group have also developed a growing TBI research portfolio in addition to the fully comprehensive clinical service.
There is also a highly specialist multi-disciplinary team working within the service, consisting of a Clinical Neuropsychologist, Occupational Therapist, Speech and Language Therapist, Physiotherapist, Social Worker, in addition to a Dietician and a Discharge Coordinator.
The postholder will be responsible for developing a neuro-otology MDT service including a specialist clinic, reviewing neuro-otology ward referrals and a weekly neuro-otology MDT.
The postholder be an integral part of the undergraduate neurology teaching programme, and will lead the further development of this very active teaching programme.
The postholder will contribute to the Neurology Hospitalist service at St George's Hospital.
About us
St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest healthcare units in the United Kingdom accommodating around 1170 beds and treating around 89,000 inpatient and day cases, and over 448,000 outpatients annually. The Trust employs over 6,000 staff incorporating 1,100 Medical & Dental Staff. It provides general acute services together with specialty services including neurosciences, cardiothoracic, and specialist children's services.
The Atkinson Morley Regional Neuroscience Centre provides tertiary neuroscience care to a regional population of 3.5 million in South West London, Surrey and Sussex and district neurology services to the local population (around 1 million). The directorate comprises the departments of Neurology, Stroke, Neurosurgery, Neurorehabilitation, Neurophysiology, Neuropsychology and Chronic Pain. There are close clinical and academic links with Neuro-anaesthetics, Neuro-intensive care and Neuropathology which are themselves based in other directorates.
St George's Hospital is the main teaching hospital in the western sector of the South Thames region,
The Trust is on three sites, St George's Hospital, the base for acute general medicine and surgical services, Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton (QMR), and St John's Therapy Centre, Battersea, where services for care of elderly patients previously at Bolingbroke Hospital are now based.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The major roles of this post will include:
- Jointly leading the TBI team (with the other 4PA post holder) with Dr Akshay Nair to deliver high quality care to patients presenting acutely with TBI.
- Clinical responsibility for the 4 acute TBI beds on Kent (with the other 4PA post holder), and cross cover for Dr Nair.
- Giving advice on outlying TBI referrals on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and reviewing patients if required. (The 4PA post holder gives advice on Wednesday and Friday).
- Weekly general neurology clinic.
- Weekly neuro-otology clinic.
- Electronically triaging general neurology and neuro-otology clinic referrals.
- Being an active part of the undergraduate medical education team.
- The post holder will be on call for the regional neurology service and will conduct a weekend ward round on the Regional Neurology Unit on Saturday and Sunday. Ordinarily this will be one or two weeks a year.
- The post holder will contribute to the neurology hospitalist rota. This will be four weeks per year.
- Contributing to education of undergraduates and postgraduates including supervision of trainees in neurology.
JD Pending Royal College Approval
Job description
Job responsibilities
The major roles of this post will include:
- Jointly leading the TBI team (with the other 4PA post holder) with Dr Akshay Nair to deliver high quality care to patients presenting acutely with TBI.
- Clinical responsibility for the 4 acute TBI beds on Kent (with the other 4PA post holder), and cross cover for Dr Nair.
- Giving advice on outlying TBI referrals on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and reviewing patients if required. (The 4PA post holder gives advice on Wednesday and Friday).
- Weekly general neurology clinic.
- Weekly neuro-otology clinic.
- Electronically triaging general neurology and neuro-otology clinic referrals.
- Being an active part of the undergraduate medical education team.
- The post holder will be on call for the regional neurology service and will conduct a weekend ward round on the Regional Neurology Unit on Saturday and Sunday. Ordinarily this will be one or two weeks a year.
- The post holder will contribute to the neurology hospitalist rota. This will be four weeks per year.
- Contributing to education of undergraduates and postgraduates including supervision of trainees in neurology.
JD Pending Royal College Approval
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent
- MRCP(or equivalent)
- CCT or equivalent (CESR / European Community Rights), or within 6 months of CCT in neurology
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the Advisory Appointments Committee
- MD/PhD in Neurology or related discipline
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience within the field of neuro-otology.
- Experience in all aspects of Neurology.
- Experience in TBI.
- Neuro-otology publications in scientific journals or presentations.
- TBI publication in scientific journal.
- Experience in supervising junior medical staff and co-ordinating clinical activities.
- Extensive teaching experience.
Clinical Governance
Essential
- Committed to monitoring and improving clinical quality and to build a clinical practice which is evidence based.
- Willingness to participate in clinical audit programme.
- Evidence of management skills.
- Evidence of managing a junior team.
Teaching
Essential
- Extensive experience of organising and running an undergraduate neurology teaching programme in a medical school.
- Must be an enthusiastic teacher.
- Extensive experience in teaching both undergraduates & postgraduates.
Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Good computer literacy
- High level of organisational skills
Desirable
- Evidence of range of teaching skills (by training of experience)
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Enthusiastic
- Self motivating
- Ability to work as part of a team and excellent collaborative skills
- oAbility to work as a member of a team
- oGood interpersonal skills
- oEvidence of good communication skills
- oAbility to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
- oGenuine interest in clinical research
- oEvidence of organisation and motivation
- oEnthusiasm and ability to work under pressure
- oCaring attitude to patients
- oSupportive and tolerant
- oCommitment to continuing medical education
- oAn awareness of own strengths and weaknesses
- Probity
Desirable
- Evidence of attributes of leadership as evidenced by experience
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Essential
- oPre-evaluation health screening
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent
- MRCP(or equivalent)
- CCT or equivalent (CESR / European Community Rights), or within 6 months of CCT in neurology
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the Advisory Appointments Committee
- MD/PhD in Neurology or related discipline
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience within the field of neuro-otology.
- Experience in all aspects of Neurology.
- Experience in TBI.
- Neuro-otology publications in scientific journals or presentations.
- TBI publication in scientific journal.
- Experience in supervising junior medical staff and co-ordinating clinical activities.
- Extensive teaching experience.
Clinical Governance
Essential
- Committed to monitoring and improving clinical quality and to build a clinical practice which is evidence based.
- Willingness to participate in clinical audit programme.
- Evidence of management skills.
- Evidence of managing a junior team.
Teaching
Essential
- Extensive experience of organising and running an undergraduate neurology teaching programme in a medical school.
- Must be an enthusiastic teacher.
- Extensive experience in teaching both undergraduates & postgraduates.
Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Good computer literacy
- High level of organisational skills
Desirable
- Evidence of range of teaching skills (by training of experience)
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Enthusiastic
- Self motivating
- Ability to work as part of a team and excellent collaborative skills
- oAbility to work as a member of a team
- oGood interpersonal skills
- oEvidence of good communication skills
- oAbility to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
- oGenuine interest in clinical research
- oEvidence of organisation and motivation
- oEnthusiasm and ability to work under pressure
- oCaring attitude to patients
- oSupportive and tolerant
- oCommitment to continuing medical education
- oAn awareness of own strengths and weaknesses
- Probity
Desirable
- Evidence of attributes of leadership as evidenced by experience
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Essential
- oPre-evaluation health screening
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
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.
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).
