Job summary
This is a new substantive post in Clinical Neurophysiology, with a subspecialist emphasis in Neuromuscular Neurophysiology and Neuromuscular Neurology. The successful applicant would join the growing Neuromuscular Team at St George's. This post complements 6 other consultant posts within the Clinical Neurophysiology Team and 5 other consultant posts within the Neuromuscular Neurology Team.
Main duties of the job
The major roles of this post will include:
- Weekly outpatient general neuromuscular clinic (nerve, neuromuscular junction and muscle)
- Weekly outpatient subspecialist peripheral nerve clinic
- Twice weekly outpatient general EMG clinics
- Weekly outpatient complex EMG clinic, dedicated to detailed evaluation of complex neuromuscular disorders including inflammatory neuropathies that will benefit from concomitant peripheral nerve ultrasound assessment.
- Weekly inpatient neuromuscular liaison service, including clinical review of ward referrals, and undertaking inpatient neurophysiology/ultrasound studies.
- Consolidation of neuromuscular ultrasound experience and development of the neuromuscular ultrasound service.
- Attendance at the neuromuscular biopsy, neuromuscular imaging and complex myasthenia MDT meetings.
- Regular neurophysiology and neuromuscular neurology teaching to neurology registrars and the neurophysiology registrar.
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.
St George's Hospital is the main teaching hospital in the western sector of the South Thames region, and as such has developed links with most district general hospitals throughout South Thames West, and supports a significant training programme for junior doctors who rotate through the Trust.
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 and community therapy services are now based. The Trust serves a resident population of about 300,000 and provides secondary care services to two London Boroughs, Wandsworth and Merton which have a total population of approximately 600,000 between them.
Neurology is part of the Neurosciences Clinical Directorate. The directorate sits within the Division of Surgery, Neurosciences, Cancer, Theatres & Anaesthetics (SNCT).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to attached job description and person specification document which outlines the full responsibilities of the role
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to attached job description and person specification document which outlines the full responsibilities of the role
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BChir or equivalent
- MRCP(or equivalent)
- CCT or equivalent, or within 6 months of CCT in clinical neurophysiology
- CCT or equivalent, 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
Desirable
- PhD or MD in Neurology or related discipline
Experience
Essential
- Experience / expertise in neuromuscular disorders
- Publications in scientific journals or presentations
- Experience in supervising junior medical staff and co-ordinating clinical activities
- Teaching experience
Desirable
- Neuromuscular Subspecialty experience complementing current service
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
Desirable
- Evidence of management skills
- Evidence of managing a junior team
Teaching
Essential
- Must be an enthusiastic teacher
- Interested in teaching both undergraduates & postgraduates
Desirable
- Postgraduate certificate in medical education
- Teaching Awards and Prizes
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
- Ability to work as a member of a team
- Good interpersonal skills
- Evidence of good communication skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
- Genuine interest in clinical research
- Evidence of organisation and motivation
- Enthusiasm and ability to work under pressure
- Caring attitude to patients
- Supportive and tolerant
- An awareness of own strengths and weaknesses
- Probity
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BChir or equivalent
- MRCP(or equivalent)
- CCT or equivalent, or within 6 months of CCT in clinical neurophysiology
- CCT or equivalent, 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
Desirable
- PhD or MD in Neurology or related discipline
Experience
Essential
- Experience / expertise in neuromuscular disorders
- Publications in scientific journals or presentations
- Experience in supervising junior medical staff and co-ordinating clinical activities
- Teaching experience
Desirable
- Neuromuscular Subspecialty experience complementing current service
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
Desirable
- Evidence of management skills
- Evidence of managing a junior team
Teaching
Essential
- Must be an enthusiastic teacher
- Interested in teaching both undergraduates & postgraduates
Desirable
- Postgraduate certificate in medical education
- Teaching Awards and Prizes
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
- Ability to work as a member of a team
- Good interpersonal skills
- Evidence of good communication skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
- Genuine interest in clinical research
- Evidence of organisation and motivation
- Enthusiasm and ability to work under pressure
- Caring attitude to patients
- Supportive and tolerant
- An awareness of own strengths and weaknesses
- Probity
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).
