Job summary
The advertised post is for a locum NHS appointment.
Barts Health has a hub and spoke distribution of Neurologists with most having commitments at other hospitals in addition to the Royal London Hospital, including Newham University Hospital. The new appointee will work at both these sites, and will carry out general and acute neurology work, develop a neuromuscular disorders clinic, and undertake clinical leadership activities, working to a job plan as follows:
Main duties of the job
Main Duties:
- To contribute to the provision of a comprehensive and efficient acute and general neurology service
- To share responsibility with all consultant colleagues for providing evidence-based standards of care for all inpatients and outpatients
- To have regard at all times to the clinical and quality standards set out in the Patients Charter and the local purchasers' contracts
- To liaise effectively and on a timely basis with General Practitioners, community services and all healthcare agencies
- To maintain and promote team and multi-disciplinary work with the specialties working closely and regularly with Neurology
- To encourage and foster clinical governance at clinical, managerial and medical levels and to take part in regional audit in support of evidence-based medicine
- To give advice, support and training to junior medical staff, and medical students
- Responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge including administrative duties associated with patient care
- Leadership and proper functioning of the services in his/her charge in line with agreed policies of the Trust
- Participation in quality and safety activities, including clinical audit.
About us
City Health Authority (ELCHA), across 4 hospital sites (Royal London Hospital, St Bartholomew's Hospital, Whipps Cross Hospital, and Newham General Hospital. It lies at the apex of a referral triangle covering large parts of North East and East London. Links with a number of other hospitals have been established and joint appointments are established with Homerton Hospital, The Princess Alexandra Hospital, Basildon Hospital, Queens Hospital Romford, and Southend University Hospital. The proximity of the Trust to bus, tube and overland public transport to much of Essex lends it to being a major tertiary referral centre for this population. There are also increasing links with North Kent. The other major centres in the same area are the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen's Hospital and the Royal Free Hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate professional excellent and efficient delivery of care. They will be expected to support the development of a neuromuscular disorders clinic alongside contributing to the general neurology service. They will work to agreed levels of activity and throughput in the outpatient department with the General Manager and Clinical Director.
Please see job description for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate professional excellent and efficient delivery of care. They will be expected to support the development of a neuromuscular disorders clinic alongside contributing to the general neurology service. They will work to agreed levels of activity and throughput in the outpatient department with the General Manager and Clinical Director.
Please see job description for further details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS/MB ChB or equivalent
- Higher degree (MD, PhD or equivalent)
- Specialist registration or equivalent achieved or within 3 months of completion
- MRCP or equivalent
Desirable
- Higher degree (MD, PhD or equivalent)
Experience
Essential
- Experience in management of in and out-patient general neurology, including acute neurology
- Experience of neuromuscular disorders neurology
- Experience of carrying out and publishing research or audit
Desirable
- Management experience
- Experience of working with hard to reach patient populations
- Experience of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of taking part in service and departmental developments/improvements
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS/MB ChB or equivalent
- Higher degree (MD, PhD or equivalent)
- Specialist registration or equivalent achieved or within 3 months of completion
- MRCP or equivalent
Desirable
- Higher degree (MD, PhD or equivalent)
Experience
Essential
- Experience in management of in and out-patient general neurology, including acute neurology
- Experience of neuromuscular disorders neurology
- Experience of carrying out and publishing research or audit
Desirable
- Management experience
- Experience of working with hard to reach patient populations
- Experience of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of taking part in service and departmental developments/improvements
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).
