Job summary
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Consultant Neurologist to join our dynamic team at the Royal London Hospital, part of Barts Health NHS Trust - one of the largest and most ambitious healthcare organisations in the country. This is an exciting opportunity to lead and develop the Rapid Access Acute Rehabilitation (RAAR) service, providing early neurorehabilitation to patients with complex neurological and trauma-related conditions. Alongside your leadership of the RAAR unit, you will contribute to our wider neurology service through outpatient clinics, acute neurology liaison and ward rounds, working collaboratively across a multidisciplinary team.You will join a supportive and forward-thinking neurology department with access to a dedicated clinical research unit, excellent secretarial support, and a strong culture of teaching and innovation. We are proud to serve a diverse and vibrant East London population and offer unrivalled opportunities for professional development, research collaboration through UCLPartners, and career progression across our network. Whether you are an established consultant or stepping into your first substantive post, we will support your growth with tailored mentoring and development opportunities.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for the best talent to lead our ambitious new healthcare organisation. Inreturn, the Barts Health will provide unsurpassed professional development opportunities,enabling investment in a range of new initiatives that would mean:
o doctors and nurses in training will be able to gain experience in different hospitals alongthe whole patient pathway;o there would be greater opportunity for career progression - we could retain good staffwho might otherwise leave to gain promotion;o becoming world-class will enable us to recruit some of the best doctors and researchersin the world - who can share their knowledge and experience;o success breeds success. An organisation that is recognised as a world-leader will find iteasier to recruit more staff, meaning we can work to reduce the number of persistentvacancies;o joining forces with other partners in an Academic Health Science System will mean thatstaff would be better able to secure funds and pool their talents to develop newtechnology, techniques and treatments.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate professional excellent and efficient deliveryof care. They will be expected to run the Rapid Access Acute Rehabilitation (RAAR service)alongside contributing to the general neurology service. They will work to agreed levels ofactivity and throughput in the outpatient department with the General Manager and ClinicalDirector.Other duties include:- To contribute to the provision of a comprehensive and efficient acute and generalneurology service. To share responsibility with all consultant colleagues for providing evidence-basedstandards of care for all inpatients and outpatients, providing and receiving support tocolleagues when required. To have regard at all times to the clinical and quality standards set out in the PatientsCharter and the local purchasers contracts. To liaise effectively and on a timely basis with General Practitioners, community servicesand all healthcare agencies. To maintain and promote team and multi-disciplinary work with the specialties workingclosely and regularly with Neurology. To encourage and foster clinical governance at clinical, managerial and medical levelsand 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 dutiesassociated with patient care. Leadership and proper functioning of the services in his/her charge in line with agreedpolicies of the Trust. Participation in quality and safety activities, including clinical audit. To maintain own professional standards in keeping up to date with latest developments,including maintaining license to practice and validation, access to continued professionaldevelopment activities and adding value to the Department
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate professional excellent and efficient deliveryof care. They will be expected to run the Rapid Access Acute Rehabilitation (RAAR service)alongside contributing to the general neurology service. They will work to agreed levels ofactivity and throughput in the outpatient department with the General Manager and ClinicalDirector.Other duties include:- To contribute to the provision of a comprehensive and efficient acute and generalneurology service. To share responsibility with all consultant colleagues for providing evidence-basedstandards of care for all inpatients and outpatients, providing and receiving support tocolleagues when required. To have regard at all times to the clinical and quality standards set out in the PatientsCharter and the local purchasers contracts. To liaise effectively and on a timely basis with General Practitioners, community servicesand all healthcare agencies. To maintain and promote team and multi-disciplinary work with the specialties workingclosely and regularly with Neurology. To encourage and foster clinical governance at clinical, managerial and medical levelsand 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 dutiesassociated with patient care. Leadership and proper functioning of the services in his/her charge in line with agreedpolicies of the Trust. Participation in quality and safety activities, including clinical audit. To maintain own professional standards in keeping up to date with latest developments,including maintaining license to practice and validation, access to continued professionaldevelopment activities and adding value to the Department
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS/MB ChB or equivalent
- MRCP or equivalent
- Entry of the GMC Specialist Register via one of the following: CCT within 6 months of completion. CESR European Comminity Rights
Experience
Essential
- Experience in management of in and out-patient general neurology, including acute neurology
- Experience of brain injury neurology, cognitive neurology and inpatient rehabilitation
- 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
Personal and people development
Essential
- Communication skills
- Computer literate
- Evidence of teamwork and working across multiple disciplines
Desirable
- Evidence of working jointly with other clinicians
Specific requirements
Essential
- Sufficient to perform the duties of the post with any aids and adaptations
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS/MB ChB or equivalent
- MRCP or equivalent
- Entry of the GMC Specialist Register via one of the following: CCT within 6 months of completion. CESR European Comminity Rights
Experience
Essential
- Experience in management of in and out-patient general neurology, including acute neurology
- Experience of brain injury neurology, cognitive neurology and inpatient rehabilitation
- 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
Personal and people development
Essential
- Communication skills
- Computer literate
- Evidence of teamwork and working across multiple disciplines
Desirable
- Evidence of working jointly with other clinicians
Specific requirements
Essential
- Sufficient to perform the duties of the post with any aids and adaptations
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).
