Adult Vascular Neurosurgery Fellowship

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Job Overview:

Applications are invited for the position of Royal College of Surgeons Accredited Senior Clinical Fellow in Neurovascular Neurosurgery, at Leeds General Infirmary.

The successful candidate will join an existing world-class neurovascular team, consisting of neurosurgeons, interventional neuroradiologists and clinical nurse specialists.

THE LEEDS WAY VALUES

Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Patient-centred

Collaborative

Fair

Accountable

Empowered

All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values

Additionally the following are core values which relate specifically to this post:

These beliefs and attitudes that underpin effective performance within the job role. Emphasis should be on the requirements of the role not the individual when completing this section. Examples might include: quality focus, mistakes are used as a continual learning experience, honesty, integrity etc.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change.

WYAAT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The Partnerships ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that ambition.

The role sits within the neurosurgical department, which has three inpatient wards, a neuro HDU and dedicated neuro ICU. There are between three and six theatre lists per day, including dedicated neurosurgical acute and paediatric neurosurgical theatres.

The department of Neurosurgery in Leeds provides leading Neurovascular care. The service is consultant-led and delivered, through dedicated subspecialty services. The Neurovascular services have very strong links with Neurology, Neuroradiology and Neuropathology (including cytogenetics) and Leeds University.

The post offers training in the full range of neurovascular pathology, including: AVM, aneurysms, moya moya, dural AV fistulae and cavernoma.

Many previous post-holders have gone on to successfully secure substantive neurovascular consultant appointments.

Main Duties of the Role:

General

This post is formally recognised by the Royal College of Surgeons, as part of the Senior Clinical Fellow Scheme.

The fellowship is designed for Neurosurgical clinicians at the end of training to provide all aspects of subspecialty training in Vascular Neurosurgery.

The fellow will be fully immersed in the Neurovascular service. This will include a thorough grounding in the clinical management, investigation and surgical techniques for optimally managing all varieties of vascular lesions.

There are further opportunities to develop a research interest and also to attend neurovascular radiology theatres.

Operating

The Fellow will gain independent competencies in dealing with acute and elective intra-cranial aneurysms, AVMs, cavernomas and dural AV Fistulae.

Non-Operative

The Fellow will attend specialist clinics and the Multidisciplinary meeting to gain a thorough understanding of the management of vascular lesions.

The Fellow will be expected to maintain both Departmental and national databases, such as the national AVM Registry and UK & Ireland Subarachnoid Haemorrhage Database.

Out Of Hours

The post-holder will participate in the Neurosurgical out-of-hours rota which includes cover of adult and paediatric neurosurgical conditions, at a registrar level.

Organisational Overview:

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS Trusts in the UK. The Neurosurgical Department sits within the Neurosciences CSU, which also includes: neurology, stroke medicine, orthopaedic spinal surgery and pain services. The Department caters to a catchment population of in excess of 3 million people.

The vascular neurosurgery team are experienced and offer the full range of surgical approaches.

Theatres are well-resourced and this includes: Zeiss Kinevo microscopes with ICG video angiography, Flow 800 post ICG analysis, fluorescein video angiography, Micro Doppler USS, intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring, minimally invasive craniotomies (including eyebrow and LSO), endoscope-assisted aneurysm clipping.

Leeds has a strong reputation for training, indeed previous post-holders have gone on to successfully secure neurovascular consultant posts.

The senior medical staff are friendly and approachable and will provide career advice/support, educational supervision and are all happy to be directly approached by enthusiastic trainees.

Leeds Neurosurgery is a fantastic department in which to work and many of our former trainees now work here, as consultants!

Job Description Text:

This post is formally recognised by the Royal College of Surgeons, as part of the Senior Clinical Fellow Scheme.

The fellowship is designed for Neurosurgical clinicians at the end of training to provide all aspects of subspecialty training in Vascular Neurosurgery. This post is not suitable for more junior applicants, who are not yet at a CCT or peri-CCT standard.

The post is structured such that the training will be planned and delivered over a 12-month period and is therefore not suitable for trainees looking for a briefer fellowship placement.

The Fellow will be expected to keep a portfolio of their activities and educational progress, utilising a recognised portfolio (eg ISCP).

The Fellow is strongly encouraged to involve themselves in the current research within the Department, including actively recruiting patients to trials such as the SCIL IL1-ra trial, CARE study etc.

The Department is led by 15 Substantive and 2 Locum Consultant Neurosurgeons. The Neurosurgeons work with the Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeons to provide an integrated spinal service. The Neurosurgical Consultants each have a comprehensive general Neurosurgical commitment, as well as particular subspecialty interests.

Mr K Deniz (Clinical Lead) - Vascular and Skull Base Neurosurgery

Mr P Chumas - Paediatric, Oncology and Epilepsy Neurosurgery

Mr J Goodden - Paediatric, Oncology and Spasticity Neurosurgery

Mr A Tyagi - Paediatric, Vascular and Skull Base Neurosurgery

Ms I Sataite - Paediatric and General Adult Neurosurgery

Mr G Sivakumar - Paediatric, Functional & Oncology Neurosurgery

Mr I Anderson - Vascular and Skull Base Neurosurgery

Mr R Corns - Adult Oncology and Trauma Neurosurgery

Mr R Mathew - Adult Oncology and Academic Neurosurgery

Mr H Narayanamurthy - Hydrocephalus, Chiari and Spinal Neurosurgery

Mr N Phillips - Pituitary and Skull Base Neurosurgery

Mr A Sheikh - Vascular, Pituitary and Skull Base Neurosurgery

Mr C Derham - Spinal Neurosurgery

Mr C Kellett - Spinal Neurosurgery

Mr D Pal - Spinal Neurosurgery

Mr S Selvanathan - Spinal Neurosurgery

Mr S Thomson - Adult Oncology and Spinal Neurosurgery

Junior medical cover is provided by two tiers; higher surgical trainees (formerly known as registrars and senior clinical fellows) and lower surgical trainees (formerly known as SHOs and junior clinical fellows). This position forms part of the higher surgical trainee cohort.

Scorecard/Person Specification:

Essential Criteria

Primary medical degree

GMC registration with licence to practise

CCT in neurosurgery is preferred

Desirable Criteria

Prior experience of working in neurosurgery, within the NHS system

Demonstration of prior career interest in neurovascular neurosurgery (publications, presentations, audits etc)

Evidence of active involvement in audit

Evidence of active involvement in research

. Evidence of active involvement in teaching

Person Specification

Experience

Desirable

• Evidence of active involvement in audit
• Evidence of active involvement in research
• Evidence of active involvement in teaching

Qualifications

Essential

• Primary medical degree

Desirable

• CCT in neurosurgery is preferred

Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills

Essential

• GMC registration with licence to practise

Desirable

• Prior experience of working in neurosurgery, within the NHS system
• Demonstration of prior career interest in neurovascular neurosurgery (publications, presentations, audits etc)

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

Leeds General Infirmary

Great George Street

Leeds

LS1 3EX

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)