Job summary
ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY / FREEMAN HOSPITAL
DIRECTORATE OF NEUROSCIENCES
CONSULTANT NEUROLOGIST WITH AN INTEREST IN EPILEPSY
REF. 317-CON-22-051
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team. We strongly encourage informal contact from clinicians and clinical academics worldwide.
This is a new post and therefore prospective candidates are encouraged to develop their own area of interest within the epilepsy team, looking to strengthen existing areas, or expand the service. You will be expected to contribute to the acute and general out-patient neurology service and support a specialist epilepsy service. You should also be agreeable to the possibility of a future local district general hospital attachment as the Department's regional presence expands.
In addition to the challenges of the role, we can offer you a commitment to teaching, education, research and audit.
Candidates for the post must be registered medical practitioners and on, or eligible to join, the Specialist Register within six months of the date of the Appointments Committee.
Please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification document.
Main duties of the job
This post is based at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in the regional neurosciences centre. You will provide a general neurology service, comprising acute and elective outpatient and inpatient work, and will take part in the provision of a specialist service in epilepsy. Future expansion of the regional role of the department may introduce a contribution to the provision of services at a local district general hospital.
Within the epilepsy service we provide first seizure, epilepsy surgery, adolescent transition, neuro-obstetrics and learning disability/epilepsy clinics in addition to the general/complex epilepsy clinics. Weekly MDTs are held with the neurophysiology department to review EEGs, and there is a twice monthly epilepsy surgery meeting. We are planning to expand our provision of vidoetelemetry. We are growing our team in 2022 and are looking for an enthusiastic new colleague.
The appointee will be expected to participate in the weekly academic meetings and in the departmental teaching programme for the undergraduate medical students from Newcastle University. They will also be expected to contribute to the postgraduate training.
The appointee will be expected to undertake administrative duties in relation to the care of his/her patients and in relation to the running of the Department of Neurology in co-operation with the Head of Department, Departmental Manager and Clinical Director.
About us
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the most successful teaching NHS Trusts in the country. We have one of the highest number of specialist services of hospitals in the UK. With around 15,000 staff, the Newcastle Hospitals is one of the region's major employers. We have a long-standing reputation for high quality clinical care with our staff's commitment to excellence reflected in our consistent performance at the highest level. We are committed to being an "employer of choice" offering our staff superb benefits, looking after their wellbeing, and providing access to high-quality education, training, career progression and support which enables them to provide "healthcare at its best - with people at our heart".
For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Dr Tim Williams on 0191 2823026 or tim.williams8@nhs.net / Dr Shan Ellawela on 0191 2823011 or shan.ellawela3@nhs.net.
You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please complete the application form in full, ensuring that you provide references to cover the last 3 years. For any further queries, please contact Veronika Tosheva HR Advisor at veronika.tosheva@nhs.net, quoting the post reference number.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities:
Clinical:
- Participate in departmental work in providing neurology services to our patients.
- Contribute to the departmental on-call system.
- Provide a specialist epilepsy service.
Administrative:
- Undertake administrative duties in relation to the care of his/her patients and in relation to the running of the Department of Neuroradiology, in co-operation with the Heads of Department, Directorate Manager and Clinical Director.
- To undertake general administrative duties within a context of compliance with Directorate and Trust aims and objectives.
- Become involved with the financial management of the Directorate budget - at all times looking to ensure the delivery of high-quality care to agreed standards, but at the same time reviewing working practices to provide the most efficient use of resources.
Research:
- The Trust welcomes and encourages research as a high-profile activity that compliments the service provided, the emphasis being studies that fall within the National Institute of Health Research Portfolio. This research activity can be supported by Clinical Research Network funding. The department will support candidates who look to develop a research career from within the NHS post. We have a number of excellent Clinical Research Nurses who are currently helping us recruit to a number of national and international multicentre trials such as ARISE, BioJuME, CoreVNS and the AED registry study.
Teaching:
It is anticipated that you will:
- Participate in the undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
- Participate in the teaching and training of other health care professionals within the Directorate.
- Be actively involved in the clinical supervision of all postgraduate trainees in the department.
Flexibility:
In line with the Trusts core value of placing patients at the heart of everything we do, we are developing our service provision to be responsive to the needs of our patients. To meet those needs some staff groups will be increasingly asked to work a more flexible work pattern so that they can offer services in the evening or weekend. As a result any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern or working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities:
Clinical:
- Participate in departmental work in providing neurology services to our patients.
- Contribute to the departmental on-call system.
- Provide a specialist epilepsy service.
Administrative:
- Undertake administrative duties in relation to the care of his/her patients and in relation to the running of the Department of Neuroradiology, in co-operation with the Heads of Department, Directorate Manager and Clinical Director.
- To undertake general administrative duties within a context of compliance with Directorate and Trust aims and objectives.
- Become involved with the financial management of the Directorate budget - at all times looking to ensure the delivery of high-quality care to agreed standards, but at the same time reviewing working practices to provide the most efficient use of resources.
Research:
- The Trust welcomes and encourages research as a high-profile activity that compliments the service provided, the emphasis being studies that fall within the National Institute of Health Research Portfolio. This research activity can be supported by Clinical Research Network funding. The department will support candidates who look to develop a research career from within the NHS post. We have a number of excellent Clinical Research Nurses who are currently helping us recruit to a number of national and international multicentre trials such as ARISE, BioJuME, CoreVNS and the AED registry study.
Teaching:
It is anticipated that you will:
- Participate in the undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
- Participate in the teaching and training of other health care professionals within the Directorate.
- Be actively involved in the clinical supervision of all postgraduate trainees in the department.
Flexibility:
In line with the Trusts core value of placing patients at the heart of everything we do, we are developing our service provision to be responsive to the needs of our patients. To meet those needs some staff groups will be increasingly asked to work a more flexible work pattern so that they can offer services in the evening or weekend. As a result any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern or working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification.
- Full GMC Registration.
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC).
Desirable
- MD, PhD or equivalent, ideally with a focus on epilepsy.
- Evidence of subspecialty training in epilepsy.
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Training and experience in all aspects of Neurology.
- Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality.
- Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre.
Desirable
- Interest and experience in epilepsy and epilepsy surgery; specialist fellowship or further training in epilepsy.
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty.
- Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines.
- An understanding of Clinical Governance.
Desirable
- Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals.
- Evidence of leadership / project management.
- Evidence of having implemented change.
- Experience in developing and implementing new technologies.
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff.
- Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
- Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills.
Desirable
- Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills.
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education.
Research
Essential
- Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings.
- Research/critical review of literature.
- Publications in the last five years.
Desirable
- Higher degree.
- Publications in the last three years as first author.
Audit
Essential
- Evidence of participation in audit.
Desirable
- Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit.
- Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's Core & Professional Behaviours.
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development.
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce.
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD.
- Ability and willingness to work the on-call rota.
- Ability and willingness to work a more flexible pattern of working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification.
- Full GMC Registration.
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC).
Desirable
- MD, PhD or equivalent, ideally with a focus on epilepsy.
- Evidence of subspecialty training in epilepsy.
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Training and experience in all aspects of Neurology.
- Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality.
- Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre.
Desirable
- Interest and experience in epilepsy and epilepsy surgery; specialist fellowship or further training in epilepsy.
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty.
- Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines.
- An understanding of Clinical Governance.
Desirable
- Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals.
- Evidence of leadership / project management.
- Evidence of having implemented change.
- Experience in developing and implementing new technologies.
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff.
- Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
- Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills.
Desirable
- Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills.
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education.
Research
Essential
- Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings.
- Research/critical review of literature.
- Publications in the last five years.
Desirable
- Higher degree.
- Publications in the last three years as first author.
Audit
Essential
- Evidence of participation in audit.
Desirable
- Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit.
- Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's Core & Professional Behaviours.
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development.
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce.
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD.
- Ability and willingness to work the on-call rota.
- Ability and willingness to work a more flexible pattern of working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.
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
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).
