Job summary
Job Title: Consultant Neurologist with Specialist Interest in Movement Disorders
Grade: Consultant
Managerial Responsible to:Clinical Director
Professionally Accountable to: Speciality Lead, Dr Alan Whone
Base/Department(s): Southmead Hospital/Neurology Department
Location(s): Bristol Brain Centre, Southmead Hospital
This is a full-time consultant neurologist post with a specialist interest in Movement Disorders Neurology to join an established, highly committed, multi-disciplinary movement disorders team.
Job Plan: Proposed Job Plan is attached although the individual will be expected to work flexibly to fulfil high professional standards and contribute to Departmental duties.
Main duties of the job
(i)Clinical Duties
The postholder will be responsible for the clinical management of patients under their care, and, in liaison with consultant colleagues, continuity of care when the postholder is absent.
(ii)Teaching and Supervision of Junior Medical Staff & Students
The postholder will be responsible for the professional supervision and management of junior medical staff including a dedicated movement disorders clinical fellow. Where appropriate, the postholder will be named in the educational contract of junior staff as the person responsible for overseeing their training and as an initial source of advice to such doctors regarding their careers.
In liaison with the Director of Postgraduate Medical Education the postholder may be required to contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate education.
(iii)Audit
The postholder will encouraged to take part in a Clinical Audit Programme. The Trust has an audit department which supports and monitors such activity. There is an active Trust Clinical Audit Committee.
About us
North Bristol NHS Trust is the largest Trust in the South West region and one of the largest trusts in the country, and hosts the regional neuroscience centre.It employs more than 8,500 staff, has approximately 1,050 inpatient beds and income in excess of £540 million.
The Trust provides Medical, Surgical, Neonatal and Maternity Care for its local population of approximately a million people in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset. The Trust also provides regional services in Neurosciences, Orthopaedics, Pathology, Plastic Surgery and Burns, Renal Medicine and Transplant and Urology and is the Major Trauma Centre for the West Country.
NBT hosts the Bristol Health Partners, Health Integration Team for Parkinson's and Other Movement Disorders for Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. For device assisted therapies we cover the whole south-west peninsular and south Wales. We actively work with Parkinson's UK and Cure Parkinson's and have our own movement disorders Patient Public Involvement Group. Applicants will be expected to participate in support all the above.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post is basedentirely at North Bristol Trust on the Southmead Hospital site.
The post will include 2 specialist movement disorder clinics per week, day-case movement disorder reviews, movement disorder ward consultations and supporting the movement disorders MDT and broader activities.
The post also includes 1.5 general neurology clinics per week. Once a month a general neurology clinic will be replaced by a neurology hot-clinic. For between 2-4 weeks per year all activity will be replaced with being the neurology consultant providing cover to the general neurology ward
The post-holder will join 25 consultant neurologists who collectively provide general neurology and broad a range of sub-specialist interests within the Department of Neurology at North Bristol Trust (NBT).
The post includes a one in fourteen on-call in stroke neurology including thrombectomy and thrombolysis and a day per month in acute stroke care. If not experienced in stroke neurology the appointed person will be trained and supervised in this until able to perform an independent on-call. There is additional SPA time provided to maintain CPD in stroke. **NB this is subject to change due to Acute Stroke Reconfiguration**
For further details, please see the attached Job Description and Job Plan.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post is basedentirely at North Bristol Trust on the Southmead Hospital site.
The post will include 2 specialist movement disorder clinics per week, day-case movement disorder reviews, movement disorder ward consultations and supporting the movement disorders MDT and broader activities.
The post also includes 1.5 general neurology clinics per week. Once a month a general neurology clinic will be replaced by a neurology hot-clinic. For between 2-4 weeks per year all activity will be replaced with being the neurology consultant providing cover to the general neurology ward
The post-holder will join 25 consultant neurologists who collectively provide general neurology and broad a range of sub-specialist interests within the Department of Neurology at North Bristol Trust (NBT).
The post includes a one in fourteen on-call in stroke neurology including thrombectomy and thrombolysis and a day per month in acute stroke care. If not experienced in stroke neurology the appointed person will be trained and supervised in this until able to perform an independent on-call. There is additional SPA time provided to maintain CPD in stroke. **NB this is subject to change due to Acute Stroke Reconfiguration**
For further details, please see the attached Job Description and Job Plan.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Membership of the Royal College of Physicians & registration on the Neurology Specialist Register
Desirable
- Higher academic qualification (e.g. MD or PhD).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Membership of the Royal College of Physicians & registration on the Neurology Specialist Register
Desirable
- Higher academic qualification (e.g. MD or PhD).
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).
