Consultant in Paediatric Neurology

Job responsibilities

PAEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT NEUROLOGY SERVICE

The Leicester Paediatric and Adolescent Neurology service is based in the Leicester Childrens Hospital on the Leicester Royal Infirmary site.

The appointees will form part of a team of 3 consultant Paediatric Neurologists and a multi-disciplinary team. This includes requests for advice and consultation from the East Midlands Congenital Heart Centre and ECMO Centre at Glenfield Hospital and the Regional Neonatal Unit at the Leicester Royal Infirmary. Moreover the service is looking to expand beyond 3 consultants in line with national guidance and to allow out of hours advice.

The neurology service provides tertiary level care for patients from Leicester, Rutland and surrounding counties. There are well-established links with local community paediatric services and with paediatric colleagues in Coventry and Warwickshire. There are monthly ketogenic diet clinics and monthly joint neuromuscular MDT clinics with the community paediatric team. The neurology service is supported by a neurophysiology department where there are facilities to carry out ambulatory EEG, Video-EEG, EMG and nerve conduction studies. There is also a video telemetry facility.

The service is recognised for National Grid Training in Paediatric Neurology. There is a well-established paediatric neurology grand round in which invited speakers from around the country have participated. Dr Hussains special interest is in neuromuscular diseases and complex epilepsy. The new post holder will be encouraged to develop his/her own interests. The neuro-surgical services are based at the Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham.

Qualifications

Essential

• MB BS or Equivalent
• Full GMC Registration
• MRCPCH or Equivalent
• Eligible to be included on the Specialist Register, or within 6 months of achieving CCT in paediatric neurology at the time of interview
• APLS
• Child Protection Level 3

Desirable

• Membership of relevant Specialist Societies or Associations.
• Higher degree eg MSc, MD or equivalent.

Experience/ Clinical Skills

Essential

• Training in paediatrics and paediatric neurology
• Clinical Knowledge and Expertise: Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgment to problems; demonstrates clear, logical thinking/analytical approach; understands evidence based practice
• IT Skills, ability to use web browser, excel, word etc.
• Willingness to develop skills and experience in areas of interest

Desirable

• Evidence of clinical or research commitment and a relevant specialty interest.

Motivation

Essential

• Personal integrity and reliability. Willingness to learn new skills.
• Ability to motivate and develop both medical Staff and non-medical staff

Desirable

• Commitment to further develop the post and the service provided.

Management

Essential

• Willingness to work as a member of the team and to share administrative responsibilities
• Able to work in multidisciplinary teams and supervise juniors
• Understanding of wider health agenda and modern NHS
• Knowledge of clinical governance issues
• Capacity to manage/prioritise time and information effectively; capacity to organise own workload.
• Flexible

Desirable

• Evidence of management and administration experience
• Awareness of Service Development issues
• Management training on an accredited course

Audit

Essential

• Experience in, and commitment to medical audit.

Desirable

• Undergone training in teaching and willingness to organise relevant audit activities.
• Completion of formal courses in audit.
• Published Audit

Research

Essential

• oUnderstanding and interest in research.
• oAbility to appraise research critically
• oAbility to supervise juniors undertaking research projects.

Desirable

• Evidence of recent research and development activity
• Publications in nationally and internationally recognised peer-reviewed journals on subjects relevant to the specialty.
• Leadership skills

Teaching

Essential

• Experience of, and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduates
• Appraisal and assessment skills
• Enthusiastic and ability to inspire others

Desirable

• Post Graduate qualification in medical education.
• Willingness to develop new approaches to teaching

Employment Checks

Essential

• Satisfactory health clearance.
• Satisfactory enhanced Criminal Records Bureau / DBS check

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

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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).