Locum Consultant Neurosurgeon - Epilepsy & Functional Neurosurgery

Job summary

Applications are invited for the post of Locum Consultant Neurosurgeon with sub-specialty interest in Epilepsy and Functional Neurosurgery, based at University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff. This locum post is available for a period of 12 months.

The South Wales Epilepsy Surgery service covers a population of 2.5 million, includes dedicated epilepsy, first seizure and epilepsy surgery clinics and a fortnightly Epilepsy Surgery MDT, supported by neurosurgery, epileptology, neuroradiology, neuropsychology, neurophysiology, neuropsychiatry and nuclear medicine. There are three epilepsy clinical nurse specialists. We have a dedicated Videotelemetry suite for scalp and intracranial recording and a Renishaw Neuromate Robotic system for SEEG implantation. We also have a Clearpoint Neuro intra-operative MRI stereotactic system for gene therapy delivery in one of our 3T MR scanners.

Applicants should be on the GMC Specialist Register for Neurosurgery.

You will be able to take advantage of the excellent Consultant contract for Wales. The basic salary for this post is £105,401 per annum.

Applicants must ensure they provide names and contact details of referees covering at least the last 3 years of their employment/training history in full. In addition, applicants who are currently or have most recently been employed as a substantive Consultant or as a Locum Consultant in post for more than 12 months must also provide the name of their Medical Director as an additional referee.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will join a dynamic Functional and Epilepsy Surgery neurosurgical team consisting of one Consultant Neurosurgeon, four Neurologists, two neuroradiologists, one clinical neuropsychologist, one neuropsychiatrist, one clinical neurophysiologist and three Clinical Nurse Specialists.

With Prof Gray, you will deliver part of the epilepsy surgery programme. As part of the BRAIN Biomedical Research Unit's Clinical Trials Team you will be part of the clinical and operative surgical team delivering Gene and Cell therapies to the human brain using state-of-the-art intraoperative MR stereotactic techniques.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is recognised as a teaching centre of excellence in a wide range of clinical services.

Although this post is full-time, consideration will be given to applicants who require flexible working arrangements.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is "Caring for People, Keeping People Well",and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.