Consultant and Clinical Lead - London, United Kingdom - University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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University College London Hospitals NHS Trust is offering a rare and exciting opportunity for a part time (6 PAs) consultant to lead, develop and improve the RLHIM Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia service and provide clinical outpatient services.

Suitable applicants must be eligible for full UK GMC Registration, MCEM / MRCP(UK) / MRCS (or equivalent), on GMC Specialist Register in relevant specialty,orat the time of interview within 6 months of expected date of CCT.

The post-holder will be accountable to Dr Chris Turner, Divisional Clinical Director of Queen Square and responsible to Dr Saul Berkovitz, Associate Clinical Director, RLHIM.

The job plan comprises 2.5 PAs including Direct Clinical Care (DCC) providing 1:1 patient assessment, treatment and review, and chairing a monthly multidisciplinary team meeting.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population.

In July 2004, we were one of the first NHS trusts to achieve Foundation Trust status.

We provide academically-led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas.

Ourvisionis to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Eastman Dental Hospital
Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital
Heart Hospital
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
Clinical: Undertaking sufficient clinical activity according to the requirements of the job plan and demands of the service and demonstrating continued efforts to maintain or increase appropriate referrals into the service (within commissioning constraints
Governance: Responsibility for service audit and outcome evaluation (at least one report per year for the RLHIM audit report) and responsibility for any complaints or incident
Leadership: providing minutes of at least six team meetings per year demonstrating appropriate activities such as safeguarding, service improvement and quality assuranc
The post holder, while accountable to the Associate Clinical Director and guided by national and local Trust policies, will be expected to exert a high degree of responsibility for their interpretation and implementation at local level
Improved quality, capacity and efficiency at RLHIM for treatment of patients suffering from ME/CFS+FMS
Improved integration with other clinical services within RLHIM, Queen Square Division and the wider UCLH Trust in provision of services
Improved links with primary care, possibly including outreach clinics