Clinical Fellow in Neurosurgery - Bristol, United Kingdom - North Bristol NHS Trust

North Bristol NHS Trust

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Bristol, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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3 x Posts Available

2 to start in August and 1 to commence in May 2023 (or as close to as possible)

CLINICAL FELLOW ST3+ NEUROSURGERY

Applications are invited for the post of Clinical Fellows in Neurosurgery to start as soon as possible, at Southmead Hospital which is part of North Bristol NHS Trust.

The post holder(s) will work in the award winning Brunel building at Southmead Bristol and will benefit from the large clinical caseload catering to an adult population over 2.5 million and delivers in excess of 4000 emergency and elective operations a year.

All Consultant neurosurgeons have a sub-specialty interest and all the major neurosurgical subspecialties such as Oncology, skullbase, vascular, epilepsy, movement disorders, complex spine and complex pain are well represented.

There are 64 ward beds, 12 neuro HDU beds as well as additional shared ITU beds and a wide range of allied clinical specialties such as neurology, neuropsychiatry, neuropsychology, Speech & language therapy and specialist neuro-rehabilitation.

The successful applicant will be expected to have adequate experience in neurosurgery to take part in the emergency work of the department (multi tier middle grade rota) including competency in basic cranial and spinal procedures.

Further details of the post and the department can be learnt by downloading the job description and person specification.

The successful applicant will be assigned to work with one of the above Consultants. They will provide assistance in theatre, undertake a daily ward round and liaise with their Consultant regarding management decisions. They will attend outpatients and the clinical meetings. There is a daily 8:00 a.m.

combined clinical and radiology meeting; a weekly tumour MDT, fortnightly skullbase MDT, weekly epilepsy and movement disorders MDT, regular journal clubs and an academic teaching program.

The successful applicant will have the opportunity to participate in departmental teaching and would be expected to participate in clinical governance and audit activities.

The out of hours commitment is a hybrid rota (consisting of 18 doctors) of four tiers of middle grade doctors depending on their experience in neurosurgery with the senior most tier providing support as non resident on-call.

The emergency neurosurgical work will be from the same catchment population.

There is a separate rota of complex spine surgery consultants (drawn from both neurosurgical and orthopaedic spinal units) who support the on-call registrar.

North Bristol NHS Trust is a progressive and ambitious teaching and research organisation, and a specialist regional centre for major trauma, neurosciences, plastics and burns, orthopaedics and renal services.

With a turnover of £550m and 8,000 staff, our clinical teams have built a strong reputation for exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

Our trust Board is committed to creating a strong, vibrant organisation that is at the forefront of healthcare delivery in the West of England.

Our acute services moved into the brand new, £430 million state of the art Brunel Building in May 2014 enabling us to work together to create the environment for exceptional healthcare.

This 800 bed hospital at the Southmead site offers some patients single rooms with en-suite facilities, greatly improving privacy and dignity and helping to control the spread of infections but most importantly of all, enabling each patient to be treated as a person.

At the heart of what we do is a caring and compassionate workforce

We treat some of the most difficult medical conditions, in an increasingly complex patient population. Our vision is to be the provider of choice for patients needing our specialist care. We want to deliver innovative services with excellent clinical outcomes in the most appropriate setting for our patients. We are committed to maintaining a culture of openness, transparency and candour in all we do and especially in the way we communicate with our patients and their families

Must have registration with the General Medical
Particular experience required for appointment:
Operative experience in basic neurosurgical procedures required for on-call service
Neurosurgical Registrar level experience
MRCS/FRCS or equivalent.
The passing of a medical examination is a condition of appointment of all practitioners within the scope of the National Health Service Superannuation
The successful applicant will be required to provide documentary evidence of natural or acquired immunity to hepatitis B and other transmissible infections as required by Occupational health. Where this is not possible, the postholder will be required to demonstrate by recent (within the last year) evidence of serology showing immunity. These provisions are to meet the requirements of the Department of Health's instructions to trusts (HSC
The fulltime equivalent basic salary applicable on commencement will be assessed on the basis of your work schedu