Adult Neurosurgery Spinal Fellowship - Leeds, United Kingdom - Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Description

We are inviting applications to fill our STR level vacancy at The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in the Department of Neurosurgery.

Candidates must be fully registered with the General Medical Council and hold a license to practice at the time of application.

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS trust is one of the largest trusts in the UK and provides comprehensive secondary services to Leeds and tertiary services to West and North Yorkshire.

The General Infirmary at Leeds is situated in the centre of the city, adjacent to Leeds University, with which there are strong links

Consideration will be given to applicants who wish to work full or part time and those wishing to job share.

The Neurosurgical Spinal post will include a thorough grounding in the clinical management, investigation and surgical techniques for optimally managing adult patients with all forms of spinal surgical disease.

Leeds General Infirmary operates a strong MDT approach to spinal disease with close and collaborative links between specialist neurosurgical and orthopaedic spinal consultant teams.

The fellow will gain independent competencies in dealing with adult patients presenting with acute and elective spinal disease including cranio-cervical pathology, spinal cord and intradural tumour pathology and multilevel congenital and degenerative spinal disease
The Department of Neurosciences in Leeds provides World-Class Spinal services within an integrated Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spinal department. The service is consultant-led and delivered through dedicated sub-specialty services.

The fellowship has approval from the Royal College of Surgeons of England and is designed for Neurosurgical clinicians towards the end of training and will provide all aspects of sub-specialty training in complex spinal surgery in preparation for a consultant role sub-specializing in this field.

Mr Chris Derham, Consultant Neurosurgeon & Spinal surgeon on
Mr Senthil Selvanathan, Consultant Neurosurgeon & Spinal surgeon on
Dr John Steele, Clinical Director of Neurosciences on

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The Departments of Neurosurgery and the Integrated Spinal Service provide a comprehensive neurosurgical and spinal surgery service to the 2.The Departments have 68 adult beds in two dedicated wards with an additional 7 bedded dedicated Neuro-intensive Care Unit as well as a 7 bedded dedicated High Dependency Unit.

There are four adult operating theatres including one dedicated to emergency surgery 24 hours per day. There are separate beds, operating theatres, and intensive care facilities for Paediatric Neurosurgery.

The integrated spinal service offers all aspects of spinal surgery and is made up of 4 Neurosurgical and 8 Spinal Orthopaedic Consultants.

The Neuro-pathology department for Yorkshire is now based at St Jamess hospital but continues to provide a full histological and post-mortem service including facilities for inter-operative histopathology.

The General Infirmary at Leeds is a level 1 trauma unit (MTC status) and there are close links with other associated surgical specialties including trauma, maxillofacial, plastics, cardiothoracic and ENT surgery.

The Centre for Neurosciences in Leeds provides world class adult Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic spinal care. The spinal services have very strong links with Neurology, Neuroradiology, Neuropathology, and Leeds University.

As would be expected, to support spinal surgery, all the theatres have BrainLAB neuronavigation, CUSA, Sonopet, Zeiss microscopes (including navigated), X-ray support, intra-operative frozen section, and intra-operative ultrasound.

All patients are discussed in a weekly MDT that conforms to the BASS standards and all patients are entered into the National Spinal Database.

The Neurosurgical Spine consultants (Mr Pal, Mr Derham, Mr Selvanathan, and Mr Sinha, and Mr Kellet) integrate with the Spinal Orthopaedic consultant team (Mr Gummerson, Mr Rao, Mr Khan, Mr Rudol, Mr Loughenbury, Mr Borse, and Mr Dunsmuir) and run a combined on-call rota.

All patients undergoing operative intervention are discussed at a weekly Neurosurgical spine and Spinal MDT. All aspects of Spinal surgery are offered within the department.

The department currently supports 3 fellowship posts in spinal surgery including the Stryker Industry Fellowship and the National Spinal Fellowship.

This new fellowship post is intended to allow an experienced trainee, from a Neurosurgical background and peri-CCT the opportunity to gain more experience over a one-year period in this sub-specialty within spinal surgery with a specific interest in craniocervical and intramedullary microsurgery.

It is expected that through the fellowship program, experience is gained in the assessment, investigation and operative management of patients presenting with both acute and elective complex spinal pathology.

The Fellow will be expected to perform most of the complex spinal cases (depending on their level of experience) and will be trained in techniques including complex cranio-cervical junction and sub-axial spine reconstruction, microsurgical techniques in relation to the spinal cord, minimally invasive techniques (MIS, Vertebroplasty, XLIF), and spinal fusion techniques.

Participation in a weekly Spinal MDT consisting of Neurosurgeons and Spinal Orthopaedic surgeons, Radiologists, and specialist nurses will be expected.

The Fellow will be encouraged to participate and conduct research into complex spinal disorders and attend national and international meetings.

The Fellow will be expected to participate in the general neurosurgical registrar on call rota, to provide continuity of care for patients, and maintain a general emergency skill set in neurosurgery.

It is expected that the Fellow will share responsibility for the neurosurgical patients in their area of sub-specialist interest outside of strict rota commitments.

There are very strong links with Leeds University and local brain tumour charities. There is a dedicated Spinal Research Nurse.
The beliefs and attitudes that underpin effective performance within the job role. Examples might include quality focus, mistakes are used as a continual learning experience, honesty, integrity etc.

By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating, and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care.

Quality and safety focused - the Trust places a strong emphasis on continuous learning and the importance of sharing both good practice and learning from mistakes.

MEDICAL STAFF IN THE DEPARTMENT
The Department is led by 12 Consultant Neurosurgeons and 7 Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeons. Mr D Pal - Spinal Neurosurgery
Mr S Thomson - Adult Oncology and Spinal Neurosurgery
Mr R Corns - Adult Oncology and Trauma Neurosurgery
Mr C Derham - Spinal Neurosurgery and Trauma Neurosurgery
Mr R Matthew - Adult oncology and Research
Mr S Selvanathan - Spinal Neurosurgery
Mr P Sinha - Spinal Neurosurgery
Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeons
Mr R Dunsmuir - Orthopaedic Spinal Surgery
Mr A Rao - Orthopaedic Spinal Surgery
Mr A Khan - Orthopaedic Spinal Surgery
Mr N Gummerson - Orthopaedic Spinal Surgery
Mr G Rudol - Orthopaedic Spinal Surgery
Mr P Loughenbury - Orthopaedic Spinal Surgery
Mr V Borse - Orthopaedic Spinal Surgery
The middle grade rota consists of 16 Higher Specialty Trainees participating in a 1:14 out of hours rota.
Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills
Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements, e.g., MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
Relevant BSc, MD, PhD
Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills
Is up to date and fit to practise safely and is aware of own training needs.
ll applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
Meets professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice)
Demonstrable interest in, and understanding of, the specialty Commitment to personal and professional development
Approaching completion or recently completed higher neurosurgical training or equivalent.
Ability to maximise safety and minimise risk
Evidence that career progression is consistent with personal circumstances