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    Consultant Neurosurgeon in Trauma Neurosurgery - London, United Kingdom - St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
    St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London, United Kingdom

    Found in: Talent UK C2 - 11 hours ago

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    Consultant Neurosurgeon in Trauma Neurosurgery - 10PAs

    The Department of Neurosurgery is seeking to appoint a substantive Consultant Neurosurgeon. The successful candidate is expected to be an integral member of the Team providing neurosurgery input to the Major Trauma Service.

    It is critical that the successful candidate has the enthusiasm to integrate within a busy and thriving neurosurgical department.

    Main duties of the job

  • The post is based in the Atkinson Morley Wing of St George's Hospital, with no additional, off-site working currently. If the Trust wishes to run any services from other Trust sites, the post-holder will be consulted and cross-cover care provided for the post-holder's inpatients.
  • The post-holder will attend the 2-3 per week of the daily (Mon-Fri) Trust wide 'Major Trauma Meetings'.
  • The post-holder will be expected to hold a weekly outpatient clinic and manage the inpatients under their care.
  • The post-holder will participate on the Neurosurgery on call rota (1 in 14, non-residential).
  • They will be allocated ad hoc weekly operating lists depending on capacity.
  • The post-holder will be expected to cover neurosurgical emergencies including paediatrics. The post is primarily aimed at forging links with the Major Trauma Centres and the prospective applicant is expected to take a major interest in the management of both cranial and spinal trauma.
  • The post-holder will be the lead for major trauma for neurosurgery, and with that the expectation of forging links with relevant specialties within the trust, and participating in the active management of the multiply injured patient.
  • This post-holder will also be expected to take part in a consultant of the week rota on a 1 in 14 basis.
  • The post-holder will be expected to maintain their continuous professional development
  • The post-holder will be expected to complete their annual appraisal and engage with the revalidation process

    • About us

    The Trust is on three sites, acute services at St George's Hospital, St John's Therapy Centre, Battersea, where services for the care of elderly patients are based and Queen Mary's Hospital in Roehampton which offers specialist inpatient amputee and neurological rehabilitation as well as inpatient intermediate and elderly care. The Trust serves a resident population of about 300,000 and two local Primary Care Trusts, Wandsworth and Sutton & Merton which have a combined population of approximately 600,000. From 1 October 2010, it also took on responsibility for providing Community Services on behalf of NHS Wandsworth.

    St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has recently been selected by NHS London as both a Hyper acute Stroke Unit and a Major Trauma Centre, a testament to the excellence of medical care provided by the organization and its vital strategic role in London and the region.

    The neurosurgery department is complimented within St George's by active collaboration and combined surgical management with the following departments:

  • Orthopaedic surgery including orthopaedic spine surgery
  • Maxillofacial and ophthalmic surgery
  • ENT and ENT skull base surgery with a endoscopic skull base service
  • Plastic and reconstructive surgery
  • Entry on specialist register (or entry expected within 6 months)
  • Ability to offer clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty
  • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
  • Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
  • Ability to organise and manage out-patient priorities, surgical waiting lists and operating lists
  • Experience of supervising F1-ST8
  • Ability to teach clinical and operative skills
  • Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
  • Ability to work in a team
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Enquiring, critical approach to work
  • Caring attitude to patients
  • Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
  • Commitment to continuing medical education
  • Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels

    • Desirable

  • Experience in management of neurosurgical trauma
  • Experience of audit
  • Evidence of governance activity and commitment to improving service
  • Experience of teaching basic skills to undergraduates
  • Experience of organising and delivering postgraduate education

    • Person Specification
    Qualifications & Training
    Essential

  • Entry on specialist register (or entry expected within 6 months)

    • Desirable

  • Postgraduate thesis

    • Personal Attributes
    Essential

  • Ability to work in a team
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Enquiring, critical approach to work
  • Caring attitude to patients
  • Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
  • Commitment to continuing medical education

    • Desirable

  • Driving licence

    • Management and governance
    Essential

  • Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
  • Ability to organise and manage out-patient priorities, surgical waiting lists and operating lists

    • Desirable

  • Experience of audit management
  • Evidence of governance activity and commitment

    • Teaching/research
    Essential

  • Experience of supervising F1-ST8
  • Ability to teach clinical and operative skills
  • Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems

    • Desirable

  • Experience of teaching basic skills to undergraduates
  • Ability to supervise postgraduate research
  • Publications in refereed journals

    • Experience & Knowledge
    Essential

  • Completed training in general neurosurgery
  • Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty
  • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients

    • Desirable

  • Formal fellowship (Post-FRCS) in spinal neurosurgery in a centres of excellence
  • Locum Consultant neurosurgeon experience

    • 200-SNCT-CKC JT-2

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