Neurology Consultant - Gloucester, United Kingdom - Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Verified Company
Gloucester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter
Description
We are delighted that you are interested in this job.

Our neurology department offers an excellent opportunity to pursue your own subspecialty interests alongside general neurology, and in a friendly and supportive environment.

Gloucestershire is a beautiful county, with easy access to the countryside, vibrant town centres and a renowned education system.

We hope that you will find plenty to entice you to join us here, and hope that you will contact us directly to discuss your interest and particular requirements.


There is scope to accommodate a variety of clinical interests, working patterns and interests in management or education alongside clinical work.

We have a track record of doing this successfully in recent years.

This appointment replaces sessions that arise from changes within the department. The appointee will join seven existing consultants to provide a comprehensive Neurology service to the whole of Gloucestershire.

The post will be based at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

The appointee will take an active role in the running of the Neurology service with full participation in cross-county activities and planning.

Full time, part-term and job share applicants are all welcome; job content will be tailored to the individual's requirements with scope for flexibility to meet the individual's requirements

The purpose of this post is to replace a Consultant within the Trust's Neurology service.

As a senior employee of the Trust the post-holder will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust's patients.

Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements:

  • To ensure the provision of a first class clinical service
  • To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
  • To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
  • To undertake all work in accordance with the Trust's procedures and operating policies
  • To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust's and Division's services plans
  • To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Medical Division or the Trust


Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust (GHNHSFT) was formed in April 2002 and became a second wave Foundation Trust in July 2004.

We are a large organisation providing acute services from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester and Cheltenham General Hospital. In collaboration with the other NHS Trust in Gloucestershire (Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust - GHCNHSFT - who provide physical health, mental health and learning disability services), we provide Oncology services across Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and parts of Powys and Worcestershire

Our workforce is almost 8,000 strong.

Our caring and dedicated staff are recognised as providing outstanding patient-centred, high quality emergency, elective and specialist care across a range of clinical areas.

More jobs from Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
See all jobs of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust