OOP Pause or Post CCT Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Neurology

The post is for a Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Neurology and is particularly suited to someone hoping to gain more paediatric neurology experience prior to entering speciality training and considering some out of programme experience. The post will be based at Leeds Childrens Hospital, Leeds General Infirmary. The successful candidate will join the team of Paediatric Neurologists in providing tertiary Paediatric Neurology services for Leeds and West Yorkshire.

The department of paediatric neurosciences provides services to the children of West, East and North Yorkshire together with NE Lincolnshire, serving a population of 1 million children from a diverse range of backgrounds.

Inpatient services are based at the Leeds Childrens Hospital within a dedicated paediatric neurosciences unit, where children are jointly cared for by paediatric neurologists and neurosurgeons. There are strong links with all other paediatric subspecialties co-located in the Childrens Hospital including the regional neonatal and paediatric intensive care units.

Main duties of the job

Inpatient

Support inpatients under the paediatric neuroscience teams (neurology and neurosurgery).

Review of acute consultations in Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Units, general paediatric and other co-located specialities.

Attendance and participation at departmental MDTs.

Organisation and follow-up of inpatient and outpatient investigations.

On call cover

As a senior trainee the post holder would be expected to hold the hospital arrest bleep as per rota.

Out of hour cover either general paediatric assessment unit or inpatients (including paediatric diabetes, rheumatology, endocrinology) or paediatric specialities (Neurosciences, Hepatology, Nephrology, Gastroenterology, Oncology & Haematology).

Outpatient

Undertake outpatient clinics along-side a supervising Consultant Paediatric Neurologist with appropriate supervision and admin support.

Governance

Participation and attendance in departmental governance meetings and programme.

Teaching

Participation and attendance at the departmental rolling teaching programme.

Delivering teaching sessions to the hospital lower speciality teaching programme.

About us

This is an exciting opportunity to gain experience in an established multidisciplinary team comprising of over 20 specialist colleagues across physiotherapy, occupational therapy, psychology, speech and language therapy, neuropsychology, specialist nurses and a trauma and rehabilitation coordinator.

There are 6 Consultant Paediatric Neurologists (Dr Anne-Marie Childs, Dr Karen Pysden, Dr Helen McCullagh, Dr Lydia Green, Dr Munni Ray and Dr Micheal Taylor), Dr Cristina Martos-Lozano a Consultant Paediatrician with expertise in Paediatric Neuromuscular disorders and 4 Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeons (Mr John Goodden, Mr Atul Tyagi, Mr Gnanamurthy Sivakumar and Ms Rebecca Chave-Cox).

The paediatric neuroscience team benefit from the support of neuroradiology, neurophysiology, neuropathology and genetics services.

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Job description
Job responsibilities

Job Description Text

CLINICAL FELLOW IN PAEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY

1.BACKGROUND

The post is for a Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Neurology and is particularly suited to someone hoping to gain more neurology experience prior to entering speciality training and considering some out of programme experience. The post will be based at Leeds Childrens Hospital.

2. OBJECTIVES OF THE POST

Inpatient activity

The postholder will support the inpatient need of patients under the paediatric neurosciences teams (neurology and neurosurgery). We are a busy tertiary neurosciences unit embedded within a large childrens hospital with a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit ensuring the postholder will gain experience in a wide-range of neurological disorders.

The postholder will actively contribute and attend the neuroscience meetings including: neuro-oncology neuroradiology histopathology, neurophysiology and neurogenetics meeting.

Outpatient activity:

We would anticipate that the post holder to attend regular outpatient clinics. Clinics include: General Neurology Epilepsy (including VNS, Ketogenic Diet and Dravet Syndrome Clinics) Neuromuscular Inherited White Matter Disorders Neuroinflammatory Tuberous Sclerosis Neurovascular and Complex Movement Disorder.

Teaching

The post holder will have the opportunity to become involved with departmental, hospital and regional teaching programmes.

Research

The Leeds Paediatric neurology team have an active research portfolio.

The neuromuscular service is recognised as one of the national centres of clinical excellence for childrens neuromuscular care in the UK. We have expanded our research portfolio and are a well-established Research Hub site outside the national research centres. Leeds is a centre for a number of observational and interventional studies in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Spinal Muscular Atrophy.

The paediatric epilepsy team are also currently expanding their research portfolio and the successful applicant will be expected to take part in research clinics and activities across these services.

The postholder will also support the research activity within the paediatric neurology service.

This will offer the opportunity to be able to develop their understanding of research methodology and be involved in preparation and submission of manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals. Support will be provided to assist with for projects/publications/ presentations.

Governance:

The postholder will participate in departmental governance activities, including audit, service evaluation and risk management

On call:

Out of hours cover will be for the general paediatric or speciality rota.

The post is for a 12 month period and is available from September 2024

3.REQUIREMENTS OF THE POST

3.1 General Training and Qualifications

See Person Specification.

3.2 Experience

The successful applicant should be able to work at ST4-7 level or to be able to demonstrate equivalent level experience.

The successful applicant will have both inpatient and outpatient duties

They will need to be confident in the assessment of sick children

They will need experience of working in a multidisciplinary team and have excellent verbal and written communication skills

They will need knowledge of the impact of chronic life limiting disorders and be prepared to develop their expertise and understanding of neuromuscular disorders and paediatric epilepsy.

They will need to have a good understanding of research methodology and be able to supervise and support clinical assessments as part of a research study. They will need to have, or be prepared to undertake, good clinical practice (GCP) training.

Experience in paediatric neurology and with managing children with paediatric epilepsy is desirable.

3.3 Personal Attributes

The appointee will have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communications about medical topics with patients and colleagues. See also Person Specification.

They need to be enthusiastic, keen to learn and demonstrate commitment to delivering high quality care as part of the neurosciences team

3.4 Clinical Audit

The appointee will be expected to attend and contribute to Audit meetings, mortality and morbidity meetings and application of agreed clinical guidelines.

6.THE LEEDS WAY VALUES

Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Patient-centred

Collaborative

Fair

Accountable

Empowered

All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values

Additionally the following are core values which relate specifically to this post:

The beliefs and attitudes that underpin effective performance within the job role. Emphasis should be on the requirements of the role not the individual when completing this section. Examples might include: quality focus, mistakes are used as a continual learning experience, honesty, integrity etc.

7. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

7.1Conditions of employment are determined by the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust in accordance with the Terms & Conditions of Specialty Doctors, as amended from time to time in the light of national or local collective agreements

7.2 Assistance with relocation to the Leeds area may be provided to the successful candidate. A copy of the Trusts Relocation Policy is available on request.

7.3 The normal NHS requirements for indemnity of medical and dental staff in cases of medical negligence apply.

7.4 Subject to the provisions of the Terms and Conditions of Service, the appointee is expected to observe the Trusts policies and procedures, drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters, and to follow the standing orders and financial instructions of the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

8.ENQUIRIES

Prospective applicants are encouraged to visit the Departments and are invited to contact any Dr Micheal Taylor (Consultant Paediatric Neurologist) if you have any questions.

Dr Micheal Taylor Micheal.taylor@nhs.net

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

Desirable

Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills
Essential

Desirable

Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills
Essential

Desirable

Qualifications
Essential

Desirable

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