Neurology Consultant

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

**Our Excellence Values**:
Compassion

Respect

Integrity

Courageous

Accountable

The postholder will be responsible for providing a comprehensive general outpatient neurology service to the catchment area of Kettering General Hospital, alongside the existing Neurology consultants and Neurology specialist nurses. The postholder will also be providing specialist inpatient review where required, if inpatient beds required the postholder will have access to inpatient beds at Kettering General Hospital. Junior support available via Registrar.

Key tasks

Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of Neurology patients.
To share with colleagues responsibility for the day-to-day management of general Neurology patients.
Provide a full range of neurological services
Contribute to the development of the service
Teaching and training of junior staff, nurses and medical students from Leicester.
To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.
To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME).

**Provisional assessment of programmed activities in job plan**: 10 PA 8 DCC /2 SPA

**This is an example timetable only**: The timetable may be re-profiled in order to support the objectives of the department and Trust in service delivery.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Out-Patient clinic

3 new+6 FU

News - 30 mins

FU -15 mins

Clinic 9-12

1 PA

Out
- Patient

3 new+6 FU

News - 30 mins

FU -15 mins

Clinic 9-12

1 PA

Out-Patient clinic

3new+6FU

News - 30 mins

FU -15 mins

Clinic 9-12

1 PA

Out-Patient clinic

3 new+6FU

News - 30 mins

FU -15 mins

Clinic 9-12

1 PA

Admin

1 PA

IP- Ward Referrals

1.30 pm
- 5 pm

1 PA

4-6 patients

SPA 1 PA

Radiology meeting - 1hr/admin/admin

0.25 PA+0.75 PA admin

1 -5pm

1 PA

Admin/SPA

1 PA

IP-Ward Referrals

1.30 - 5pm

1 PA

4-6 patients