Senior clinical fellow in Neurology

OverviewThis job is brought to you by Jobs/Redefined, the UK's leading over-50s age inclusive jobs board.Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.Main duties of the jobThe post will be full time for twelve months. As Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has Services across multiple sites, the post-holders may be required to work at a differing site on certain days of the week. The post-holders will be expected to:Contribute to the care of neurology inpatients, and the acute neurology liaison service.Participate in the on-call rota, which includes neurology and resident stroke thrombolysis/thrombectomy duties.Attend/deliver sub-specialty outpatient clinics.Attend subspecialty multidisciplinary team meetings and neuroradiology meetings.Assist with triaging of referrals into subspecialty clinics.Attend the weekly clinical and academic meetings.Participate in audit, quality improvement projects and clinical research where applicable.Involvement in teaching of resident doctors and medical students.The postholder will be expected to participate in the oncall rota.Working for our organisationAt Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You\'ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesThe main responsibilities of the post include:1) Provide high quality care to neurology patientsThe post will involve care of neurology inpatients, acute neurology liaison service, outpatient clinics - general and subspecialty - and weekly academic and neuro-radiology meetings. The post holders will be expected to participate in the on-call rota, which includes neurology and resident stroke thrombolysis/thrombectomy duties.The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration2) Research, teaching and trainingWhere possible to collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trust's translational research portfolio, at all times meeting the full requirements of research governance.To provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health care professions as required by clinical director.3) Performance managementTo work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas: Clinical efficiency e.g. LOS reductions, reducing DNA rates; Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-admission rates; Financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively e.g. managing locum agency spend, monitoring and managing the drug budget to target, ensuring accuracy of clinical data for the team; Operational efficiency e.g. day-case rates, waiting list activity and demand management.4) GovernanceTo review clinical outcomes in designated area using external benchmarking data where appropriate, to identify and advise variances to the divisional director or clinical director.To participate in clinical audit, incident reporting and analysis and to ensure resulting actions are implemented.To work closely with the directorate, patient and public involvement panels in relation to clinical and services developments as delegated by the divisional director/clinical director.To participate in ensuring NICE requirements are reviewed and implemented and monitored in the speciality areas.Person specificationQualificationsEssential criteriaMBBS or equivalent medical qualificationAppropriate Royal College Membership (MRCP) or equivalentFull registration with the GMC with a licence to practiceDesirable criteriaAn appropriate higher degree (e.g. MD or PhD)Inclusion on the specialist register for neurology GMCClinical ExperienceEssential criteriaEvidence of experience in a range of acute medical specialtiesNeurology SpR level experienceKnowledge of the NHS models of Acute Neurology and SDECDesirable criteriaLooking for end of neurology training experience at ICHNTClinical SkillsEssential criteriaAppropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problemsAwareness of the basics of managing neurological diseaseAble to demonstrate proficiency in a range of medical procedures as an indication of manual dexterity and hand-eye coordinationEvidence of competence in management of medical emergencies and in-patients through continuous work-based assessments, portfolio evidence, including log book documentation if applicableEvidence of competence to work without direct supervision where appropriateDemonstrate current ALS certification or equivalentDesirable criteriaExperience of stroke thrombolysis with evidence of training/competencyAbility to function as a competent independent neurologistKnowledge of patient management systems like CernerClinical Audit and/or Quality ImprovementLanguageEssential criteriaFluent English with evidence provided where necessaryPlease ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).Employer certification / accreditation badgesApplicant requirementsYou must have appropriate UK professional registration.This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.Documents to downloadJob Description and Person Spec (PDF, 704.5KB)FRF (PDF, 232.6KB)Our Strategy 2023-25 (PDF, 230.4KB) #J-18808-Ljbffr