Consultant Neurosurgeon

Job summary

Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust is looking to appoint an ambitious, enthusiastic and outward looking full time consultant adult and paediatric neurosurgeon interested in adult hydrocephalus and paediatric functional neurosurgery. We are looking to appoint a colleague who will push the boundaries, have a comprehensive vision of a career path to make an impact locally and beyond. The successful candidate is expected to complement the existing consultants' subspecialty interests, and develop their own clinical specialist service along with clinical research.

Main duties of the job

Full time (substantive) Consultant in Adult and Paediatric Neurosurgery (10 PA)

Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust is looking to appoint a Consultant adult and paediatric neurosurgeon interested in adult hydrocephalus and paediatric functional neurosurgery. The successful candidate is expected to complement the existing consultants' subspecialties interests and develop their own clinical specialist service. It is advantageous if there is interest in developing paediatric functional neurosurgery and CSF disorders across the age range.

The job is advertised as 10PA. Extra PAs may be available for undertaking further clinical activities, administrative, managerial, teaching and external roles. The job requires being on call with departmental adult (1 in 14) and paediatric consultant (1 in 5) on call rota. The on call rota is non -residential.

Please note that an additional SPA is provided for the successful candidate to support orientation and induction. This is provided as part of the overall 10 PA contract and is for the first 12 months in post.

About us

With over 20,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The QMC Neurosurgery department is one of the busiest neurosurgical departments in the country. We provide both adult and paediatric services to a wide regional area of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire with catchment population of around three and half million. Our highly specialised unit undertakes around 2500 neurosurgical emergency, urgent and elective operations annually around 250 -300 of these in children. We are a part of the East Midlands Trauma Service and a major trauma unit. We run four modern, fully equipped theatres and have access to additional emergency theatres as required every day. The department has the latest neuro navigation systems, stereotactic frames, intraoperative ultrasound, 5-ALA and ICG-enabled microscopes and endoscopes. We have intraoperative MRI and an integrated neurosurgical operative suite. We have recently acquired a neurosurgical robot. Nottingham University Hospitals brain tumour centre is one of only two Trusts in the country to be recognised as a Tessa Jowell Centre of Excellence for both Adult and Paediatric tumour treatment. We are currently the only centre in the Midland providing age-comprehensive Functional neurosurgery and Neuromodulation service. Our fellowship programme is well sought-after and we currently run RCS fellowships in Functional Neurosurgery and Neuro-oncology.

Please make reference to the job description documentation for the job description and main responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full GMC Reg/Eligible for Specialist Register/CCT expected within 6 months of interview date

Desirable

GCP

Professional Quals/Development

Essential

FRCS Neurosurgery or Equivalent Fellowship in Paediatric Neurosurgery

Desirable

Other higher degrees or diplomas

Clinical Experience

Essential

Ability to work well within a multidisciplinary team Ability to show career progression and commitment to special interest Demonstrate ability to work flexibly Experience in iMRI

Desirable

Demonstrate competency in Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy Experience in managing paediatric tone clinic

Teaching, Audit &Research

Essential

Evidence of participating in Clinical Audit Able to teach and support junior staff effectively

Desirable

Research Publications Teaching qualifications Involvement in national trials Higher degree in education

Management Skills

Essential

Demonstrate and understanding of future direction of the specialty Demonstrate experience in quality improvement in clinical and teaching domains Able to delegate appropriately Able to work in a team

Desirable

Example of management QI activities where change has been initiated

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential

Able to demonstrate behaviours behaviours consistent with the Trust's "we are here for you" behavioural standards

Desirable

Patient Support Development

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