Job overview
Applications are invited for the post of a Consultant Neurosurgeon based at the Royal Preston Hospital. The post will contribute to the delivery and development of the Neuro-Oncology service across the region. Experience in endoscopic spinal surgery will be required to contribute to developing the new service. This is a full-time substantive post. No on-call commitment is anticipated initially but this will be subject to change over time as the rota evolves.
Main duties of the job
Applicants will be expected to demonstrate a commitment to improve Neurosurgery services in Lancashire and South Cumbria, in line with the 18-week Referral to Treatment targets and the management of cancer services, to meet existing demands. You will be required to work flexibly to address the evolving needs of the service. This is a busy unit provides the full range of neurosurgical services. There are sub-speciality interests in Neuro-oncology, Vascular, Spine, Pain / Hydrocephalus, Pituitary, Skull-base along with a large general neurosurgical turnover. Speciality clinics and multi-disciplinary team meetings are held on-site. The Regional Neuroscience Centre based at Royal Preston Hospital provides neurosurgical services for a population of 1.8 million residents, covering the whole of Lancashire and South Cumbria. Your duties will be to provide outpatient clinic sessions within Lancashire Teaching Hospitals and could involve the peripheral hospitals in the region. The successful applicant will have access to beds in the regional Neurosurgery Unit at Royal Preston Hospital for inpatient care and investigation of patients under their care.
Working for our organisation
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust forms one of the major acute Trusts in the North West with all of the usual specialties on site as well as being a Tertiary Centre for Lancashire and South Cumbria in the departments of Neurosciences, Oncology, Plastic Surgery and Renal Medicine. You will receive the full support of the Trust and the Directorate to develop specialist areas of interest in line with Directorate business plans and the development of services generally within the Trust. All newly appointed consultants are enrolled on the award-winning Consultant Leadership Programme, and as part of that, mentorship is available. All consultants have annual appraisal with a trained appraiser and are supported with the revalidation process. Undergraduate medical student teaching commenced in 2003 and the Trust has active and developing links with Universities of Manchester and Central Lancashire. The Trust has been designated as a Major Trauma Centre. Central Lancashire is an attractive and historic area to live and has many facilities available locally. Major sporting venues are within easy reach. The cities of Manchester and Liverpool are within easy reach, and the city of Preston itself is vibrant and developing. There are direct and rapid rail links from Preston to London and Glasgow. Recreational facilities are many and varied, with the Lake District, Ribble Valley, Yorkshire Dales, rural Fylde and Fylde Coast nearby.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:
• What we can offer
• Job Plan/On-call Requirements
• The Team
Person specification
Health
Essential criteria
1. Meets professional health requirements in line with GMC Standards/ Good Medical Practice
Qualifications
Essential criteria
2. Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
3. FRCS (Neurosurgery)
4. On the GMC Specialist Register for Neurosurgery OR eligible for CCT within six months
Desirable criteria
5. Additional higher Neurosurgical qualifications
6. Research Qualifications (MD/MRes/PhD)
Experience and Skills
Essential criteria
7. Ability to offer opinion on and take responsibility for elective and emergency problems in general Neurosurgery.
8. Neuro-Oncology Fellowship
9. Experience in Neuro-Oncology surgery, including awake craniotomy surgery, brain mapping, 5-ALA surgery, MDT participation.
10. Experience in performing Endoscopic Spinal Surgery (including service development)
11. UK experience in Neurosurgery at Registrar level (minimum 2 years)
Desirable criteria
12. Consultant-level experience in Neurosurgery in the UK
13. Course/ Certificate in Endoscopic Spinal Surgery
14. Attendance in 5-ALA course
Management
Essential criteria
15. Evidence of Clinical Leadership
16. Evidence of commitment to audit and improving clinical practice/service development
Desirable criteria
17. Management Course
Research and Teaching
Essential criteria
18. Evidence of publications and presentations
19. Train the Trainers certificate/ Educational qualification
20. GCP certificate
Desirable criteria
21. Evidence of Teaching activity and interest
22. ATLS instructor
23. On-going research project
Personal
Essential criteria
24. Effective communication skills.
25. Good organisation skills.
26. Works well within a multidisciplinary environment and in a team structure.