Job overview The Division of Neurosurgery at The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust (WCFT) is seeking to recruit a Consultant Neurosurgeon with an interest in Complex Spine. The successful candidate will work independently within the Complex Spine service. Advert The successful candidate will work independently within the Spinal services, joining a 1:12 Complex Spine take rota and participate in Spinal MDT meetings. The successful candidate will provide general on-call neurosurgical cover (1:19). Working for our organisation The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009. With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions. Detailed job description and main responsibilities There will be a 1 in 19 on call rota for all neurosurgical referrals from the region, in which the successful candidate would be expected to participate. The surgeons currently work in teams for the purposes of service organisation, audit, and distribution of junior staff at WCFT. Please see the job description and person specification document for detailed information about the job description for this vacancy.