Consultant Functional Neurosurgeon

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS teaching trust in England seeks a Consultant Neurosurgeon to provide inpatient and outpatient care. The successful candidate will participate in a 1:12 on-call rota and work closely with a multidisciplinary team. Extensive experience in general adult neurosurgery and fellowship in Functional Neurosurgery are essential. This role offers the chance to contribute to clinical training and research within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Must have extensive training and experience in neurosurgery.
• Evidence of effective contribution to clinical governance.
• Experience of conducting clinical audits and presenting at scientific meetings.

Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient and outpatient care for neurosurgical patients.
• Participate in a 1:12 on-call rota for emergencies.
• Work closely with neurosurgery team and MDTs.

Skills

Independent decision-making

Communication skills

Team leadership

Research abilities

Education

Full GMC registration

FRCS (SN) or equivalent

Fellowship in Functional Neurosurgery

Job description

Overview

The successful candidate will take part in a 1:12 non-resident on-call rota with prospective cover, and when on call will be required to be within ten miles by road from the John Radcliffe Hospital. The postholder's duties will be to provide inpatient and outpatient care for neurosurgical patients both emergency and elective, and subspecialty functional neurosurgery patients. Close working relationships with other members of the neurosciences team will be necessary. In functional neurosurgery this includes all members of the functional neurosurgery MDTs - movement disorders neurologists, pain physicians, psychologists, and Specialist Advanced Nurse Practitioners. The post-holder will have equal access to clinics, theatres, junior doctor and administrative support and office space.

Qualifications and requirements

• Full GMC registration with licence to practise
• FRCS (SN) or equivalent
• On GMC specialist register, extensive training and experience in general adult neurosurgery. Fellowship(s) in Functional Neurosurgery.
• Evidence of ability to make independent decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems.
• Research degree (desirable)
• Previous experience at Consultant Neurosurgeon level, ability to lead a team of professionals
• Effective administrative and time management skills
• Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork
• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training
• Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to Clinical Governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities
• Experience of conducting clinical audits
• Experience in a wide range of Neuromodulation techniques (desirable)
• Leadership qualification (desirable)
• Participation in clinical audits
• Presentation at scientific meetings relevant to neuromodulation
• Peer-reviewed publications
• Participation in multi-disciplinary meetings
• Interest in teaching with portfolio of teaching and training achievements
• You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

About the Trust

The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises four hospitals — the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. Many of our recruitment programmes use values-based interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset.

Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk The Trust comprises four hospitals — the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

The Neurological Surgery Department has Academic and Clinical Training programmes. The applicant will be involved in training Specialist Registrars and Functional Neurosurgical Fellows (in a Royal College of Surgeons of England accredited Functional Neurosurgery Fellowship).