Consultant in Neurophysiology

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals; Preston; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

The Team

Job summary

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Consultant Clinical Neurophysiologist based at Royal Preston Hospital. The role includes EMG/EEG sessions and commitment to both adult and paediatric neurophysiology within a high-performing team.

Living in the Preston area offers access to diverse communities, good schools, and easy reach to urban and rural attractions. The post requires GMC registration and specialist registration/CCST or equivalent as applicable.

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice.
• MBBS or equivalent.
• Substantive post – must be entered on the Specialist Register (or entry within 6 months).
• Higher Medical Degree.

Responsibilities

• Adopt, with colleagues, an active role in planning, development and delivery of the Neurophysiology Service for the Directorate.
• Provide direct input to patients, contribute to multidisciplinary teams and coordinate care at Preston and Chorley Hospitals.
• Maintain continuous commitment to patients and manage leave and off-duty periods appropriately.
• Promote high professional standards of clinical practice through patient involvement and CPD.
• Develop specialist elements of the services reflecting priorities within available resources.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Clinical audit & service development

Personal development

Publications & research

Education

MBBS or equivalent

Full GMC Registration

Higher Medical Degree

Specialist Register entry (CCST/CCT) or within 6 months

Substantive post

Job description

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This is a post for a fourth Consultant Clinical Neurophysiologist at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The Trust acts as the focus for Neurophysiology services in the whole of Lancashire and South Cumbria. In addition to the 390,000 resident populations
of Preston, Chorley and South Ribble, the Trust also provides Neurophysiology services for a wider population of 1.6 million.

This post offers the opportunity to work not only within a high-performing and dynamic team ,but also to live in an area with diverse communities and excellent state and private schools, and areas of natural beauty and tourist interests including the Lake District, Fylde Coast,
Ribble Valley, the Yorkshire Dales, and the Forest of Bowland. Cities such as Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool are within easy reach.

Main duties of the job

You will be based at the Royal Preston Hospital and will be expected to have both EMG and EEG sessions. There will be a commitment to both adult and paediatric neurophysiology.

The department has an Intra-operative Monitoring Service which is mainly run by the Clinical Physiologists but may require Consultant input periodically. Development of Video-telemetry service is still under consideration.

Some of your duties will include:

• Specifically adopt, in conjunction with colleagues, an active role in the planning, development and delivery of the Neurophysiology Service for the Directorate.
• Provide direct input to patients, contribute to multi-disciplinary teams and contribute to the co-ordination of care as appropriate for patients within Preston and Chorley Hospitals.
• Assume a continuous commitment to patients as appropriate, even if employed less than full-time and ensure that adequate arrangements are made for leave and off duty periods.
• Promote high professional standards of clinical practice, both through direct patient involvement and by the maintenance of continuing professional development.
• Exercise the freedom to develop specialist elements of the services to reflect perceived priorities within available resources.

Working for our organisation

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest and highest performing trusts in the North West. During the past few years we have significantly increased our participation in national and internationalresearchprogrammes,andare one ofthe country’s leadingcancertrialpatient recruiters, demonstrating our commitment to developing new and progressive treatment which improves health outcomes.

Our medical undergraduate programme, in partnership with the University of Manchester, deliversexcellenteducationandtrainingforyoungdoctors,andstateoftheartlearning facilitiesenablemedicalstudentsandstafftodeveloptheirskillsandknowledge.

Forthefifth consecutiveyearourstudentsachieveda 100%passrate.Increasingly,wealsocontributeto the delivery of the Lancaster University medical undergraduate programme.

We employ over 7,000 staff with most of our clinical services being provided on our two hospital sites – Chorley & South Ribble Hospital and Royal Preston Hospital. We also have a specialist mobility and rehabilitation service in Preston, the Broadoaks child development centre inLeylandandweprovidea dialysisunit onthe WestmorlandGeneralHospitalsite in Kendal.TheTrustiscommittedtoworkinginpartnershiptodeliverseamlesscaretopatients close to home.

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

• The Team

Informal enquiries and requests to visit the Hospitals are welcome and should be made, following shortlisting, with Mr. Steve Canty, Medical Director and Silas Nicholls, Chief Executive [phone]

Person specification

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
• MBBS or equivalent
• Substantive posts - Must be entered on the Specialist Register (or entry within 6 months)
• Higher Medical Degree

Experience

• Trained Clinical Supervisor
• On specialist register for Clinical Neurophysiology
• Wide range of experience including significant work in area of specialisation
• Trained Educational Supervisor
• Obtained CCST/CCT through formal training programme.

Skills

• Evidence of Clinical Leadership
• Evidence of commitment to audit and improving clinical practice/service development
• Evidence of interest in personal development e.g. through research and/or publications
• Significant record of publications on relevant topics.

Thanks for taking the time to view this advert; we’re looking forward to receiving your application. You should be aware that the vacancy may close earlier than the published date if sufficient applications are received so it would be best to apply as soon as you can. We’ll contact you by e-mail to update you on the progress of your application so please check the e-mail account that you applied from (including spam/junk) regularly.

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