Locum Consultant Neurosurgeon - Neurooncology and Functional

BHR Hospitals; Romford; On-site; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

BHRUT is seeking an experienced Locum Consultant Neurosurgeon with a focus on Neuro-Oncology and Functional Neurosurgery to join its Regional Neurosciences service in Romford. The post involves complex brain tumour surgery, MDT participation, outpatient clinics and elective operating.

The role includes on-call duties, helping to develop a regional neuro-oncology service and contributing to teaching, research and service improvement within the Neurosciences Centre.

Qualifications

• GMC registration and specialist neurosurgery eligibility.
• Consultant-level neurosurgical experience.
• Experience/interest in neuro-oncology and brain tumour patients.
• Excellent communication and MDT working.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultant-led neurosurgical care for brain tumour patients in a regional service.
• Undertake neuro-oncology outpatient clinics, inpatient care, elective operating and MDT participation.
• Apply neuro-oncology and functional neurosurgical techniques to maximize safe tumour resection.
• Participate in regional MDT with oncology, neurology and radiology teams.
• Communicate clearly with patients and families about options, risks and outcomes.
• Support on-call duties and cross-cover for colleagues as required.

Skills

Neurosurgery

Consultant level experience

Neuro-oncology

MDT / multidisciplinary teamwork

Communication

Functional neurosurgery

On-call experience

Education

GMC registration

Specialist neurosurgery eligibility

Job description

Locum Consultant Neurosurgeon - Neurooncology and Functional

YM73

Main area Neuorosurgery Grade YM73 Contract 12 months (Fixed Term) Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (10 PAs) Job ref 162-0736-AO

Site Neurosurgery Medical Staff Town Romford Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 04/11/2026 23:59

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BHRUT is seeking an experienced Locum Consultant Neurosurgeon with an interest in Neuro-Oncology and Functional Neurosurgery to join its Regional Neurosciences service.

BHRUT provides specialist neurosurgical care across Essex and Outer North East London, including neuro-oncology, functional neurosurgery, neurovascular, skull base, pituitary and complex spinal services, supported by dedicated theatres, a neurosurgical ward and Neuro ICU.

The successful candidate will provide consultant-level care in neuro-oncology and functional neurosurgery, including complex brain tumour surgery, MDT participation, outpatient clinics and elective operating.

The post holder will also support the wider neurosurgical service, including general cranial neurosurgery and consultant on-call duties, in line with the agreed job plan.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide consultant-led neurosurgical care within a regional neurosciences service, delivering high-quality, evidence-based and patient-centred care across elective, urgent and emergency pathways.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Provide consultant assessment, diagnosis, surgical treatment and follow-up for patients with brain and central nervous system tumours.
• Undertake specialist neuro-oncology outpatient clinics, inpatient care, elective operating lists and multidisciplinary team participation.
• Apply contemporary neuro-oncology and functional neurosurgical techniques to maximise safe tumour resection while preserving neurological, cognitive and quality-of-life outcomes.
• Participate actively in the regional neuro-oncology MDT, working collaboratively with oncology, neurology, neuroradiology, neuropathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation, palliative care and specialist nursing colleagues.
• Provide clear, compassionate and evidence-based communication with patients and their families, including discussion of complex treatment options, risks, prognosis and expected functional outcomes.
• Participate fully in the consultant neurosurgical on-call rota, providing emergency neurosurgical assessment and management, remote advice and imaging review for referring hospitals, and appropriate cross-cover for consultant colleagues

Working for our organisation

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.

They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission.

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.

We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.

We run a Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Provide resident consultant attendance during agreed core hours and participate in weekend post-take ward rounds, including review of patients on the Neurosurgical wards and Neuro Intensive Care Unit, in accordance with the agreed on-call arrangements.
• Maintain high standards of clinical governance, patient safety, professional practice, documentation and regulatory compliance.
• Contribute to Trust and national performance standards, including cancer pathways, RTT, diagnostic and treatment waiting times and other relevant neurosurgical and neuro-oncology performance measures.
• Contribute to the delivery of a functional neurosurgical service in conjunction with existing consultant skill set.
• Collaborate with the pain services to establish a spinal cord stimulation service.
• Contribute to morbidity and mortality review, clinical audit, incident investigation, risk management and quality improvement.
• Support the development of innovative pathways and technologies that improve the safety, efficiency and outcomes of complex neuro-oncology and functional neurosurgical care.
• Contribute to teaching, training and supervision of neurosurgical trainees, fellows, undergraduate medical students and the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Contribute to research, service evaluation and the development of the Trust's academic and translational neuroscience programme.
• Develop specialist clinical interests in accordance with service requirements, departmental priorities and the post holder's agreed job plan.

Qualifications

• GMC Registration and specialist register eligibility in neurosurgery.
• Consultant-level/equivalent senior neurosurgical experience.
• Experience/interest in neuro-oncology and management of brain tumour patients.
• Excellent communication, MDT working, clinical judgement and commitment to patient safety
• Functional neurosurgical experience

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Flexible working
We welcome applications from candidates seeking flexible working or job sharing where service needs allow.

Pre-employment checks
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Certificate of Sponsorship
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Recruitment process
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Inclusion
BHRUT is committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Applicants who declare a disability under the Equality Act 2010 or identify as a Care Leaver and choose to be considered under our Disability Confident or Care Leaver schemes will be guaranteed an interview where they meet the essential criteria.

Safeguarding
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