Senior Clinical Fellow in Neurosurgery

Bhrhospitals; Romford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Trust as a Senior Clinical Fellow in Neurosurgery. In this vital role, you will collaborate with a dedicated multidisciplinary team, driving advancements in patient care with opportunities for clinical research. This post requires full GMC registration and aims to enhance surgical practice within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

On-site nursery facilities

Comprehensive training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven 6 months NHS experience in neurosurgery.
• Interest in audit and research encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Participate in pre-operative assessments and decision making.
• Conduct microsurgical and endoscopic operations.
• Follow up on neurosurgical patients.

Skills

Decision making

Microsurgical techniques

Complex operations

Clinical research

Education

Full Registration with the General Medical Council

Higher qualifications (e.g., MRCP)

Job description

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This video gives a flavour of what it is like to work at our Trust and why some of our staff love working here

Applicants are invited to apply for a Senior Clinical Fellow ST4+ Equivalent with on call Rota to start as soon as possible (This is a banded post). All applicants must hold a current GMC registration and have NHS experience. We are a major Neuroscience Centre and are undergoing further significant development as a tertiary referral centre for the Northeast London and Essex including additional critical care capacity. Neurosurgery has a dedicated ward as well as access to our joint Neurosciences ward and Neuro ITU. This role will be a core team member working within a multi-disciplinary team covering all aspects of Neurosurgery including complex spine, cranial, vascular and functional.

The trust aims to provide a comprehensive 7-day service to patients, and this may affect the working patterns currently being advertised for this post. Any changes made to the working patterns will be made for the benefit of the patient care and notifications of these changes will be explained to you throughout the recruitment process.

BHRUT is one of the largest Associate Teaching Hospitals, providing acute care for over 700;000 people from across 2 main sites - Queens and King George Hospitals, as well as peripheral sites at Barking Dagenham and Brentwood. In addition, our Trust is in an excellent location, close to central London and well situated in the Southeast. As well as all the advantages of being close to the city, you will discover that Essex has a beautiful countryside as well as excellent schools, transport links, amenities, and residential area The Trust has an on sit Nursery facilities.

We are an equal opportunity employer welcoming application from all sections of the community. Applicant who considers they have disability will be shortlisted for interview if they meet the essential criteria. We also operate strict screening procedures for the posts with vulnerable children and adults. Only the short-listed candidates will be notified. We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date should we have an overwhelming response to the post.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will join a team ofNeurosurgery registrars with extensive exposure to various subspecialities in Neurosurgery.

The post holder will participate in pre-operative assessment of patients, decision making in an MDT fashion, microsurgical and endoscopic skull base operations, post-operative care and clinic follow up of Neurosurgical patients. We are one of the firsts units in the UK to utilise the Airo intra-operative CT scanner for spinal navigation. We regularly perform minimally invasive decompressions and percutaneous fixations and will be expanding our MISS capabilities with fully endoscopic spinal surgery in early 2024.

There are daily CEPOD, and elective theatre lists as well as weekly subspeciality MDT meetings.

• The post holder will participate in a 1:12 senior clinical fellow on call rota inclusive of nights.
• The post holder will participate in pre-operative assessment of patients, decision-making in an MDT fashion, complex operations, post-operative care and clinic follow-up of neurosurgical patients
• The post holder will be encouraged to undertake clinical outcome research and pathway development during the duration of the role

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. We’re no longer in special measures; we’ve opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, was named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal in 2024.

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 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.

Our patients are benefitting from our 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 in Hornchurch.

These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.

The majority of our 8,000 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.

We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Lodya Alum, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 4421.

Person specification

Shortlisting

• Full Registration with the general Medicicl Council
• Higher qualifacations (eg MRCP)
• proven 6 months uk experiences with in neurosurgery
• interest in Audit and Reasearch

Ensuring people settle in and feel part of our Trust straight away is one of our top priorities. We hold two corporate welcome events each month and, if successful, you will start on one of these days so we can provide you with a seamless and welcoming introduction to our Trust.

We believe that providing the highest quality of care, is about having the best people, inspired and supported by the best leaders, and backed by the best training and career development opportunities. Our vision is to provide outstanding healthcare to our community, delivered with pride. It is driven by our PRIDE values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.

Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospital NHS Trust is committed to Safeguarding Children and Adults at Risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults is central to the care provided by our Trust and the post holder must be aware of their responsibilities and work in line with our Trust’s Safeguarding Adult and Children Procedures.

All salaries are inclusive of standard allowances e.g. High Cost Area for staff on Agenda for Change contracts.

To create an inclusive and diverse workplace, we will work with you to get the best experience, so that you canprovide outstanding care for our local community. We are happy to have an open discussion on part-time hours and flexible working and will consider your requirements if our service is able to accommodate. Please have discussion with the recruiting manager about your flexibility requirements.

All correspondence regarding this application will be by e-mail, please check as some emails may fall into your junk folder.

Please ensure that the references are from your most recent employer and one of these must be your direct Line Manager or Supervisor. Additionally, ensure that any gaps in your employment history are clearly indicated. Please ensure business/organisation email addresses are provided for all referees.

Barking, Havering, and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) uses TrustID identification technology to verify essential documents, such as passports and driving licenses. All new employees will be expected to have their original documents verified through TrustID.

In line with UKVI guidelines and due to current financial constraints, BHRUT is unable to provide a Certificate of Sponsorship for Band 2 or Band 3 positions.

We may close vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received and to support with streamlining the recruitment process.

Unfortunately due to the large number of applications that the Trust receives for some posts, it is not possible to reply to every unsuccessful application.

If you have not received a response within 3 weeks of the closing date of an advert, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

Trust buildings and grounds became fully Smoke Free on National No Smoking Day 11th March 2015. The Trust expects all staff to promote healthy living and to set good examples in their own behaviour. Those not ready to quit smoking must remain smoke free during working hours, and will not be able to smoke in Trust uniform, in Trust grounds including car parks, while driving on Trust business or take smoking breaks. Second hand smoke causes heart and lung disease, and is harmful to young children. However, disposable or rechargeable e-cigarettes (“vaping”) may be used outside hospital buildings.

We are an equal opportunity employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community and welcomes applications from people wishing to job-share, either with or without a partner. Applicants who consider themselves to have a disability (as defined by the Equality Act 2010) will be shortlisted for interview if they meet the essential criteria. We also operate strict screening procedures for posts with access to vulnerable adults and children.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

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