Specialist Registrar - Neurosurgery

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in the UK is looking for a surgical registrar to join their multidisciplinary surgical team at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. This role involves managing pre- and peri-operative patient care and participating in outpatient clinics. The ideal candidate will have previous neurosurgical experience and will benefit from mentorship from a dedicated consultant, as well as ongoing teaching opportunities. UCLH is committed to sustainability and provides first-class clinical education.

Qualifications

• Candidates should have previous neurosurgical registrar level experience or be seeking to progress in their career with more neurosurgical exposure.
• Must be able to manage pre- and peri-operative care.
• Participation in outpatient clinics is required.

Responsibilities

• Join a multidisciplinary surgical and medical team.
• Responsible for the management of patients' pre- and peri-operative care.
• Participate in teaching with a dedicated consultant supervisor.

Job description

We are proud to offer the opportunity to work as part of the team at University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. As part of UCL Partners, we form the largest Academic Health Science Centre in Europe. It is an exciting time to be working at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, as we have recently increased our theatre space to 6 theatres and an Interventional MRI theatre. The National Hospital offers excellent experience in a unit with good clinical outcomes and high patient and staff satisfaction levels. The unit provides a full range of neurosurgical and spinal procedures with wide range of sub‑specialist Neurosurgical interests such as Hydrocephalus, Pituitary, Epilepsy, Complex Spinal, Neuro‑Oncology, Neuro‑vascular and Functional Neurosurgery. We would welcome applications from any candidate whose career progression would be helped by a longer period of neurosurgical experience at registrar level and by candidates with previous neurosurgical registrar level experience.

The successful applicant will join a multidisciplinary surgical and medical team and will be responsible for the pre‑ and peri‑operative management of our patients. You will also participate in outpatient clinics. You will have a dedicated consultant clinical supervisor and weekly teaching.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world‑class research. We provide first‑class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing). We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world‑class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
• We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net‑zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.