Locum Consultant Neurologist; interest in epilepsy

Overview

Locum Consultant Neurologist (with interest in epilepsy) — Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion. We are committed to equality and diversity and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be an exemplar organisation across the NHS on sustainability, with a strategy including Net Zero targets. This post offers an opportunity to join a well integrated team and contribute to the acute and general outpatient neurology service, with involvement in epilepsy services and a commitment to a local DGH.

This locum post is based at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in the regional neurosciences centre for an initial period of one year, with the possibility of conversion to a substantive post. The post provides a general neurology service (acute and elective outpatient and inpatient work), a share of the out-of-hours on-call, and a specialist epilepsy service. There is a commitment to a local DGH (general neurology, epilepsy and inpatient liaison one day a week).

We are open to part-time working.

Within the epilepsy service we provide first seizure clinics, epilepsy surgery, adolescent transition, neuro-obstetrics, and learning disability/epilepsy clinics in addition to general/complex epilepsy clinics. Weekly MDTs review EEGs; there is a twice-monthly epilepsy surgery meeting. Expansion of video-telemetry is planned. There is involvement with the neuro-oncology team; the group holds the Tessa Jowell accreditation as a Centre of Excellence from 2021.

There is an opportunity to lead regional liaison with the neurofibromatosis service where there is unmet need in the North East.

Education, qualifications and specialist skills

• Primary Medical Qualification.
• Full GMC Registration.
• Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of AAC).

Desirable

• MD, PhD or equivalent, ideally with a focus on epilepsy.
• Evidence of sub-specialty experience or training in epilepsy.

Essential

• Training and experience in all aspects of Neurology.
• Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion for general neurology.
• Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre.
• Ability to manage and advise on complex epilepsy in a regional centre – outpatient and inpatient including intensive care.

Desirable

• Interest and experience in epilepsy (e.g., specialist fellowship or further post-CST training).
• Interest in epilepsy liaison with neuro-oncology or willingness to develop.

Essential

• Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty.
• Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines.
• Understanding of Clinical Governance.

Desirable

• Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals.
• Evidence of leadership/project management and implementing change.
• Experience in developing and implementing new technologies.

Teaching

• Experience supervising junior medical staff.
• Experience in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
• Ability to teach clinical/technical/practical skills.

Desirable

• Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills.
• Postgraduate qualification in medical education.

Research

• Essential: involvement in research methodology and publication; publications in the last five years.

• Desirable: higher degree.

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years. DBS payment terms apply for successful candidates requiring a DBS.

• Job Description (PDF, 697.1KB)
• Newcastle Staff Benefits (PDF, 274.4KB)
• Behaviour and Civility Charter (PDF, 93.8KB)

For further details or informal visits, contact Victoria Cowan, HR Advisor,