Job summary
The Department hosts a leading comprehensive epilepsy service providing all aspects of care for people with epilepsy from first seizure clinics to epilepsy surgery evaluations.
We currently have 4 consultant neurologists. The post will be a new 5th post. We are supported by 4 epilepsy specialist nurses (with plans agreed to increase to 6) and work with a multidisciplinary team including Consultants with specialist interests in epilepsy in Neurosurgery, Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology and Neuroradiology.
We have 4 dedicated video telemetry beds for pre-surgical evaluation for VNS and resective surgery and have access to all necessary investigations including 3T MRI, fMRI, PET, MEG, SPECT and stereoEEG techniques. We were the first UK centre to provide robotic stereoEEG and currently provide approximately 100 surgical work ups per year including 10-20 stereoEEGs.
The successful candidate will take leadership responsibility for the provision of services to patients with epilepsy and Learning Disability and for the provision of specialist drug services such as Cannabidiol and Fenfluramine to the south west.
The post holder will have the opportunity to report their own videoEEGs (if suitably experienced) with dedicated EEG reporting time although alternate provision for neurophysiology support may be possible if not.
Main duties of the job
Communications and Relationships:The post holder will be expected to have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues. The post holder will be empathetic and sensitive to patients needs and able to explain things clearly - particularly complex or sensitive information.Responsibility for Patient Care:The post holder will have continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his or her charge and for the proper functioning of the service and will undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients and the running of the clinical department.Responsibility for People Management:The Post Holder will be expected to provide compassionate leadership to their clinical teams. This may include multi-agency teams within Primary and Secondary Care. They will be responsible for the supervision of junior staff within their team and will lead by example and with compassion.
Teaching and Supervision of Junior Medical Staff & Students:We aim to support the development of all our doctors, whilst maintain an environment where patient and staff safety is paramount. A key element of that is ensuring high quality clinical and educational supervision.Partnership working:The post holder will be required to work in partnership with colleagues of all disciplines, external stakeholders and service users, to ensure the creation of a quality service.
About us
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
We commit to treating each patient as an individual with respect and dignity, aiming to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and a first-class experience for everyone who uses our services.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Bristol is consistently voted the best place to live in the UK, with vibrant local music, arts and gastronomic scenes, a wide range of modern and state of the art shopping, recreation and leisure facilities, a wealth of great local family days out, fantastic transport links for local, national and internal holidays, and it has a rich history. If you prefer country, village or smaller town living, NBT is also easily commutable from a range of attractive locations in North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and South Wales (e.g. Portishead, Chepstow)
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post will include 2 epilepsy clinics per week (1 first seizure and 1 complex epilepsy) and 1 general neurology clinic per week. Once a month a general neurology clinic will be replaced by a neurology hot-clinic. For between 2-4 weeks per year all activity will be replaced with being the neurology consultant providing cover to the general neurology ward.
General neurology and in-patient neurology is delivered from the £400 million state of the art Brunel Building.
The post-holder will join 23 consultant neurologists who collectively provide general neurology and broad a range of sub-specialist interests within the Department of Neurology at North Bristol Trust (NBT).
On call
The post holder will contribute to a 1 in 10 stroke on call service out of hours service and in order to maintain competence for this on call they will also provide approximately one DCC of stroke care within normal working hours.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Applicants must be on the specialist register via the CCT or CESR route or eligible for specialist registration within 6 months of interview.
- Maintain Full registration with the GMC
- MRCP or equivalent
Desirable
- Higher qualification e.g. Masters, MD, PhD
- Epilepsy publications.
- Evidence of additional relevant training e.g. management and leadership.).
Training and Experience
Essential
- Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent).
- Minimum of seven years postgraduate experience including higher surgical/medical training, three years as a Specialist Registrar in an approved training post, or equivalent. Part of this period may be in a post of equivalent responsibility and training potential. Broad and full training in the prognostication and management of disabling conditions.
- Knowledge of contemporary NHS management issues.
- Clinical Governance principles
Desirable
- Experience in involvement in service redesign
- Evidence of leadership development programme committed to quality improvement during training
Further training, Management, Audit
Essential
- Evidence of recent CME/ reasonable training progression at this stage of career.
- Experience in audit | projects and written up.
Desirable
- Completion of a general management course or programme.
Research, teaching, publications
Essential
- Proven teaching ability
- Willingness to undertake teaching of medical under-graduates & postgraduates.
Desirable
- Epilepsy focused publications in peer reviewed journals and presentations at regional | national meetings
- Record in research.
- Demonstration of involvement in clinical directorate management
Personal requirements
Essential
- Good written communication skills
- Ability to help manage a team and form effective working relationships within a team. Ability to inspire, motivate and develop junior medical staff
- Ability to fulfil duties of the post, including on-call commitments
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
North Bristol NHS Trust
Address
Brunel Building, Southmead
Bristol
BS16 1JE