Locum Consultant in Neurology

Job description

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Newham University Hospital is seeking to appoint a 1.5PA Consultant Neurologist for a period of 6 months. They will join our busy and growing neurology team. This post offers an excellent opportunity to contribute to an ambitious and collaborative department providing high-quality, patient-centred care in a DGH setting. We provide outpatient and acute neurology liaison services at Newham University Hospital, with strong links to the Neurology Department at the Royal London Hospital, allowing for the proactive transfer of patients needing tertiary neurology care.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate professional excellent and efficient delivery of care. He/she will work to agreed levels of activity and throughput in the outpatient department with the General Manager and Clinical Director.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Other duties include:-
• To contribute to the provision of a comprehensive and efficient acute and general neurology service.
• To share responsibility with all consultant colleagues for providing evidence-based standards of care for all inpatients and outpatients.
• To have regard at all times to the clinical and quality standards set out in the Patient Charter and the local purchasers' contracts.
• To liaise effectively and on a timely basis with General Practitioners, community services and all healthcare agencies.
• To maintain and promote team and multi-disciplinary work with the specialties working closely and regularly with Neurology.
• To encourage and foster clinical governance at clinical, managerial and medical levels and to take part in regional audit in support of evidence-based medicine.
• To give advice, support and training to junior medical staff, and medical students.
• Responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge including administrative duties associated with patient care.
• Leadership and proper functioning of the services in his/her charge in line with agreed policies of the Trust.
• Participation in quality and safety activities, including clinical audit.

Person specification

Qualifications and knowledge

Essential criteria

• Specialist registration or equivalent achieved or within 3 months of completion
• MB BS/MB ChB or equivalent
• MRCP or equivalent

Desirable criteria

• Teaching qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience in management of in and out-patient general neurology, including acute neurology
• Experience of carrying out and publishing research or audit

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working with hard to reach patient populations
• Management experience
• Experience of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching

Skills

Essential criteria

• Evidence of taking part in service and departmental developments/improvements

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

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Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

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