Consultant in Paediatric Neurology (Specialist Neuromuscular Interest)
Job overview
The Department of Paediatric Neurology is one of the longest established in Britain. It is supported by 8.5 WTE consultants based at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital (RMCH) with links being established to support the Lancaster and South Cumbria population served by Royal Preston Hospital.
The Paediatric Neurology department also has specialized services including a long-standing Neuromuscular Service, an acquired brain injury service and specialised clinics including neuroimmunology, neurovascular and Neurofibromatosis. The department is one of the 4 centres in England chosen to provide a service for children’s epilepsy surgery.This is run jointly with Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. The ketogenic diet service is one of the largest in the country with 60 patients currently.
Main duties of the job
The Manchester Paediatric Neurology Service provides care for children with neurological disorders throughout the North West of England. The post-holder, though based at RMCH will contribute to this outreach model of outpatient care. This post is to support the Neuromuscular Team, which is a MDUK Centre of Excellence.RMCH is a Gene Therapy Centre for SMA and has an active portfolio of neuromuscular clinical trials.
We can offer you a commitment to teaching, education, research and audit. The post-holder will have experience in all areas of paediatric neurology and will be on, or eligible to join, the Specialist Register for General Paediatrics and Paediatric Neurology, within 6 months of the Appointments Committee or have equivalence of training.
Working for our organisation
MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification.This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria- Completion of basic/core training as defined by RCPCH
- Completion of higher training in Paediatric Neurology or equivalent training demonstrated
- Higher qualification (MD, PhD etc)
- Post CCT training in paediatric neurology
Teaching and Audit
Essential criteria- Teaching Medical Students
- Experience of audit
- Teaching junior medical staff
Academic Achievements and Research
Desirable criteria- Publications in recognised journals (Notably specialist journals such as Development Medicine and Child Neurology)
- Research projects relating to Paediatric Neurology
Other Requirements
Essential criteria- Full registration with the GMC (or eligible for full registration) and Licensed to Practice
- Registered on the GMC Specialist Register or be eligible for relevant CCT within 6 months of interview.
Interpersonal Skills
Essential criteria- Organisation skills
- Communication skills
- Leadership skills