[ref. w53058304] Locum Consultant Paediatric Neurologist

Job overview

St Georges NHS Foundation Trust leads inpatient and outpatient paediatric neurology services in the SW Thames region. With a team of 4 full-time equivalent dedicated Consultant Paediatric Neurologists operating from a combined neurosciences and surgical ward, the Service aims to provide 24/7 tertiary paediatric neurology services for the region and to support the other tertiary services provided by St Georges Hospital.

This is a fixed-term part-time (8 PA) 1-year locum, and the post-holder will contribute to the on-call service with a ratio of 1:8.

Tertiary referrals are only accepted on a Consultant-to-Consultant basis and the service does not provide for referrals directly from primary care.

Main duties of the job

St Georges NHS Foundation Trust leads inpatient and outpatient paediatric neurology services in the SW Thames region. With a team of 4 full-time equivalent dedicated Consultant Paediatric Neurologists operating from a combined neurosciences and surgical ward, the Service aims to provide 24/7 tertiary paediatric neurology services for the region and to support the other tertiary services provided by St Georges Hospital.

More details in the attached Job Description.

Working for our organisation

St. George’s Hospital is a large multi-speciality facility based in South West London, offering a wide range of adult, paediatric and neonatal services. It is co-located with a medical school - St. George’s, University of London.

Children managed at SGH are either local or regional tertiary patients. Our Emergency Department is seeing steadily increasing attendances, and our inpatient emergency admissions are also increasing. Outpatient referrals have also steadily increased for local children, reflecting the growing young population in SW Thames.

Tertiary children’s services are offered by Consultants based at SGH in neurology, neurosurgery, oncology, gastroenterology, endocrinology, respiratory medicine, infectious diseases, paediatric surgery and PICU. St George’s University Hospital is one of the main regional trauma and neurosurgical services for London and has helipad access for HEMS.

The department has its own outpatient’s area (The Dragon Centre), Child Development Centre, PICU and Paediatric Step-down Unit, with 51 inpatient beds. There are over 50 Consultants and a fully staffed EWTD compliant middle grade and ST rota, composed of GRID Trainees, regional trainees, fellows and F1 doctors.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

St Georges NHS Foundation Trust leads inpatient and outpatient paediatric neurology services in the SW Thames region. With a team of 4 full-time equivalent dedicated Consultant Paediatric Neurologists operating from a combined neurosciences and surgical ward, the Service aims to provide 24/7 tertiary paediatric neurology services for the region and to support the other tertiary services provided by St Georges Hospital.

This is a fixed-term part-time (8 PA) 1-year locum, and the post-holder will contribute to the on-call service with a ratio of 1:8.

Tertiary referrals are only accepted on a Consultant-to-Consultant basis and the service does not provide for referrals directly from primary care.

The team also includes:

• Associate Specialist in Paediatric Neurology
• GRID trainees and general paediatric trainees/SPIN
• Rotating ST1-3s
• 2 paediatric neuroscience CNS
• 1 paediatric epilepsy CNS (shared duties between tertiary and secondary level services)

Person specification

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCPCH or equivalent

• Relevant higher degree: MD or PhD

Training

• Completed or within 6 months of obtaining accredited sub-speciality training in Paediatric Neurology
• Child Safeguarding Level 3
• Paediatric Intermediate life support

• APLS / EPLS / NLS

Clinical Experience

• Experience in paediatric neurology at tertiary level
• Wide experience in paediatrics

Audit/Research

• Competence in and track record of performing clinical audit, service improvement projects and guideline development and review
• Research experience

• Able to initiate and carry out medical research projects
• Authorship of research papers
• Database management skills

Management

• Leadership skills
• Knowledge and experience of clinical governance
• Training in management and audit at speciality registrar or equivalent level

• Ability to initiate service change
• Experience of management

Other Qualities

• Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues from medical and other disciplines.
• Good communication skills
• Flexible approach
• IT skills

Other Requirements

• GMC Registration
• Right to residency and work in the UK
• MDU / MPS

Teaching

• Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors

• Specific training /qualification in education and/or appraisal