Locum Consultant in Paediatric Neurology
Paediatric Neurology in within the Leeds Childrens Hospital CSU The Yorkshire area of the Northern and Yorkshire Region has a population of approximately 5.5 million. Leeds has a total population of approximately 750,000, of whom 155,000 are children.
Although there has been significant urban regeneration, there are still many areas of social deprivation, both in the inner city and on post- war housing estates.
Parts of the city have a cosmopolitan ethnic background with significant numbers of people from Eastern European, South Asian and Afro-Caribbean backgrounds.
Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) provides almost all of the tertiary referral services for the Yorkshire part of the Northern and Yorkshire Region, as well as a number of supra-regional services.PAEDIATRIC NEUROSCIENCES Paediatric Neurosciences at Leeds Childrens Hospital is the home to a thriving and active department with a national reputation.
We receive referrals from the local area, and Paediatric teams from North and West Yorkshire, along with Hull and the East Riding.
The Neurology department provides a specialist (tertiary) service for the diagnosis and treatment of children with neurological disorders.
We have active involvement with local, national and international research projects.
Children with neurological and neurosurgical disorders are admitted to the dedicated paediatric neuroscience ward at LGI and are jointly managed as needed by paediatric neurologists and the paediatric neurosurgeons.
Paediatric neurosciences are fully supported by specialist neuroradiology & interventional neuroradiology, neurophysiology, genetics and neuropathology.
CHILDRENS CLINICAL SERVICE UNIT Management Arrangements The Childrens Services Clinical Service Unit is responsible for all childrens specialties and is led by Jo Haigh (General Manager).
The team consists of Clinical Director, Lead Clinicians Matrons Service Managers and Business Managers for each specialty, together with corporate support from Finance, Medicine, Nursing, Planning and Informatics.
At present there is one Clinical Director within Childrens Services, having responsibility for the management of clinically related issues within the individual medical and surgical sub-specialities.
Dr Colin Holton is Clinical Director for Paediatric Services who is supported by 9 Lead Clinicians.
Hospital Services for Children Childrens Services have an inpatient bed base of 212 beds and 68 cots between both LGI and SJUH sites.
The Childrens Services Directorate employs a total of 80 consultants providing general, specialist and supra-regional childrens medical and surgical services.
Inpatient, day case and outpatient services are mainly provided at the Leeds Childrens Hospital within the LGI although some outpatient services are also provided from SJUH and Wharfedale Hospital.
The following established specialist childrens services are provided: Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Cleft Lip and Palate Cystic Fibrosis Diabetes Endocrinology Gastroenterology General Medicine Hepatology and Liver Transplantation Immunology and Allergy Intensive Care Neonatal Medicine & Surgery Nephrology, including transplantation Neurology Neurosurgery Oncology/Haematology, including BMT Rheumatology Paediatric Surgery Urology Additional Childrens Services are provided in Non-Paediatric Specialities.
These include Dermatology, Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgery, Ophthalmology, Dental Surgery, Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Accident and Emergency, ENT, Neurosurgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Renal Transplant Surgery and Clinical Genetics.Inpatient Facilities NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY 12 beds Ward L52 Clarendon Wing PAEDIATRIC MEDICINE 26 beds Ward L09 Childrens Assessment Unit Jubilee Wing 10 beds Ward L30 Respiratory and Cystic Fibrosis Clarendon Wing 15 beds Ward L40 Childrens Medical Ward Clarendon Wing NEONATAL CARE 25 beds (12 ICU) includes Neonatal Surgery Clarendon Wing LGI 20 beds (3 ICU) Gledhow Wing St James 13 beds Transitional Care Gledhow Wing St James PAEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY/HAEMATOLOGY 16 beds Ward L31 Paediatrics Clarendon Wing 4 beds Ward L32 BMT Clarendon Wing 8 beds Ward L33 Teenage and Young Adult Clarendon Wing SPECIALTY MEDICINE 16 beds Ward L10 Hepatology/Nephrology/Gastroenterology Jubilee Wing 6 Dialysis Stations Ward L11 Jubilee Wing CARDIOLOGY AND CARDIAC SURGERY 16 beds Ward L12 Jubilee Wing includes 6 HDU beds PAEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT & HIGH DEPENDENCY 16 beds Ward L47 Clarendon Wing 6 beds (HDU) Ward L48 Clarendon Wing PAEDIATRIC SURGERY Includes General Surgery, Urology, Trauma & Orthopaedics, Plastics, ENT, Cleft Lip and Palate, Maxillo-Facial and Dental.
10 beds Ward L41 Clarendon Wing 13 beds Ward L42 Clarendon Wing 26 day case beds Ward L49 Clarendon Wing Outpatient Facilities The majority of outpatients are seen in a dedicated, purpose-built Childrens Outpatient department in Martin Wing at LGI.
Some additional outpatient services are provided in the Childrens Day Hospital at SJUH and in Wharfedale Hospital at Otley.Staffing Consultants The paediatric neurosciences consultant team consists of 5 Paediatric Neurologists, 1 paediatric Neurologist & Neurophysiologist, 1 Consultant Paediatrician with expertise paediatric neuromuscular disorders, and four Paediatric Neurosurgeons, all providing care for patients from Leeds and across the region.
Dr Anne-Marie Childs Consultant Paediatric Neurologist Special Interest-Neuromuscular disorders Dr Cristina Lozano-Martos Consultant Paediatrician with expertise Paediatric neuromuscular disorders Special Interests- Neuromuscular disorders Dr Helen McCullagh Consultant Paediatric Neurologist Special Interests- Complex Epilepsy, Ketogenic Diet in Epilepsy, Tuberous Sclerosis, Neurovascular disease Dr Karen Pysden Consultant Paediatric Neurologist Special Interests- Neuromuscular disorders and complex motor disordersincluding Botulinum and intrathecal baclofen Dr Lydia Green Consultant Paediatric Neurologist Special Interests Inherited White matter Disorders and epilepsy (VNS clinical lead) Dr Micheal Taylor Consultant Paediatric Neurologist Special Interests Paediatric Epilepsy, Inflammatory disorders , Childhood Headache and greater occipital nerve injections Dr Munni Ray Consultant Paediatric Neurologist & Neurophysiologist Special Interests Complex Epilepsy, Childhood headache, Paediatric Neurophysiology Mr Atul Tyagi Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon Special Interests- Neurovascular surgery, tumour surgery, spinal dysraphism surgery, complex hydrocephalus surgery and endoscopy Mr John Goodden (Lead Clinician) Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon & Clinical Lead for Paediatric Neurosciences Special Interests
- Tumour surgery, Spasticity surgery, Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy, complex hydrocephalus, endoscopy Mr Gnanamurthy Sivakumar Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon Special Interests
- Epilepsy surgery, tumour surgery, complex hydrocephalus, endoscopy, Functional neurosurgery Ms Rebecca Chave-Cox Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon Special Interests
- Craniofacial surgery Middle Grade Staff There are three HST posts within paediatric neurology who provide daily cover for paediatric neurology.
We also have a Physician Associate working at an HST level and an ACPs and an additional ACP in training .There are three LST posts attached to paediatric neurology and they participate in a full shift rota to provide cover for neurosciences and other subspecialty patients.
Middle grade cover out of hours is provided by the paediatric speciality SpR on a full shift basis.The consultant neurosurgeons provide a 24 hour on call rota and are supported by the on call SpR in Neurosurgery.
Nursing The Nursing establishments are managed by Sarah Fletcher, Matron and Julie Cooper as Senior Sister on the Paediatric Neurosciences ward 52 and the surgical HDU.
There are 4 specialist epilepsy nurses and a specialist nurse to support patients undergoing craniofacial surgery and with 2 specialist nurses covering intrathecal baclofen infusion pumps and SDR.
There is a specialist nurse supporting the Tuberous Sclerosis service and another for the inherited white matter service.
The neuromuscular team have 2 specialist nurses, one responsible for transition.
Allied Health Professions There are paediatric physiotherapists, occupational therapists, dieticians, speech and language therapists, psychologists and pharmacists, neuromuscular family care advisors all working as part of the paediatric neurosciences team.
We have experienced therapy practitioners undertaking independent clinics.
General Manager Jo Haigh Head of Nursing Laura Whelan Clinical Director Colin Holton