Academic Clinical Fellowship in Neurosurgery (Spine)
Posted 6 hours 45 minutes ago by NHS
This is an industry funded post in Neurosurgery (Spine). It is a full time post based at The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust without on call commitments.
The post is designed as a 1-year post at Junior Clinical Fellow level for neurosurgical/neuroscience/spine focused individuals who wish to develop their research skills and gain clinical experience in neurosurgery in the largest stand alone unit for Neurosurgery and Neurology in the UK.
60% of the time will be devoted to a neuro-spine based research project, and 40% to clinical service delivery in a neurosurgery post. The focus of the post is to develop the research and clinical skills needed to pursue further training at PhD level or obtain a numbered training post.
The post holder will work as a Junior Clinical Fellow (SHO grade) working on a split pattern of research and clinical duties (60:40). The SHO post will be without on call duties.
Main duties of the jobThe post holder will be expected to work at a ST1 equivalent (SHO) level. The post is designed to support the Neurosurgical team, based at Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust. There will be no out of hours on call commitment.
The post is suited for individuals who wish to pursue a career in Neurosurgery in the United Kingdom. The post does not attract a National Training Number. However, support and supervision will be available for appointees to pursue these posts. The clinical duties of this post are equivalent to an ST1-2 trainee in Neurosurgery.
The post holder will be expected to participate fully in the departmental training and activities.
Job responsibilitiesThe role is complementary to the role of junior doctors in training, although it is not a training post. The post-holder will be able to access the same educational opportunities within the Trust as trainees, and will be allowed study leave and a small study leave budget to facilitate access to wider educational opportunities. An Educational Supervisor will be allocated to each post-holder. The Trust is keen to support those post-holders interested in gaining national selection.
Post-holders will work primarily on the wards, but Junior doctors are also allocated to theatre. The morning starts with a Consultant handover meeting attended by all teams, following which each team subdivides and undertakes a ward round. Clinical work emanates from this round.
Person Specification Qualifications- Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice.
- Evidence of current or recent (within last 3 years) employment in a UK affiliated Foundation Programme or overseas equivalent.
- Not previously removed from any medical training programme except under exceptional circumstances.
- That applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English.
- 12 months experience in neurology/neurosurgery plus 12 months in other medical or surgical specialities after full GMC registration (or equivalent) and evidence of achievement of GMC standards of Good Medical Practice including:
- Meets professional health requirements (in line with GMC standard/Good Medical Practice).
- Clinical Knowledge & Expertise.
- Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems.
- Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management, evidence based practice, patient safety and clinical quality improvement initiatives.
- Demonstrates knowledge of evidence-informed practice.
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.