Neurology Consultant

Job overview

A full time (10 PA) post as a Consultant in Neurology and Stroke Medicine is available at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. The post will be based at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, although there will be service commitments in Neurology at Amersham hospital and Stroke/TIA at Wycombe Hospital. There are opportunities to be part of the Stroke team with commitments in Stroke on call and ND TIA clinic service.

Experience of working in Neurology at a consultant level and appropriate accreditation is desirable. It is expected that the candidate has sufficient experience in stroke & TIA, stroke thrombolysis including acute interpretation of CTA and thrombectomy decision making. Candidates with good experience will be considered including candidates who have submitted their paperwork for CESR and are awaiting accreditation to be included in the Specialist Register in Neurology.

Main duties of the job

The Programmed Activities (10 PA) will be agreed with the SDU director and will form the basis of the job plan. The job plan is not fixed and can be further negotiated by the successful candidate, providing the needs of the service are met. The trust actively participates in job planning prospectively - every year in advance from January to December.

Out patient clinics are based on a template of 30 min for a new patient (8 patients per clinic) and 25 min for a Follow up patient (9 patients per clinic). Acute Neurologist of week is 1:4 covering SDEC clinic, A&G and ward referrals.

On calls for Stroke - weekends are on a 1 in 16 basis (1:8 commitments can be accommodated). Weekend on calls is Friday to Sunday, and over Saturday and Sunday the consultant is expected to be on site from 9am - 5pm and to do a HASU ward round, review all acute stroke admissions and run a ND TIA clinic (up to 4 patients). On call overnight is via telephone.

The expectation is that any SPA time beyond 1PA (Core SPA) will be timetabled, on site, and linked to clear objectives and measurable outputs. This might be, for example, a governance lead role, education role, research role or service development role. SPA time will be job planned once there is evidence that the successful candidate is participating and engaging in the activities - example - Educational Supervisor. The maximum SPA for a consultant in the trust is 2.0 PAs.

The Trust will provide appropriate secretarial support and office space with desk and laptop. Adequate support will be provided for revalidation. The Trust has a policy of allocating a "buddy" to newly appointed Consultant doctor to provide advice/support. This will be a consultant colleague from the consultant's SDU and will be identified by the SDU lead following the appointment being made.

Benefits

As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.

We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Person specification

• Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of Neurology patients
• To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit

Employment rights and equal opportunities

We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care experienced candidates.

We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community.

PPE requirements

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

COVID 19 and Flu vaccinations

COVID 19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

Legal and compliance

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.