Applications are welcomed for a fixed term Consultant post in Neurology.

This is a full time (10 PA) Consultant Neurologist appointment for the United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust.

Based at Lincoln County Hospital this new post will provide clinics at both Lincoln and Pilgrim Hospital, Boston and ward referrals respectively.

This post will be split with 3 days per week in Lincoln, 1 day per week at Pilgrim Hospital, Boston and 1 day per week at Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham for CPD and SPA activities.

Main duties of the job

The Neurology service is managed within the Trust wide Specialty Medicine Business Unit within the Medicine Division. The Business Unit is headed by a Clinical Director, supported by a General Manager, Business Manager and Service and Support Manger.

The funded Consultant establishment is 3.00 wte Consultants employed by United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT), supported by a further 0.6 wte Consultants, that visits from Sheffield.

The service is managed from Lincoln on a hub and spoke basis, providing outpatient and ward referral service to the three main hospital sites, Lincoln, Boston & Grantham.

The Department has a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) for Multiple Sclerosis and Epilepsy providing follow up care and support for MS and Epilepsy patients.

About us

The United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) is one of the largest trusts in the country. Through four main hospitals and four additional hospitals where we provide some services, we provide a comprehensive range of hospital-based medical, surgical, paediatric, obstetric and gynaecological services to the 700,000 people of Lincolnshire. We provide a wide range of healthcare services delivered by 7,800 highly trained staff and volunteers. Our services cost over £400m each year to provide and we invest around £18m each year in improving our clinical services by replacing and upgrading our medical equipment, modernising our estate and facilities and improving our information and technology infrastructure. In an average year, we treat more than 180,000 A&E patients, nearly half a million outpatients and almost 100,000 inpatients.

Job description
Job responsibilities

For further details regarding the job role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification
Qualifications and Certification
Essential

• Full Registration with the GMC
• MRCP or equivalent

Desirable

• An appropriate higher degree, e.g. an MD, PhD or equivalent
• Higher research qualification
• Specialist Registration in Neurology
• CCT in Neurology or Equivalent (or be within 6/12 of achieving)

Clinical Experience
Essential

• Evidence of wide experience and a high level of competence in Neurology

Desirable

• Expertise in Botox Therapy
• Special interest within Neurology

Management
Essential

• Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
• Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgment when faced with conflicting pressures
• Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives

Desirable

• Management training or qualification
• Evidence of leadership in the development of clinical services
• Evidence of developing a high quality, high performance service

Clinical Effectiveness
Essential

• Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk management

Teaching & Training
Essential

• Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training for doctors and other disciplines

Desirable

• Teaching qualification

Research
Essential

• Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research

Desirable

• Evidence of original research
• Willingness to initiate and participate in research

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