Applications are invited to apply for the post of 1WTE Consultant Paediatric Neurologist.

St Georges NHS Foundation Trust leads inpatient and outpatient paediatric neurology services in the SW Thames region. With a team of 3 whole time equivalent dedicated consultant neurologists operating from a combined neurosciences and surgical ward, the service aims to provide 24/7 tertiary neurology services for the region and to support the other tertiary services provided by St Georges Hospital. The post-holder would maintain the on-call service to 1:4.

The team also includes: 

• Speciality Doctor 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) 

Main duties of the job

The Paediatric Neurology Department at St. George's Hospital is committed to improving the provision of high-quality care to local children with acute and chronic neurological problems, and has a strong commitment to expand the neurology services available and meet the growing demand in the region.

Main Duties/Key Results Areas:

Outpatient clinics

Provide High Quality Care to Patients

Research, Teaching and Training

Performance Management

Medical Staff Management

Governance

Strategy and Business Planning

Leadership and Team Working

Medical audit

Clinical support staff

Other support

About us

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.

Within the hospital, investigation services include 5 CT scanners, 1 3T MRI scanner, 2 1.5T MR scanners with facilities including Diffusion weighted imaging, MR Spectroscopy, Digital Subtraction Angiography, EEG, Video EEG Telemetry Services and Nerve Conduction and EMG studies.

Job description
Job responsibilities

This job description is not an exhaustive document but is a reflection of the current position. Details and emphasis may change in line with service needs after consultation with the postholder.

The job plan will be flexible and subject to discussion with the successful candidate and may be affected by clinic room availability.

The job plan will be subject to annual review by the appointee and the trust as part of the job planning process. Additional SPA activity can be granted for specific department or trust duties, education, management, and research

On-call week (13 weeks / year)

Time

Description

Category

PA

Total PAs

Monday

10.00-12:00

Neuroradiology MDT meeting

DCC

0.5

6.5

12:00-13.00

Various MDTs

(neuropsychology, dieticians, liaison with epilepsy CNS, business meetings and case presentations)

DCC

0.25

3.25

13.00-15.00

Neurology grand-round

DCC

0.5

6.5

15:00-18:00

Neurology ward round (ward / PICU / NICU)

DCC

0.75

9.75

Tuesday

09.00-13.00

Teaching/educational supervision/ CPD

SPA

1

13

13.00-17.00

Ward work/clinical admin/ phone clinics

DCC

1

13

Wednesday

09.00-13.00

Outpatient Clinics at SGH (9x / year)

DCC

1

9

13.00-17.00

Ward work/clinical admin/phone clinics

DCC

1

8.5

13.00-15.00

Various monthly MDTs (neurophysiology neurogenetic, departmental) - (3x / month)

DCC

0.5

4.5

Thursday

09.00-13.00

Admin to support SGH clinic

DCC

1

13

14.00-18.00

Neurology ward round (ward / PICU / NICU)

DCC

1

13

Friday

09.00-13.00

Teaching/educational supervision/ CPD

SPA

1

13

14.00-18.00

Ward work/clinical admin/phone clinics

DCC

1

13

On-call

(Mon-Fri)

18.00-09.00

variable

Unpredictable emergency oncall work

DCC

1

13

Weekend

(Sat / Sun)

variable

Unpredictable emergency oncall work

DCC

1

13

Total DCC

126

Total SPA

26

Total PA

152

Not on-call Week (29 weeks / year)

Time

Description

Category

PA

Total PAs

Monday

10.00-12:00

Neuroradiology MDT meeting

DCC

0.5

14.5

12:00-13.00

Various MDTs

(neuropsychology, dieticians, liaison with epilepsy CNS, business meetings and case presentations)

DCC

0.25

7.25

13.00-15.00

Neurology grand-round

DCC

0.5

14.5

Tuesday

09.00-13.00

Joint neurology outreach clinic (14x / year)

DCC

1.25

17.5

Teaching/educational supervision/ CPD

(15x / year)

SPA

1

15

13.00-17.00

Joint neurology outreach clinic (14x / year)

DCC

1.25

17.5

Various monthly MDTs (neurophysiology neurogenetic, departmental)

(3x / month)

DCC

0.5

10

Wednesday

09.00-13.00

Outpatient Clinics at SGH

DCC

1

29

13.00-17.00

Admin to support SGH clinic

DCC

1

29

Thursday

09.00-13.00

Admin to support outreach clinic (14x / year)

DCC

1

14

Audit/ governance (15x / year)

SPA

1

15

13:00 17:00

Admin to support outreach clinic (14x / year)

DCC

1

14

Audit/ governance (15x / year)

SPA

1

15

Friday

09.00-13.00

Teaching/educational supervision/ CPD

SPA

1

29

13:00 17:00

clinical admin/phone clinics

DCC

1

29

Total DCC

196.25

Total SPA

74

Total PA

270.25

Activity Summary13 on-call weeks = 152 PAs (of which 26 SPA)29 weeks not on-call = 270.25 PAs (of which 74 SPA)Total / year = 422.25 PAs (of which 100 SPA)Per week (42 weeks / year) = 10.0 PAs / week (of which 2.3 SPA)

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential 

• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCPCH or equivalent

Desirable

• Relevant higher degree: MD or PhD

Training
Essential 

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

Desirable 

• APLS /PALS

Clinical Experience
Essential 

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

Audit/Research
Essential 

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

Desirable 

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

Teaching
Essential 

• Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors

Desirable 

• Specific training /qualification in education and/or appraisal

Management
Essential 

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

Desirable 

• Ability to initiate service change
• Experience of management

Other qualities
Essential 

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

Other Requirements
Essential 

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

BMJ Ref: BMJ-107872/200-CWCHH-4734153-CC2