Neurosurgery Senior Complex Spinal Fellow

Neurosurgery Senior Complex Spinal Fellow

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We will have a vacancy for the position of Senior Complex Spinal Fellow within Neurosurgery for 6 months in the first instance with a possibility of extending the contract.

The Trust Doctor post will provide excellent experience for candidates who have passed the MRCS exam with Neurosurgery Registrar experience.

Main duties of the job

• Full time position with ability to work with minimal supervision
• Expected to run out-patient clinics and operating sessions accordingly (patients will nominally be under a designated consultant)
• Working with a team of 10 clinical, 2 academic registrars and 3 fellows
• Cross-cover of colleagues' absence is required
• Perform on-call duties including operating out-of-hours at a level appropriate of a Senior SpR
• On-call will be shared equally with the other ST3+ level post-holders and will be banded at 1B (40%)
• The post holder will run a weekly Rapid Access Spine and Fracture clinic
• There will be ample opportunity to perform audit and research projects at St George's and at RMH and RSCH
• This post would incorporate an element of service development
• The post holder will be expected to travel between all the Trust sites and also those necessary to fulfil their duties
• The post holder will work collaboratively with the spine MDT coordinator and CNS to facilitate the effective clinical management and seamless care of patients with spinal tumours

Person Specification

• Training in a neurosurgical training programme of a minimum of 5 years
• A developing knowledge of the basic science of spinal surgery and the ability to apply this to clinical practice
• Computer skills including the ability to manage databases and image processing systems, which generate reliable research and clinical outcome data sets
• Higher degree CCT or entry onto the specialist register
• Experience of audit and research methodology
• A declared interest in spinal surgery
• Ability to work with the wider clinical and management team to develop services

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.