Job summary
- Main area
- Locum Consultant Complex Spine Surgeon
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
- Contract
- Locum: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 216-G3-NEU7083136
- Employer
- University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Town
- Plymouth
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/06/2025 08:00
Employer heading
Locum Consultant Complex Spine Surgeon
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Job overview
There is an opportunity for a locum appointment for 12 months as a consultant complex spine surgeon within the Department of Neurosurgery.
Main duties of the job
To provide a high standard of diagnosis and treatment to outpatients and inpatient work, in elective and emergency spinal surgery. On- call for complex spinal conditions (tumour, trauma, infection etc) 1:6 with prospective cover.
The neurosurgery department provides care to adult patients with emergency and elective conditions. The nearest paediatric neurosurgical unit is 125 miles but there is a paediatric spinal service in Exeter. Emergency care is only provided to children in Plymouth when it is expedient to do so.
Working for our organisation
The South West Neurosurgery Centre is based at Derriford Hospital. The Unit provides a comprehensive Neurosurgical and Spinal Service to the population of Devon, Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly, and part of Somerset. The population of this area is approximately 2 million, but rises considerably during the summer months, with the influx of visitors from other parts of the U.K. and from abroad. Close links exist with the District General Hospitals situated in Truro, Barnstaple, Exeter, and Torbay. Rapid transfer of patients between outlying hospitals and Plymouth is facilitated by two helicopter air ambulances.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide a high standard of diagnosis and treatment to outpatients and inpatient work, in elective and emergency spinal surgery. On- call for complex spinal conditions (tumour, trauma, infection etc) 1:6 with prospective cover.
The neurosurgery department provides care to adult patients with emergency and elective conditions. The nearest paediatric neurosurgical unit is 125 miles but there is a paediatric spinal service in Exeter. Emergency care is only provided to children in Plymouth when it is expedient to do so.
Person specification
Education, qualifications & special training
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and experience
Particular skills and experience
Essential criteria
- Particular skills and experience
Research, clinical audit and Quality Improvement Projects
Essential criteria
- Research, clinical audit and Quality Improvement Projects
Communication, interpersonal skills & management
Essential criteria
- Communication, interpersonal skills & management
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mr P Fewings
- Job title
- Consultant Neurosurgeon and Service Line Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01752 438468
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