Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical staffing (to include key research/practice interests)

a.       The post provides excellent experience in acute and elective cranial and spinal neurosurgery and is suitable for those pursuing a career in neurosurgery.

b.       The post is not recognised by the Royal College of Surgeons for Training purposes.  Seminars are organised for further postgraduate teaching and there are opportunities to take study leave.                                                                                                

c.       There are weekly MDT meetings with Neurovascular, Neuro-oncology, Skull Base, Pituitary Complex Spine, CSF Disorders, Craniofacial, and Functional subspecialties.

3     Key areas of responsibilities

·         Provide high quality care to patients in Neurosurgery

The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC registration.

o   To develop and maintain the competencies necessary to carry out the duties required of the post.

o   To ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views.

·         Research, teaching and training

o   Where possible to collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trust’s translational research portfolio, at all times meeting the full requirements of research governance.

o   To provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health care professions as required by Clinical Director.

·         Performance management

o   To work with medical, nursing, allied health and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:

§  Clinical efficiency e.g. LOS reductions, reducing cancelled operations and DNA rates.

§  Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-admission rates

§  Operational efficiency e.g. day-case rates, waiting list activity and demand management. 

·         Governance

o   To participate in clinical audit, incident reporting and analysis and to ensure resulting actions are implemented.

o   To ensure clinical guidelines and protocols are adhered to by junior medical staff and updated on a regular basis.

o   To keep fully informed about best practice in the speciality areas and ensure implications for practice changes are discussed with the divisional director/clinical director

o   To role model good practice for infection control to all members of the multidisciplinary team.

·         Leadership and team working

o   To demonstrate excellent leadership skills with regard to individual performance, clinical teams, the Trust and when participating in national initiatives.

o   To work collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and Imperial College London as required.

o   To resolve conflict and difficult situations through negotiation and discussion, involving appropriate parties.

o   To adhere to Trust/departmental guidelines on leave including reporting absence.