Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatric Neurology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (1 year Locum)
- Hours
- Part time - 8 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 200-CW-712533-7062202-CA
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St George’s Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant Paediatric Neurologist
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the regional specialist care provider for south west London, Surrey and beyond. The trust provides a high quality, comprehensive range of health services from leading edge tertiary and trauma care to community services.
With national and regional referrals added to our local 3.5m catchment, we serve a population of around 5m.
Co-located with St George’s, University of London and with both organisations now in a formal strategic alliance with King’s Health Partners, the trust delivers with its partners high quality research and education both of which contribute to the healthcare provision of tomorrow.
Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites, by around 8,000 staff.
St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a major acute hospital that offers very specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, cardiac care, renal transplantation, cancer care and stroke. It has a helipad which opened in spring 2014 and the work of its emergency department can currently be seen on Channel 4’s ‘24 Hours in A&E’ programme. The hospital also provides all the usual care you would expect from a local NHS district general hospital.
We also provide services at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Roehampton. These include outpatient rapid diagnostic and treatment facilities, a minor injuries unit, limb fitting services and 70 elderly, intermediate care and rehabilitation beds.
As well as hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist, maternity and community services to children, adults, older people and people with learning disabilities. These services are provided from St John’s Therapy Centre, 11 health centres and clinics, schools, nursing homes and people’s own homes. The trust also manages the healthcare service at HMP Wandsworth.
Job overview
St Georges NHS Foundation Trust leads inpatient and outpatient paediatric neurology services in the SW Thames region. With a team of 4 full-time equivalent dedicated Consultant Paediatric Neurologists operating from a combined neurosciences and surgical ward, the Service aims to provide 24/7 tertiary paediatric neurology services for the region and to support the other tertiary services provided by St Georges Hospital.
This is a fixed-term part-time (8 PA) 1-year locum, and the post-holder will contribute to the on-call service with a ratio of 1:8.
Tertiary referrals are only accepted on a Consultant-to-Consultant basis and the service does not provide for referrals directly from primary care.
Main duties of the job
St Georges NHS Foundation Trust leads inpatient and outpatient paediatric neurology services in the SW Thames region. With a team of 4 full-time equivalent dedicated Consultant Paediatric Neurologists operating from a combined neurosciences and surgical ward, the Service aims to provide 24/7 tertiary paediatric neurology services for the region and to support the other tertiary services provided by St Georges Hospital.
More details in the attached Job Description.
Working for our organisation
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.
Tertiary children’s services are offered by Consultants based at SGH in neurology, neurosurgery, oncology, gastroenterology, endocrinology, respiratory medicine, infectious diseases, paediatric surgery and PICU. St George’s University Hospital is one of the main regional trauma and neurosurgical services for London and has helipad access for HEMS.
The department has its own outpatient’s area (The Dragon Centre), Child Development Centre, PICU and Paediatric Step-down Unit, with 51 inpatient beds. There are over 50 Consultants and a fully staffed EWTD compliant middle grade and ST rota, composed of GRID Trainees, regional trainees, fellows and F1 doctors.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
St Georges NHS Foundation Trust leads inpatient and outpatient paediatric neurology services in the SW Thames region. With a team of 4 full-time equivalent dedicated Consultant Paediatric Neurologists operating from a combined neurosciences and surgical ward, the Service aims to provide 24/7 tertiary paediatric neurology services for the region and to support the other tertiary services provided by St Georges Hospital.
This is a fixed-term part-time (8 PA) 1-year locum, and the post-holder will contribute to the on-call service with a ratio of 1:8.
Tertiary referrals are only accepted on a Consultant-to-Consultant basis and the service does not provide for referrals directly from primary care.
The team also includes:
· Associate Specialist 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)
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent
- MRCPCH or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Relevant higher degree: MD or PhD
Training
Essential criteria
- Completed or within 6 months of obtaining accredited sub-speciality training in Paediatric Neurology
- Child Safeguarding Level 3
- Paediatric Intermediate life support
Desirable criteria
- APLS / EPLS / NLS
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in paediatric neurology at tertiary level
- Wide experience in paediatrics
Audit/Research
Essential criteria
- Competence in and track record of performing clinical audit, service improvement projects and guideline development and review
- Research experience
Desirable criteria
- Able to initiate and carry out medical research projects
- Authorship of research papers
- Database management skills
Management
Essential criteria
- Leadership skills
- Knowledge and experience of clinical governance
- Training in management and audit at speciality registrar or equivalent level
Desirable criteria
- Ability to initiate service change
- Experience of management
Other Qualities
Essential criteria
- Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues from medical and other disciplines.
- Good communication skills
- Flexible approach
- IT skills
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- GMC Registration
- Right to residency and work in the UK
- MDU / MPS
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors
Desirable criteria
- Specific training /qualification in education and/or appraisal
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Dr Luigi D'Argenzio
- Job title
- Paediatric Neurology Lead Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 725 2931
- Additional information
Can also contact Dr Alexia Kappos, Care Group Lead (medical specialist services) via email [email protected]
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