Job overview

A new and exciting opportunity has arisen at the University Hospital of North Midlands in Neurosurgery.

The post holder will be working with a team of Consultants, Specialty Doctors, Trust Doctors, Specialty Trainees, Core Trainees and Foundation Trainees. The post has a generic clinical component in the relevant area.

 The post holder will have an agreed experience in Neurosurgery including, ward cover, specialist in-patient reviews and procedures, audit and research. It is prudent to be a team player with excellent inter-personal skills to join the Neurosurgery Team.

Appointments would be at a level equivalent senior.

Main duties of the job

• Doctors who have completed a recognised post-graduate qualification in General Medicine or allied specialties and are seeking further specialization or qualification or both (more senior resident) as well as UK NHS experience

• Doctors who have attained specialist status in any of the medical specialties and seek further specific experience and research opportunities (established practitioner)

1. To provide the assessment, diagnosis and initial management of all patients admitted under the care of the consultant-led Neurosurgery team.
2. To participate in cranial and spinal outpatient clinics.
3. To support Neurosurgical theatres as required, under consultant supervision.
4. To attend and support the Neurosurgical departmental meetings (MDT / Radiology Teaching) as required
5. As part of the on-call middle grade team, to act as first point of referral for emergency referrals to the department, liaising with the on-call neurosurgical consultant.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. 

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.