Locum Consultant Paediatric Neurologist

Job Description

ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY / GREAT NORTH CHILDREN’S HOSPITALDIRECTORATE OF CHILDREN’S SERVICESLOCUM CONSULTANT PAEDIATRIC NEUROLOGISTREF. 317-LCON-20-287We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team.Applications are invited for a 10 PA post in Paediatric Neurology based at the Great North Children’s Hospital (GNCH) in Newcastle upon Tyne. This is a brand new post that we anticipate will become a substantive post in the near future and is being advertised at the same time as a substantive replacement post.. The successful candidate will join a vibrant Paediatric Neurology department composed of 3 NHS Paediatric Neurologists (in addition to the locum post being appointed), 3 Clinical Academic Paediatric Neurologists, 2 NHS Consultants in Paediatric Neurodisability and 1 Clinical Academic in Paediatric Neurodisability.The GNCH Paediatric Neurology and Neurodisability Service makes a major clinical contribution to the success of 4 nationally commissioned services in Rare Mitochondrial Diseases, Rare Neuromuscular Diseases, the SCID transplant Service including novel CAR-T therapy and the Children’s Cardiac Transplant Service. This is in addition to offering specialised services and research in neurorehabilitation following acute brain injury, adaptive mechanisms of recovery following early stroke, regional paediatric complex epilepsy service including ketogenic dietary therapy (KDT) and the nationally commissioned Paediatric Onset Multiple Sclerosis service.The GNCH Paediatric Neurology Service provides tertiary level care for children with neurological disorders throughout the North East of England and Cumbria. This is achieved through a region-wide PICU retrieval service for acute emergencies, a dedicated paediatric neuroscience inpatient facility on ward 1b and outpatient services provided at GNCH and through a network of outreach clinics across the region. The post-holder, though based at GNCH, will be expected to contribute to this outreach model of outpatient care. The NUTH NHS Trust provides regional paediatric neurosurgical and neuro-oncology services on the GNCH site where the region-wide Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and retrieval team are co-located.In addition to the challenges of the role, we can offer you a commitment to teaching, education, research and audit.Candidates for the post must be registered medical practitioners and on, or eligible to join, the Specialist Register within six months of the date of the Appointments Committee.The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the most successful teaching NHS Trusts in the country. We have one of the highest number of specialist services of hospitals in the UK. With around 14,000 staff, the Newcastle Hospitals is one of the region’s major employers. We have a long-standing reputation for high quality clinical care with our staff’s commitment to excellence reflected in our consistent performance at the highest level. We are committed to being an “employer of choice” offering our staff superb benefits, looking after their wellbeing, and providing access to high-quality education, training, career progression and support which enables them to provide “healthcare at its best – with people at our heart”.We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under-represented groups.For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Dr Ki Pang, Head of Department on , via email at or Dr Mike McKean, Clinical Director, on , via email at .To apply for this post, please visit NHS Jobs and complete the application form in full, please ensure that you provide references to cover the last 3 years. For any further queries, please contact Colin Sakhe, HR Advisor at, quoting the post reference number.NO AGENCIES PLEASEThis post is subject to the rehabilitation of 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 Services (formerly known as the Criminal Records Bureau) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail, and may be required to complete psychometric tools in advance of the assessment process.Closing Date: 17 January 2021Interview Date: TBC