Job summary
Employer heading
Consultant Clinical Neurophysiologist
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Kingston Hospital - First Acute Trust in London to be rated Outstanding by CQC for Overall Quality and Leadership
Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a district general hospital situated in a beautiful and remarkable part of the country – close to London yet surrounded by royal parks, historic buildings and the River Thames. We are located on a single site in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey and run several outpatient clinics in neighbouring areas including Raynes Park Health Centre and Teddington Memorial Hospital.
We employ 3,300+ staff who proudly and efficiently support over 350,000 people locally through a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and we have a national reputation for innovative developments in healthcare, particularly in 'patient-focused' care, day surgery and maternity services.
The South West London Collaborative Bank
Kingston Hospital is a part of the local South West London Collaborative and offer competitive bank rates to work across the three NHS trusts: St Georges, Kingston Hospital and Epsom & St Helier. Our Smart App booking system makes life easier for flexible working!
Health and Wellbeing & Staff Benefits
The Trust understands that benefits go beyond just financial rewards and offers a wide range of benefits that recognise staff contribution, provide opportunities for career development and offer initiatives to promote a healthy work-life balance
-Our Health Heroes Awards 2018 – Staff Retention and Wellbeing Employer of the Year.
-HPMA Vivup Award for Well Being 2019.
Trust Values
Kingston Hospital NHS Trust has five key values and we want to employ and work with people who share these values and demonstrate behaviours that support them. They are:
- Caring – Design and deliver care around each individual patient’s needs and wants.
- Safe – Make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern as safety comes first
- Responsible – All staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputation
- Value Each Other – Value each other's contribution
- Inspiring - We always strive to empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patients
Job overview
The neurology service provides general neurological care to Kingston and the surrounding area. The mainstay of our work is out-patient clinics in general neurology, as well as specialist clinics in movement disorders, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis (MS), headache and functional neurological disorders and nurse-led clinics in MS, epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease. We offer day unit treatments for MS (currently Natalizumab). We also provide a 5-day ward liaison service (in-reach) for in-patients. Elective lumbar punctures are performed on the neurology day unit at St George’s Hospital.
We have access to CT and MRI scans, with visiting neuroradiologists from St George’s contributing to reporting. DaTscans are offered by the nuclear medicine department.
Main duties of the job
Maintain full registration with the General Medical Council and on the Specialist Register in Clinical Neurophysiology and up to date skills.
Share with colleagues responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Neurophysiology service.
Have the ability to work as a member of a team together with Clinical Neurophysiologists, Clinical Physiologists, Clinicians, Managerial and Secretarial staff.
Contributing to the provision of a specialist clinical service related to neurophysiology.
***Please Note: Due to the high volume of applications, we may close this vacancy early***
Working for our organisation
Kingston Hospital provides a full range of diagnostic and treatment services. The hospital supports some 320,000 people in the surrounding area including the boroughs of Kingston, Richmond, Roehampton, Putney and East Elmbridge. Kingston Hospital is one of the largest employers in the region and employs over 3,700 staff across the widest range of careers. We are proud of our reputation as the largest single site District General Hospital in London and our Maternity Unit is the second biggest in London. In a National survey, we were rated as the Best Maternity Service in London by, the National Health Watchdog, the Care Quality Commission.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Applicants are invited and encouraged to contact one of the following to discuss the job in more detail:
Jeremy Isaacs, Clinical Lead (KH) [email protected]
David Martin-Lopez, Consultant in Neurophysiology (KH) [email protected]
Catarina Maximo, Service Manager (ASPH)
Cristina Rodríguez-Viña, Consultant in Neurophysiology (ASPH) [email protected]
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interviews), CESR or European Community Rights.
- RCP or equivalent (eg MRCP)
- On GMC Specialist Register for Clinical Neurophysiology or within 6 months of CCT from the date of the interview or have confirmed eligibility for Specialist Registration
Desirable criteria
- MD/PhD/MBA
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Current wide range of experience, including EEG, EMG, NCS, TMS and EPs.
Management Skills
Essential criteria
- Practice in line with Trust principles and protocols.
Desirable criteria
- Attended management training course
- Knowledge of finance / budgets
Experience in Training, Audit and Research
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable commitment and ability to teach and train undergraduates and junior doctors.
- Experience of clinical audit
- Relevant research articles in peer-reviewed journals.
Desirable criteria
- Completed ‘Train the Trainers’ course.
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate leadership skills within a multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to motivate staff, to facilitate appropriate changes in clinical practice and to work as part of a team.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, enthusiasm and approachability.
- Commitment to continuing professional development and clinical governance
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
- David Martin-Lopez
- Job title
- Consultant in Neurophysiology (Kingston)
- Email address
- [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Kingston Hospital NHS Trust
Kingston Hospital
Galsworthy Road
Kingston Upon Thames
KT2 7QB
- Telephone
- 020 3836 2900
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