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Essential
16 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Living Trust Values
Patients First
- Living Trust Values
Always Improving
- Living Trust Values
Working Together
- Aptitudes and skills
Evidence and ability to work effectively in multi-professional teams
- Aptitudes and skills
Understanding of equality and diversity and how this affects patients, visitors and staff
- Aptitudes and skills
Evidence and ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and colleagues (verbal and written communication skills in English).
- Aptitudes and skills
Demonstrate good organisational skills including ability to prioritise effectively and meet deadlines
- Aptitudes and skills
Demonstrate the ability to be calm, compassionate, and able to respond efficiently to various circumstances, which may change rapidly
- Aptitudes and skills
Evidence of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
- Qualifications, Training & Experience
MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- Qualifications, Training & Experience
GMC registration with a licence to practise
- Qualifications, Training & Experience
Appropriate knowledge base, and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
- Qualifications, Training & Experience
FRCS (Neurosurgery) or equivalent
- Qualifications, Training & Experience
Able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in general emergency neurosurgery
- Qualifications, Training & Experience
High level of experience in complex Pituitary and Skull Base surgery
- Qualifications, Training & Experience
Experience of research with publications and managing clinical trials
Desirable
19 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Aptitudes and skills
Completion of a recognised Leadership Development Programme or equivalent leadership training course
- Aptitudes and skills
Demonstrable leadership and project management experience, including successful delivery of service improvement initiatives
- Aptitudes and skills
Evidence of implementing and sustaining change that has resulted in measurable improvements in patient care, service delivery, quality, or efficiency
- Aptitudes and skills
Formal training and practical experience in Shared Decision Making (SDM), with evidence of applying SDM principles in clinical practice
- Aptitudes and skills
Attendance at a recognised Communication Skills Training Course, with evidence of effective communication in complex clinical and multidisciplinary settings
- Aptitudes and skills
Demonstrable commitment to NHS digital transformation and service innovation
- Aptitudes and skills
Advanced information technology and digital systems skills
- Aptitudes and skills
Proven experience in the development, implementation, and evaluation of new technologies to improve clinical or operational services
- Qualifications, Training & Experience
MSc or equivalent in Research
- Qualifications, Training & Experience
In date GCP training certificate
- Qualifications, Training & Experience
>/= 12/12 post-CCT Fellowship in Pituitary / Skull Base neurosurgery
- Qualifications, Training & Experience
Course on leading techniques in Skull Base surgery
- Qualifications, Training & Experience
Course on leading techniques in Pituitary surgery
- Qualifications, Training & Experience
RCS(England) approved fellowship
- Qualifications, Training & Experience
Supervising research by junior staff
- Qualifications, Training & Experience
Evidence of service improvement
- Qualifications, Training & Experience
Consultant level experience in Pituitary / Skull Base neurosurgery
- Qualifications, Training & Experience
Consultant experience of adult on-call
- Qualifications, Training & Experience
Consultant level experience of leading independent complex anterior Skull Base surgery including joint ENT operations
Job overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Job Title: Consultant Neurosurgeon with Interest in Pituitary and Skull Base Start Date: ASAP Contract Type: Permanent
Further details about the role can be found in the job description below.
Main duties of the job
As part of our team, you will work collaboratively with colleagues, helping to deliver excellent services and ensuring the highest standards of patient care.
We are delighted to invite applications for the position of Consultant Neurosurgeon with a specialist interest in Pituitary and Skull Base Surgery, joining our dynamic and supportive Neurosciences team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and forward-thinking neurosurgeon to play a key role in the delivery and development of high-quality adult elective and emergency neurosurgical services, while providing specialist expertise within our Pituitary and Skull Base service.
We are looking for a collaborative clinician with a strong commitment to innovation, education, training, audit and research, who will help shape the future of the service and raise its profile through clinical excellence, publications and professional engagement. Working closely with an experienced multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to specialist MDTs, operating, outpatient and emergency care, while supporting the development of trainees and colleagues.
This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on patient outcomes and service development within a welcoming team that values collaboration, learning and continuous improvement.
Please see the Consultant Brochure for further information.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the delivery of safe, effective, and patient-centred care while working collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation.
You will provide high-quality adult neurosurgical care across elective and emergency services, with a specialist role within the Pituitary and Skull Base multidisciplinary services, including operating, outpatient clinics, on-call cover and MDT participation.
They will provide clinical leadership in education, training, audit and research, supporting the development of trainees and colleagues while contributing to service innovation and continuous improvement.
The postholder will also contribute actively to clinical governance, departmental leadership and the ongoing development and profile of the Pituitary and Skull Base service through collaboration, research, publications and professional engagement.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role, including responsibilities, requirements, and essential criteria.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The successful candidate will be employed under the terms and conditions of service for Consultants (England) 2003. Proposed interview date: 30th September 2026 This vacancy closes on or before 16th September 2026
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.
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This advert is for Consultant Neurosurgeon with Interest in Pituitary and Skull Base with University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust in Southampton, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Neurosurgery role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 Per Annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 16 Sep 2026.
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