Consultant Paediatric Neurologist
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustBrowse all Consultant Medical Doctor jobs in London
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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 8 PA 1 permanent post 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.
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)