Job overview
The Department of Neurosurgery at Great Ormond Street Hospital is advertising for a Locum Paediatric Consultant Neurosurgeon.
The Locum Consultant will be working within Neurosurgery as a member of a multidisciplinary team that includes colleagues from different professional groups, including trainees in neurosurgery, fellows in paediatric neurosurgery, Advanced Nurse Practitioners and Trainee Nurse Practitioners. The Locum Consultant will work closely with colleagues in the Brain Directorate and other specialities at Great Ormond Street Hospital to deliver care for their patients and support related services within Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will share in the responsibility for providing emergency and elective neurosurgical care. He or she will also be involved in delivering the Paediatric spine, Cranio-cervical junction. The expectation is that the post holder will undertake to be on call for emergency neurosurgical care on a 1 in 7 basis. Please see further details in the full Job Description and Person Specification.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Daily ward rounds, weekly outpatient clinic and elective and emergency operating sessions
To undertake responsibility for the teaching and training of the junior paediatric neurosurgical staff.
Each consultant has a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and for the proper functioning of the service allowing for appropriate delegation for the training of their staff.
Please see detailed Job Description and Person Specification
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.
Person specification
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- High level written and oral communication skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
- Ability to work under pressure in a multi-disciplinary environment
- Ability to prioritise clinical needs
- Understanding and proven ability to apply research findings in a clinical/organisational context
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills
- Ability to work on own initiative within an ever-changing environment.
Desirable
- Leadership skills
- Presentation skills
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of teaching and presenting to students and multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of leading in Clinical Audit processes
- Awareness of the importance of Clinical Governance through experience of participating in quality or safety improvement projects
Desirable
- ESPN training course in Paediatric Neurosurgery
- Published research in peer reviewed journals in relevant area
- Previous experience at consultant level
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential
- Always welcoming
- Always helpful
- Always expert
- Always one team
- Knowledge and Understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
- Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace.
- Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- Full GMC registration (specialist register for neurosurgery) with Licence to Practice
- Fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons or equivalent
- Completion of recognised one-year fellowship in paediatric neurosurgery with experience in complex congenital spinal cord malformations and fetal surgery
Desirable
- Higher degree – MSc, MPhil related discipline
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This advert is for Locum Consultant Neurosurgeon with Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust in Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Neurosurgery role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 pro rata, per annum. The contract type is Locum: 9 months. The application deadline is 08 Sep 2026.
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