King's and Queen Square Complex Spinal Neurosurgery SCFSpecialty DoctorMain area: Neurosurgery
Grade: Specialty Doctor
Contract: Fixed term: 18 months (9 Months Queen Square and 9 months King's College Hospital)
Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref: 213-CAX-6725448
Employer: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: King's College Hospital
Town: London
Salary: £64,237 - £71,696 per annum plus London allowance, plus 1 additional PA £7,169.60
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 30/11/2024 23:59
Job overviewApplications are invited to apply for the RCS Eng approved advanced fellowship programme in Complex Spinal Neurosurgery, a joint fellowship based at University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and King's College Hospital Foundation Trust. This clinical fellowship allows an experienced neurosurgical trainee to obtain sub-specialty experience across all aspects of complex spine neurosurgery. Both departments are national reference centres in the United Kingdom and are leading units in spinal oncology (primary and metastatic spinal cord), complex degenerative (including revision surgery) and spinal trauma. Fellows will be trained in complex intradural surgery, instrumentation and minimally invasive techniques using spinal robotics, navigation, ultrasound and spinal endoscopy.
Main duties of the jobThis post will provide successful fellows experience sufficient for consultant appointment as a complex spine specialist. The fellow will learn the following techniques:
Tubular and endoscopic access (cervical and lumbar)MIS fusion and cement augmentationAdvanced spinal trauma surgeryMini thoracotomy surgery and transoral surgeryLateral and anterior lumbar surgeryCervical and thoracolumbar deformity correctionCranio cervical instrumentation (trauma and deformity)Pelvis InstrumentationThe fellow is expected to complete the full 18 fellowship and will be fully supported in consultant job applications. Surgeons preparing to work as consultants must be intimately involved with the running of the neurosurgical service and in providing continuity of care for the patients since this will be an integral part of their practice as consultants. The fellow will therefore participate in the general neurosurgical rota during their rotation at King's and Queen Square.
Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesThe duties will comprise data collection, assistance with the care of patients on the wards, assistance in the operating theatre, attendance at appropriate clinics and review of appropriate literature and clinical data. Excellent neurosurgical operative experience can be obtained with senior supervision and feedback provided. The timetable for these activities is dependent upon which consultant the post holder will be working for, as is a list of possible review and research topics. The post holder will collect data relevant to the spinal pathway but will also be involved in the management of patients on the ward, assisting with operations in the theatre or operate within their experience, and assist at Outpatient Clinics which may involve travel to other hospitals.
Person specificationEducation/QualificationsFull registration with the GMCMBBS (or equivalent)MRCS/AFRCS/FRCS or equivalent postgraduate surgical qualificationST8 or post CCTPhD, MD (original research) Other degrees/qualificationsExperience of spinal surgery and data collection.ALS (or equivalent) within 2 yearsResearch experience, presentations, publicationsSkills/Knowledge/AbilityKnowledge and experience of Neurosurgical emergencies.Competent to work without direct supervision where appropriateEvidence of participation and active involvement in an audit projectExperience and ability to work in multi-professional teamsUnderstanding of clinical risk managementThe ability to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authorityEvidence of teaching experience; involvement in organised teachingUnderstanding of NHS, clinical governance & resource constraints; mgmt/financial awareness exp of committee workDemonstrates breadth of experience and awareness in and outside specialty/medicineEnthusiasm for teaching; exposure to different grps/teaching methodsEligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practiseEvidence of achievement of Foundation competences from a UKFPO affiliated Foundation Programme or equivalent by time of appointment in line with GMC standards/ Good Medical PracticeEvidence of achievement of CT/ST6 competences in medicine at time of application (as defined by the curricula relating to Core Medical training) by the commencement of the ST3 training post (August 2012 or later), supported by evidence from work-based assessments of clinical performance (DOPS, Mini-CEX, CBD, ACAT) and Multi-Source Feedback or equivalent, ARCP or equivalent.
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