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: 01/11/2024 23:59
Job overviewApplications are invited 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 UK and are leading units in spinal oncology, complex degenerative 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-month fellowship and will be fully supported in consultant job applications. Surgeons preparing to work as consultants must be involved with the running of the neurosurgical service and providing continuity of care for the patients, which will be integral to their practice as consultants. The fellow will participate in the general neurosurgical rota during their rotation at King's and Queen Square.
Working for our organisationKing's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year, and around 14,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley.
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.
Person specificationEducation/QualificationsFull registration with the GMCMBBS (or equivalent)MRCS/AFRCS/FRCS or equivalent postgraduate surgical qualificationST8 or post CCTPhD, MD (original research) or other degrees/qualificationsExperience of spinal surgery and data collectionALS (or equivalent) within 2 yearsResearch experience, presentations, publicationsSkills/Knowledge/AbilityKnowledge and experience of Neurosurgical emergenciesCompetent 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 and involvement in organised teachingUnderstanding of NHS, clinical governance & resource constraintsDemonstrates breadth of experience and awareness in and outside specialty/medicineEnthusiasm for teaching; exposure to different groups/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 PracticeNot previously relinquished, released or removed from a training programme in this specialty unless under exceptional circumstancesEvidence of achievement of CT/ST6 competences in medicine at time of applicationYou 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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