Job summary
The neurosurgery department is an established department with a team of nine Consultants with subspecialties in Neuro-Oncology, Vascular, Pituitary, Skull base and Spine. The department provides Neurosurgical services to the adult population of Coventry, Warwickshire and North Worcestershire. UHCW is a designated major trauma centre for Coventry, Warwickshire and Northampton, a designated cancer centre and hyper acute Stroke unit.

Main duties of the job
As part of our commitment to patients and delivery of a world class service for all we have created the UHCW Improvement (UHCWi) System in partnership with the Virginia Mason Institute in Seattle; this involves a structured approach to removing waste and putting the patient first using a lean management system and methodologies. Our culture and ways of working reflect and embed the practices and methodologies of UHCWi. You are expected, where identified, to attend and complete relevant training and development opportunities to support this. This may include Lean for Leaders, Advanced Lean Training, and the Human Factors Programme, amongst others.

About us
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

Job responsibilities

• Undertake appropriate audits in Neurovascular/Skull base under supervision of the Neurovascular/Skull base team one Neurovascular/Skull base audit is mandatory.
• Provide, and develop further with clinical colleagues, neurosurgical services for the Trust in collaboration with colleagues in all disciplines including primary and tertiary care, where appropriate, to provide an integrated service for patients.
• Attend Neurovascular/Skull base clinics
• Attend daily ward rounds for inpatients when on ward duty
• Facilitate timely discharge of patients
• Participate in the consultation service and advisory service to other clinical colleagues in other specialties within the Trust and Primary Care.
• Participate in the development of the neurosurgery service, treatment protocols and guidelines and the greater knowledge in the management of neurosurgical conditions within skull base and/or Neurovascular Neurosurgery.
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with medical colleagues in other specialties and participate in regular clinical meetings and other post graduate activities.
• Participate in the on-call rota (includes prospective cover) so that appropriate emergency services are provided out-of-normal working hours.
• Take responsibility for the professional supervision and development of trainee doctors within the specialty.
• Develop and maintain good communications with General Practitioners and appropriate external agencies.
• Demonstrate a firm involvement in Clinical Governance, Risk Management and Clinical Audit this will include the development and maintenance of appropriate systems and practices to ensure continued safe clinical practice. Ensure attendance at appropriate governance meetings
• Ensure own practice is up-to-date; this will include taking responsibility for own Clinical Professional Development and participating in the Trusts Performance and Annual Review system.
• Share responsibility for data protection arising out of the use of computers.
• Accountable for improving and complying with infection control practices.
• Comply with all relevant Trust Policies and Procedures.
• Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults is your responsibility. Familiarisation with and adherence to UHCW Safeguarding policies and Coventry and Warwickshire Safeguarding Board procedures is an essential requirement of all employees, as is the participation in related mandatory training

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Meets all Essential

Desirable

• Meets all Desirable

Experience
Essential

• Several years medical training over and above PRHO/FY I ? Relevant recent experience at middle grade (registrar) level in Neurosurgery

Desirable

• Logbook evidence of appropriate microsurgical procedures

Knowledge/ Skills
Essential

• Competence in the clinical skills appropriate to your background specialty ? Knowledge of methods of medical audit ? Understanding of the Clinical Governance process. ? Ability to organise and manage one's own clinical work ? Competent in basic information technology. ? Understanding of the concepts of management. ? Excellent verbal and written communication

Desirable

• Further skills in information technology ? Awareness of health service reforms and issues across healthcare economy

Teaching/ Education
Essential

• Commitment to continuing medical education (attend conferences, research/publish papers, audits, attendance at relevant meetings) ? Undertaken complete audit cycle. ? Ability to use clinical audit to improve standards of care for patients

Desirable

• Ability to design and deliver talks/lectures/workshops effectively. ? Experienced in demonstrating clinical procedures/techniques to other healthcare professionals. ? Ability to participate in teaching and training of undergraduate and postgraduate students. ? National/International presentations/publications in Skull base/Neurovascular neurosurgery

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's values.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).