Appointment of Clinical Fellow (Higher) in Neurology
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Appointment of Clinical Fellow (Higher) in Neurology Available from 4rd August 2021 until 2th August 2022 Post Reference No. 180-CFH-3788 Medical Staffing Department Box: 154 Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Cambridge Biomedical Campus Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ Medical Staffing: 01223 596311 [email protected] www.cuh.nhs.uk Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust The Department of Neurology Staffing: NHS and Academic The present medical staff establishment comprises: NHS Consultants University (Honorary Consultants) Dr Jane Anderson (Harlow and Dr Franklin Aigbirhio Addenbrooke’s) Dr Dirk Baumer (Peterborough and Professor Roger Barker Addenbrooke’s) Dr Charlotte Brierley (Bury St Edmunds Dr Adrian Carpenter and Addenbrooke’s) Dr Philip Buttery (King’s Lynn and Professor Patrick Chinnery Addenbrooke’s) Dr Amanda Cox ( Addenbrooke’s) Dr Alasdair Coles Dr Francesca Crawley (Bury St Edmunds Professor Marek Czosnyka and Addenbrooke’s) Dr Clare Galton (Ipswich and Professor James Fawcett Addenbrooke’s) Dr Andrew Graham (Ipswich and Professor Peter St George Hyslop Addenbrooke’s) Dr Tracey Graves (Hinchingbrooke) Dr Rita Horvath Dr Nushan Gunawardana Dr Andras Lakatos (Addenbrooke’s) Dr Timothy Ham (Addenbrooke’s) Professor Hugh Markus Dr Anke Hensiek (King’s Lynn and Dr Stefano Pluchino Addenbrooke’s) Dr Claire McCarthy (Addenbrooke’s) Dr Tim Rittman Dr Tejal Mitchell (Peterborough and Professor James Rowe Addenbrooke’s) Dr Paul Molyneux (Bury St Edmunds and Professor Stephen Sawcer Addenbrooke’s) Dr Wendy Phillips (Harlow and Professor Maria-Grazia Spillantini Addenbrooke’s) Dr Rhys Roberts (Addenbrooke’s) Dr Caroline Williams-Grey Dr Sybil Stacpoole (Peterborough and Addenbrooke’s) Dr John Thorpe (Peterborough and Addenbrooke’s) Dr Paul Worth (Addenbrooke’s and Bury St Edmunds) Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Duties of this post The Clinical Fellow (Higher) will be directly involved in the clinical care and management of neurology patients in a well supervised and supportive environment. The successful applicant will be integrated with our higher trainees to: provide care for the neurology ward and the day case unit, attend outpatient clinics, lead ward rounds and participate in weekly neurology educational meetings. All clinical activities will take place from Monday to Friday 08:30hrs to 17:30hrs and the successful applicant will be expected to contribute to the acute neurology/stroke registrar on-call rota. In addition to clinical duties, the successful applicant will have an excellent opportunity to gain experience in a broad range of neurological sub-specialties including; Neuro-inflammatory disorders (Professor Coles, Professor Sawcer, Dr McCarthy and Dr Cox); Vascular neurology (Dr Agarwal); Epilepsy (Dr Ham and Dr Mitchell); Movement disorders (Professor Barker, Dr Williams-Grey, Dr Phillips and Dr Worth); Neuromuscular disease (Dr Roberts, Dr Gunawardana and Dr Brierley); Neuro-genetics (Professor Chinnery, Dr Horvath, Dr Jelle van den Ameele and Dr Hensiek); Cognitive disorders (Professor Rowe, Dr Galton, Dr Graham and Dr Rittman). The NHS neurology department at Addenbrooke’s has close ties with our academic colleagues and successful applicants will be encouraged to combine their clinical exposure with clinical audit and research projects within the field of neurosciences. The successful applicant will gain a broad experience of clinical neurology and the ability to expand on subspecialty interests. This post should therefore be an ideal platform for a trainee wishing to continue a career in neurology by applying for a national training number in neurology or a trainee who is seeking extra neurology experience to help with post-graduate examinations. Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Educational Opportunities EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE IN THE DEPARTMENT: In clinic – Weekly outpatient clinics in general neurology and key curriculum subspecialties (i.e. neuroinflammatory, vascular, movement disorder, epilepsy etc.). In MDT – A variety of weekly multidisciplinary team meetings (cerebrovascular, tumour, neuroradiology). LOCAL / REGIONAL TEACHING: Departmental – Academic meeting every Tuesday and monthly Calman regional teaching day. Access to Trust based teaching – Weekly half-day teaching. Study Leave - The entitlement for Clinical Fellows is £300 and up to 30 days (according to the needs of the service) per annum. QUALITY IMPROVEMENT / AUDIT: Details of opportunity to complete projects – All Clinical Fellows are encouraged to complete at least one audit. Attendance at M&M – Risk/Governance meetings. DEPARTMENTAL/LOCAL INDUCTION: When? – Within the first week of commencement of duties. Where? - Addenbrooke’s Hospital (various locations according to type of induction). With who? – Senior medical staff from the Neurology department, EPIC trainers, online etc. OTHER Research - There are plenty of opportunities to get involved with the University of Cambridge Neurology research programme. Cambridge University Health Partners, the academic health sciences centre, in conjunction with the Institute of Continuing Education at The University of Cambridge are pleased to offer a one year Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Medicine to all clinicians employed in Cambridge. Further details and registration: www.ice.cam.ac.uk/ClinMed Arrangements for Leave The annual leave entitlement for a full-time Clinical Fellow is based on a standard working week of five days: a. On first appointment to the NHS: 27 days b. After five years’ completed NHS service: 32 days. Arrangements for booking leave are departmental and will be confirmed as part of local induction. Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Person Specification Entry Criteria Essential Desirable ATLS Course Presentations/Publications Full Registration and a Licence to Practice Qualifications with the General Medical Council MRCP (UK) MD or PHD Experience of at least one year at Specialty Registrar (ST2) level in Neurology in the UK or equivalent (the post holder will take direct referrals) Participation in acute Experience Able to deal with general emergency neurology/stroke on-call at admissions registrar level Logbook indicating validated experience of appropriate range and number of clinical procedures To contribute to the smooth running of the neurology department Skills / Ability / Knowledge Good organisation Ability to organise own learning and time Ability to work as part of a team Ability to undertake research projects and audit Ability to keep good medical records and Qualities / communicate with other hospital departments Show interest in Attributes and primary care investigative, audit and research work outside Ability to understand and communicate with immediate clinical patients and colleagues responsibility Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Entry Criteria Essential Desirable The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC’s Good Medical Practice (2014) If the Primary Medical Qualification including clinical contact was not carried out using English, applicants must either: Language Requirements Have an academic IELTS score of at least 7.5 in each domain and overall, or demonstrate equivalence by providing evidence of English language skills. or Complete the Occupational English Test (OET) and achieve grade B in each of the four domains tested in the OET to meet the GMC’s requirements. Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust General Information Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) in profile We are one of the largest and best known acute hospital trusts in the country. The ‘local’ hospital for our community, delivering care through Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie, CUH is also a leading regional and national centre for specialist treatment. The hospital fulfils a number of important functions; its three main core actives are clinical care, research and teaching. It is the local hospital for people living in the Cambridge area, providing emergency, surgical, medical and maternity care but as well as delivering care, it is also: A leading national centre for specialist treatment for rare or complex conditions such as organ transplantation, cancer, neurosciences and paediatrics. (For further information about clinical services www.cuh.nhs.uk/services-0) A government-designed biomedical research centre and part of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) One of six academic health science centres in the UK A university teaching hospital with a worldwide reputation A partner in the development of the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. Our vision is to improve people’s quality of life through innovative and sustainable healthcare. Our CUH Together Strategy has been developed with staff, patients and partners. Patients are central to everything we do and we want to ensure that CUH is an exciting and supportive place to work. Our vision is to improve people’s quality of life through innovative and sustainable healthcare. We will deliver our vision in a way that is consistent with our values of Together – Safe | Kind | Excellent, and the associated behaviours that define how we care for our patients and work with our colleagues and partners. Our strategy has four key priorities: • Improving patient journeys • Working with our