Consultant Neurology

at  Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Gloucestershire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a Neurology Centre that provides comprehensive neurological care for patients in Gloucestershire.
The service consists of Consultants who work alongside a team of neurology specialist nurses. The team manage conditions from across the County which provides a vast amount of variety and opportunities for development in order to support the patients of Gloucestershire.
The team manage a small ward of inpatients and have a large outpatient service within Gloucester and Cheltenham hospital. The consultant will have the opportunity to develop a sub-specialty of choice and support the development of the service.
The appointee will be expected to share responsibility for the delivery of high quality care to the patients presenting to the Neurology Department
To examine and treat patients and supervise patient care on the
To see patients referred to neurology from other teams within the hospital
To see patients in the out-patient clinics
To support the clinical decision making of junior medical and nursing staff
To provide on call support out of To attend the Department out of hours as per agreed protocols. To remain contactable and available when on call
To carry out ward rounds
To manage internal ward referrals
To provide conditions for improved training opportunities in line with national and local recommendations including undertaking work-based assessments.
To participate in the undergraduate teaching programme
The post holder will be encouraged to be active in clinical
The Trust received approval to become a Foundation Trust in July 2004 to provide acute hospital services for the whole of Gloucestershire. The Trusts five-year plan which is called ‘Our Journey to Outstanding’ aims to achieve the Trusts vision of ‘Best Care for Everyone’.
Over the course of a year the average activity for the Trust is more than 17,000 elective inpatient cases, 62,000 emergency inpatient cases, 74,000 day cases, almost 800,000 outpatients attendances and 125,000 A&E attendances. The Trust serves a population of almost 620,000 for acute care and a population of over 750,000 for cancer.
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital provides general hospital services predominantly to people living in the west of the county and will be the centre for the majority of emergency care pathways. Some services such as renal and haemodialysis, inpatient paediatrics, paediatric oncology, inpatient neurology, rheumatology, dermatology and ENT are provided for the whole county.
Cheltenham General Hospital provides general hospital services predominantly to people living in the east of the county and parts of south Worcestershire. The Oncology Centre is located at Cheltenham General Hospital and provides cancer treatment for Gloucestershire and Herefordshire.
Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements: -
To ensure the provision of a first class clinical service
To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
To undertake all work in accordance with the Trust’s procedures and operating policies
To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust’s and Division’s services plans
To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Medical Division or the Trus

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