Consultant Neurologist (PD Movement Disorders with academic interest)

The Neurology department at the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) wishes to appoint a 7th substantive 1.0 wte Consultant Neurologist Parkinson's Disease/Movement Disorders with an Academic interest. The Neurology department based at the Royal Derby Hospital incorporates a busy General Neurology outpatient service, with sub specialism in Epilepsy, Headache, Parkinson's Disease/Movement Disorders including Huntington's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Neuro-degeneration (Cognitive Neurology, Motor Neurone Disease), Neuromuscular (Muscle, Neuromuscular junction), Neuro-opthalmology and Botulinum Toxin therapy for Dystonia and Chronic Migraine as well as a Neurology in-patient service, which includes ward consults and a neurology ward (Consultant of the week 1 in 6 with this post) supported by a Neuro-therapy team with Consultant weekend cover 9am-1pm. Continuing Medical Education will be through attendance at the educational programme at Nottingham University Hospitals Neuroscience Centre., The appointee will be responsible for:

• Provision of the highest clinical standards in the management of Neurology patients.
• To share with colleagues' responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Neurology Service
• Teaching & Training of Neurology Specialist Nurses, Middle grade, Junior staff & Medical students
• To actively participate in both departmental & Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance & audit
• To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in Continuing Medical Education (CME)
• Completion of annual Job planning & Appraisal
  
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Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work. In return we will offer: o Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership developmento On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.o A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes Key Facts about our Trust: o We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.o We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.o An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.o Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.o Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.o We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.o We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.