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SalaryJob overview
The appointee will be a key member of the Trust’s Neurology Department, ensuring the continued delivery of high-quality care to patients within the Trust and to contribute to the further development of the services.
The appointee will join a multidisciplinary team to deliver Neurology outpatient services at King’s Lynn and North Cambs Hospital; also to provide in reach neurological advice to medical wards, surgical wards and Same Day Emergency Care
Main duties of the job
The appointed consultant would be expected to contribute to the on-going service improvement programme developing:
- Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT)
- Cost Improvement programme (CIP)
- Implementing evidence based new ways of working when necessary
We also encourage consultants to apply for fellowship of the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management, to which we are an affiliated member.
Working for our organisation
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) King's Lynn is West Norfolk has a superb unspoilt coastline with pretty villages, all with their own individual charm. The medieval port of King's Lynn has some very interesting architecture.
We provide a comprehensive range of specialist and general acute services to around 331,000 people across West and North Norfolk, in addition to parts of Breckland, Cambridgeshire and South Lincolnshire. We have more than 4,000 staff and volunteers and approximately 500 beds on a single site. Some specialist services and clinics are provided in community facilities, such as the North Cambridgeshire hospital in Wisbech. We work in partnership with neighbouring hospitals for the provision of tertiary services.
In February 2022 the QEH the Care Quality Commission rated the Trust as 'Good' in all of the core services they inspected, and recommended the Trust moves out of the recovery support system (formerly special measures).
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about this opportunity.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
- MRCP Part 1 and Part 2
Desirable criteria
- Other professional qualification or higher degree e.g., in medical education, clinical research or management.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council.
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in General Internal and/or Neurology.
- Meets the criteria set out in the Specialist generic capabilities framework
- Evidence in specific and broad training in General Medicine and/or Neurology
Desirable criteria
- Entry on GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) at time of interview
Applications are welcome from anyone who meets the criteria specified in the person specification regardless of age, gender, disability, race ,ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. Only those applicants who demonstrate in the application form how they meet the criteria in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who possess and can demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our core values.
