Neurology Specialty Doctor

This post is designed to allow expansion of our middle grade tier to meet the increasing demand our Neurology Department, like many others, is facing. We hope the posts will attract Neurology Doctors with the following backgrounds:

• Established specialty doctors looking to work in a high-performing, friendly and cohesive team
• General Medicine trainees who feel a move to being a non‑trainee would provide a better work‑life balance with no more moving hospitals and the possibility to put down roots.

Post-holders will be eligible for up to 10 days of study leave per year plus study budget
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Non-clinical time is included in the weekly Rota.

As a member of our middle grade tier, each post holder will be expected to work an average of 10 PAs per week Monday - Friday (0900 - 1700) but flexible working patterns will be considered.

Previous applicants need not apply

In pursuing these duties, the post holder will ensure compliance with the NHS Constitution and be familiar with the NHS England Guidance 'Understanding the new NHS'.

The post is based in the Neurology Department at Airedale General Hospital.

The post holder/s will be responsible to the Neurology consultants and will be expected to:

• Out‑patient clinics (with supervision from consultants when needed)
• Ward referrals

* There are no on-call commitments in this post*

The post-holder undertakes exceptionally to perform additional duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances essential to the continuity of patient care.

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is an award winning integrated Trust, set in a beautiful location providing genuine opportunities for a great work‑life balance.

We provide high quality, personalised, acute, elective and specialist and community care for a population of over 250,000 people across West and North Yorkshire and East Lancashire in an area extending from the fringes of north Bradford to parts of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Our main hospital site is Airedale Hospital, near Keighley and we also provide services from community hospitals – Castleberg Hospital, near Settle, Coronation Hospital in Ilkley and Skipton Hospital – as well as local health centres and General Practices (GPs).

Over the past few years, we have received a number of accolades for patient safety and our quality of care and the Trust has also been named as one of the top 40 hospitals by CHKS, an independent provider of healthcare intelligence and quality improvement services, on three occasions.

For further information on this vacancy, please see attached full advert, job description and person specification.

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• MRCP and other GM related post graduate qualifications

• Experience in UK General Medicine including Neurology
• Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice
• good clinical care
• maintaining GMP
• good relationships and communication with patients
• good working relationships with colleagues
• good teaching and training
• professional behaviour and probity
• delivering good acute care

• Competencies in line with Post-Foundation year training.
• capacity to apply sound knowledge
• clinical judgement: experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk
• knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need
• practical skills: shows aptitude for necessary practical skills
• proven ability to work effectively in different clinical settings required in the job

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.