Job Description

"This post includes a 20,000 retention bonus for the successful applicant, payable in line with our Retention Bonus Scheme policy. Please note that the retention bonus does not apply to candidates currently engaged by the Trust at the same grade as the advertised post, or to those who have been engaged at the same grade within the Trust in the past 24 months. For more information on Retention Bonus Scheme, please contact: uhsussex.consultant.sasdoctors@nhs.net "



The Neurology Department at University Hospitals Sussex is in an exciting period of development, following the merger of two adjacent hospital Trusts in Sussex, and the relocation of the Neuroscience Department to a new purpose built centre at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton.



We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and personable neurology consultant to work across sites and based at St Richard's Hospital, Chichester.



The establishment of University Hospitals Sussex as a new Trust provided the opportunity to better co-ordinate the care of neurology patients and ensure greater equity of provision of services. This is a welcome strategic development in Neurology where the consultant workforce across Sussex already work in collaboration to provide inpatient care.

The clinical duties of the post include the following:

General neurology outpatient clinics, including admin



Option of developing specialist clinic, including admin



Neuroradiology meeting



Ward liaison work at either Worthing Hospital, or St Richard's Hospital, Chichester.



Management of St Richard's/ Worthing patients referred to RSCH for PIU or in-patient tertiary investigations & management



Participation in departmental clinical governance activities



This work will be supported by appropriate administrative support, office space and IT equipment.

On Call Commitment:

On call 1 in 10. Category B. 1% on call supplement providing telephone on call support to UHSussex.



Working for our organisation



At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always deliver Excellent Care Everywhere, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating.



Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed.



We have a range of staff networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3) and a Veteran Aware Trust.



In June 2023 we moved into the new Louisa Martindale Building on the Royal Sussex County Hospital site in Brighton, which co-locates all neuroscience services.



The Neurosciences and Stroke Directorate provides tertiary regional care to approximately 1.8 million population in East and West Sussex, and has links with acute hospitals in Haywards Heath, Brighton, Eastbourne, Hastings, Worthing and Chichester. The unit provides a full adult Neurological and Neurosurgical service including assessment, advice, elective and emergency admissions.



There are currently 13 neurologists employed by UHSussex and a further visiting consultant. In addition, neurologists employed by East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust work closely with the unit to provide collaborative care across Sussex.



The unit also works closely with University Hospital Southampton having recently appointed to a joint post, based at St Richard's Hospital.



The Neurology Department provides specialist clinics in Movement Disorders, Cognitive Disorders, Headache, Neuro-ophthalmology, Epilepsy, Neuromuscular Disorders, MND, and support for neuro-oncology Neurosurgical MDTs. It also provides an in-patient liaison service on all hospital sites.



Currently we do not have a neurology consultant with a specialist interest in MS/neuro-inflammation and therefore all general neurologists see MS patients with MS specialist input via MDT from colleagues at St George's Hospital.



We have excellent specialist nursing support for MS, PD, MND, Headache and Epilepsy services and general neurology patients nursing support. We have a Sussex NEAD clinic run by neuropsychology colleagues within Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust and are currently looking at models to expand the FND service.



The Neurology department has a strong commitment to training with 4 SpRs with NTN posts in Neurology, and IMTs rotating through Neurology. In addition, there are Neurology clinical fellows at both middle grade and SHO level.



The Neurophysiology Unit has three consultant Neurophysiologists and provides a full range of EEGs, EMGs and EPs. An emergency mobile EEG service is available. This service is looking to expand to provide a hub and spoke model across the Trust to include the appointment of a fourth consultant.



Our relationship with Brighton and Sussex Medical School has provided significant opportunities for consultant staff to become involved with undergraduate education and research and we are actively looking at opportunities to develop an academic department.



We also have a number of consultants involved in multi-site clinical trials through our established local Clinical Research Facility.



Please see the job description and person specification attached to the advert for further details of the post.