As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance.
When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.Click on this link to find out about our values https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/p/about-us/our-trust-values This post is a part-time locum Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgery post based at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.
This post is to provide support to the Paediatric Neurosurgery team .
The locum will join a team of 4 Paediatric Neurosurgeons.
The Neurosurgeons provide comprehensive paediatric neurosurgical services to the South West of England serving a catchment population of approximately 5 million.The Department currently undertakes approximately 550 paediatric neurosurgical procedures per annum.
The Department has a full range of paediatric neurosurgical facilities including a dedicated neurosurgical operating theatre with an intraoperative MRI suite, provision of paediatric robotic neurosurgery including deep brain stimulation, stereotactic EEG and robotic endoscopy.
The hospital is a nationally designated centre for paediatric epilepsy surgery.
The Department also delivers complex paediatric neurovascular services and non-syndromic craniofacial surgical services.
The post-holder will be expected to support the Paediatric Neurosurgery Team.
The applicant should be trained in functional and robotic neurosurgery and be able to support the delivery of these services.
The post-holder should have full training in general paediatric neurosurgery which would include a minimum 12 month fellowship in Paediatric Neurosurgery in a major centre in the UK or international centre of excellence.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England.UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond.
As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.
Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.
UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.
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