Consultant Neurologist - Headache & Facial Pain
| Posting date: | 12 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £93,666 - £126,281 Per annum plus London Weighting (Cat B, 1.0%) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, WC1N 3BG |
| Company: | University College London Hospital |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6225600/309-UCLH-4036-A |
Summary
A Vacancy at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
This is an exciting opportunity for a 10PA Consultant Neurologist to join the Headache team at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery.
The headache teams provide a national tertiary service to patients with complex and chronic headache presentations (including chronic migraine and cluster headache). The teams take referrals from all over the UK, and patients often have complex needs.
CV required with applicaton
This post is part of the plan to enhance the capacity for seeing complex headache and facial pain patients referred to the Headache Group at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery and thereby deliver a service that is compliant on the 18-week pathway. Moreover, this role will contribute to the growth of our services in calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) monoclonal antibody therapy and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak treatments.
The neurologist in this position will be responsible for evaluating and treating a range of complex headache conditions, including those patients who are candidates for CGRP monoclonal antibody treatment, as well as those requiring diagnostic procedures and treatments for CSF leaks.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
This advert closes on Sunday 28 Apr 2024
This is an exciting opportunity for a 10PA Consultant Neurologist to join the Headache team at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery.
The headache teams provide a national tertiary service to patients with complex and chronic headache presentations (including chronic migraine and cluster headache). The teams take referrals from all over the UK, and patients often have complex needs.
CV required with applicaton
This post is part of the plan to enhance the capacity for seeing complex headache and facial pain patients referred to the Headache Group at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery and thereby deliver a service that is compliant on the 18-week pathway. Moreover, this role will contribute to the growth of our services in calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) monoclonal antibody therapy and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak treatments.
The neurologist in this position will be responsible for evaluating and treating a range of complex headache conditions, including those patients who are candidates for CGRP monoclonal antibody treatment, as well as those requiring diagnostic procedures and treatments for CSF leaks.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
This advert closes on Sunday 28 Apr 2024
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