Consultant Spinal Surgeon

This post is offered as a substantive appointment to support the spinal service expansion. The appointee will be part of a directorate Neurosurgery and Spinal team of eleven neurosurgical consultants and one orthopaedic spinal consultant. Sitting within the Spinal team you would join 4 dedicated consultants and 2 providing a combined spinal and cranial practice to deliver the regional adult spinal service. There are separate 24/7 on call rotas for spinal surgery and cranial neurosurgery, split Mon-Thur and Fri-Sun the following week. Spinal and cranial neurosurgery in Sussex is based in the state-of-the-art Louisa Martindale Building (LMB) on the Royal Sussex County Hospital (RSCH) site in Brighton. Co-located with neurology, stroke, neuroradiology, neuropsychology, neurophysiology, neuroradiology and neuroanaesthetic colleagues. All elective and emergency spinal and cranial surgery is undertaken in neurotheatres on level 5 of LMB. There are 3 dedicated neurosurgical theatres providing an elective spinal and cranial list every weekday and shared access with cranial neurosurgery to a dedicated 24/7 emergency theatre. Theatres are equipped with state-of-the-art equipment. Within the LMB, ward AB9 provides upto 38 spinal / cranial neurosurgical level 1 ward beds, neurotheatres overnight recovery up to 3 level 1.5 beds and up to 9 level 2/3 HDU/ICU beds on C7. There is additional provision on the trauma ward Ward 8A East, Millenium Wing at RSCH. We have a dedicated recovery area, biplane neuroangiogram suite, CT scanner and MRI with intraoperative capabilities within the theatres complex. Neuroscience outpatients is colocated on Level 3 LMB with neurophysiology and the directorate offices. Please see the job description and person specification attached to the advert for further details of the post. Job description Job responsibilities This post is offered as a substantive appointment to support the spinal service expansion. The appointee will be part of a directorate Neurosurgery and Spinal team of eleven neurosurgical consultants and one orthopaedic spinal consultant. Sitting within the Spinal team you would join 4 dedicated consultants and 2 providing a combined spinal and cranial practice to deliver the regional adult spinal service. There are separate 24/7 on call rotas for spinal surgery and cranial neurosurgery, split Mon-Thur and Fri-Sun the following week. Spinal and cranial neurosurgery in Sussex is based in the state-of-the-art Louisa Martindale Building (LMB) on the Royal Sussex County Hospital (RSCH) site in Brighton. Co-located with neurology, stroke, neuroradiology, neuropsychology, neurophysiology, neuroradiology and neuroanaesthetic colleagues. All elective and emergency spinal and cranial surgery is undertaken in neurotheatres on level 5 of LMB. There are 3 dedicated neurosurgical theatres providing an elective spinal and cranial list every weekday and shared access with cranial neurosurgery to a dedicated 24/7 emergency theatre. Theatres are equipped with state-of-the-art equipment. Within the LMB, ward AB9 provides upto 38 spinal / cranial neurosurgical level 1 ward beds, neurotheatres overnight recovery up to 3 level 1.5 beds and up to 9 level 2/3 HDU/ICU beds on C7. There is additional provision on the trauma ward Ward 8A East, Millenium Wing at RSCH. We have a dedicated recovery area, biplane neuroangiogram suite, CT scanner and MRI with intraoperative capabilities within the theatres complex. Neuroscience outpatients is colocated on Level 3 LMB with neurophysiology and the directorate offices. Please see the job description and person specification attached to the advert for further details of the post.