Consultant Neurosurgeon

Main area Neurosurgery Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent: n/a Hours Full time – 40 hours per week (Plus general on call) Job ref 160-7563217

Employer The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Walton Centre Town Liverpool Salary £99,532 – £131,964 Plus 3% On Call Salary period Yearly Closing 21/11/2025 23:59

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Job overview

The Division of Neurosurgery at The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust (WCFT) is seeking to recruit a Consultant Neurosurgeon with an interest in hydrocephalus, Chiari and neurovascular. The successful candidate will work independently within the hydrocephalus services, and support the neurovascular services.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work independently within the Neuro- oncology and hydrocephalus services, joining a 1:6 neuro-oncology take rota and participate in weekly neuro-oncology and hydrocephalus MDT meetings.

The successful candidate will provide general on-call neurosurgical cover (1:19).

Working for our organisation

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.

With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification document for detailed information about the job description for this vacancy.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
• FRCS or equivalent

Experience

• Evidence of relevant operative procedures undertaken (eg logbooks): Satisfactory operative experience to perform emergency general neurosurgical procedures, Vascular procedures and hydrocephalus procedures.
• Previous Hydrocephalus, CSF disorder or Chiari Surgical experience at Consultant Level
• Previous Vascular Surgical experience at Consultant Level

Personality

• Trustworthy, reliable, caring attitude and initiative
• Ability to cope with high pressure
• Able to take responsibility
• Good communication and excellent interpersonal skills with patients, relatives and all members of the clinical team
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Flexibility and the ability to respond to change

Management and organisation

• Ability to organise oneself and others in a multi-disciplinary team
• An understanding of the NHS organisation, clinical governance and resource constraints
• An understanding of the funding and finance issues in the NHS
• Knowledge of recent reports and plans for the development of the NHS
• Evidence of leadership and management
• Degree in management and / or teaching

Audit, Research and Teaching

• Understanding of principles of clinical audit & research ethics
• Evidence of personal experience of audit.
• Evidence of teaching
• Papers published, presentations

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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