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Salary for this role£113,565 – £150,569 a year

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Role description

Job summary

BHRUT is seeking an experienced Locum Consultant Neurosurgeon with an interest in Neuro-Oncology and Functional Neurosurgery to join its Regional Neurosciences service.

BHRUT provides specialist neurosurgical care across Essex and Outer North East London, including neuro-oncology, functional neurosurgery, neurovascular, skull base, pituitary and complex spinal services, supported by dedicated theatres, a neurosurgical ward and Neuro ICU.

The successful candidate will provide consultant-level care in neuro-oncology and functional neurosurgery, including complex brain tumour surgery, MDT participation, outpatient clinics and elective operating.

The post holder will also support the wider neurosurgical service, including general cranial neurosurgery and consultant on-call duties, in line with the agreed job plan.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide consultant-led neurosurgical care within a regional neurosciences service, delivering high-quality, evidence-based and patient-centred care across elective, urgent and emergency pathways.

Key responsibilities will include:

Provide consultant assessment, diagnosis, surgical treatment and follow-up for patients with brain and central nervous system tumours.
Undertake specialist neuro-oncology outpatient clinics, inpatient care, elective operating lists and multidisciplinary team participation.
Apply contemporary neuro-oncology and functional neurosurgical techniques to maximise safe tumour resection while preserving neurological, cognitive and quality-of-life outcomes.
Participate actively in the regional neuro-oncology MDT, working collaboratively with oncology, neurology, neuroradiology, neuropathology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation, palliative care and specialist nursing colleagues.
Provide clear, compassionate and evidence-based communication with patients and their families, including discussion of complex treatment options, risks, prognosis and expected functional outcomes.
Participate fully in the consultant neurosurgical on-call rota, providing emergency neurosurgical assessment and management, remote advice and imaging review for referring hospitals, and appropriate cross-cover for consultant colleagues

About us

We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with.

They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission.

We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.

We're proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We're also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.

We run a Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The majority of our 8,400 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

Date posted

21 October 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£113,565 to £150,569 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

162-0736-AO

Job locations

Neurosurgery Medical Staff

Queens Hospital & King George Hospital

Romford

RM7 0AG

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide resident consultant attendance during agreed core hours and participate in weekend post-take ward rounds, including review of patients on the Neurosurgical wards and Neuro Intensive Care Unit, in accordance with the agreed on-call arrangements.
Maintain high standards of clinical governance, patient safety, professional practice, documentation and regulatory compliance.
Contribute to Trust and national performance standards, including cancer pathways, RTT, diagnostic and treatment waiting times and other relevant neurosurgical and neuro-oncology performance measures.
Contribute to the delivery of a functional neurosurgical service in conjunction with existing consultant skill set.
Collaborate with the pain services to establish a spinal cord stimulation service.
Contribute to morbidity and mortality review, clinical audit, incident investigation, risk management and quality improvement.
Support the development of innovative pathways and technologies that improve the safety, efficiency and outcomes of complex neuro-oncology and functional neurosurgical care.
Contribute to teaching, training and supervision of neurosurgical trainees, fellows, undergraduate medical students and the wider multidisciplinary team.
Contribute to research, service evaluation and the development of the Trust's academic and translational neuroscience programme.
Develop specialist clinical interests in accordance with service requirements, departmental priorities and the post holder's agreed job plan.

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Abi Oladotun-Mutair - Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 4460

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GMC Registration and specialist register eligibility in neurosurgery.
Consultant-level/equivalent senior neurosurgical experience.
Experience/interest in neuro-oncology and management of brain tumour patients.

Desirable

Excellent communication, MDT working, clinical judgement and commitment to patient safety
Neuro-oncology fellowship
Functional neurosurgical experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

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