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Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
About
Contact
- Address
- Trust Offices
- St Thomas' Street
- London
- SE1 9RT
- Contact Number
- 020 7188 7188
Consultant in Paediatric Neurodisability or Paediatric Neurology
Accepting applications until: 27-Sep-2026 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 27-Sep-2026 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Evelina London Children's Hospital
- Town
- London
- Postcode
- SE1 7EU
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
Salary
- Salary
- £113,565 - £150,569 p.a.
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant)
Specialty
- Main area
- Paediatric Neurology
- Interview date
- 20/10/2026
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
Paediatric Neurology
Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust or Trust Wide
Consultant in Paediatric Neurodisability or Paediatric Neurology with an interest in motor disorders and co-morbidities.
From £113,565 - £150,569 p.a
Full Time – 10PAs
The Evelina London Children’s Hospital is seeking to appoint an substantive 10 PA consultant post to join the Paediatric Neurosciences department at Evelina London Children’s Hospital . This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly driven team in an active and progressive central London teaching hospital environment. This advert is for one of two substantive Consultant appointments, the arrangement is flexible and applicants with a track record of clinical training and/or definable research interests that complement the specialist components of the posts are invited to apply.
Advert
The post holder will support the Paediatric Neurology movement, neuromuscular and rehabilitation service.
The Evelina Movement Service; provides regional complex tone management and a supra-regional service, undertaking diagnosis and detailed evaluation and support of children who might benefit from neurosurgical interventions such as continuous intrathecal baclofen (ITB) pump implantation and deep brain stimulation (DBS) neuromodulation.
The paediatric neuromuscular team undertake multidisciplinary paediatric neuromuscular clinics and support the provision of advanced therapies for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) at Evelina London. This includes the provision of intrathecal nusinersen for patients with SMA under this treatment. They contribute to patient care in the neonatal unit by offering inpatient consultations and leading clinics dedicated to infants with hypotonia and potential neuromuscular disorders.
At least one of the post-holder will participate in the Paediatric Neurology on-call rota for ELCH. This is on an approximate 1 in 9 basis for a week in service. For this on call week all elective activity will be cancelled. Non-resident supervision and attendance will be required for this week.
Working for our organisation
The Paediatric Neuroscience Service is a tertiary service at the Evelina London Children’s Hospital, providing an integrated and comprehensive neurology, neurorehabilitation and neurodisability service to children and families from Southeast Thames and beyond.
The Neurodisability service is focused on improving quality of life for children with progressive and non-progressive physical disability. At present it sees over 500 new patients each year and has over 2000 patients under review. As part of the treatment pathway Botulinum Toxin A injections are offered to children and young people.
The Complex Motor Disorders Service (CMDS) provides a supra-regional service to children and young people, undertaking diagnosis and detailed evaluation and support of children who might benefit from neurosurgical interventions such as continuous intrathecal baclofen (ITB) pump implantation and deep brain stimulation (DBS) neuromodulation.
The Neuromuscular service has been designated as a Neuromuscular Centre of Excellence by the charity Muscular Dystrophy UK and is one of the four neuromuscular centres in England, designated by NHSE as infusion centres for provision of delivering onasemnogene abeparvovec gene therapy to babies and children with spinal muscular atrophy. The service operates to a multidisciplinary model providing a comprehensive service for children with neuromuscular disorders, including other advanced therapies such as intrathecal nusinersen and risdiplam.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see job description for further information.
General enquiries, about the job or for an informal discussion about this post should be directed to Dr Daniel Lumsden, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Drs Charlie Fairhurst or Jill Cadwgan, Consultants in Paediatric Neurodisability, or Drs Ming Lim or Michael Absoud, Joint Heads of service for Paediatric Neurosciences. Telephone: 02071187118 ext 84003; [email protected], [email protected] or [email protected].
Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.
Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Flexible working
We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.
Due to recent changes in the UK immigration rules which affect Skilled Worker Visas, Global Business Mobility, Higher Skill Level and Increased Salary Thresholds, please ensure that you are able to meet the requirements to live and work in the UK before applying. Further information about eligibility is available on the UK Government website.
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Applicant requirements
Person specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Eligible for full UK GMC/GDC registration and a License to Practice.
- MRCPCH by examination or equivalent
- On GDC/GMC Specialist Register for Paediatric Neurodisability, Paediatrics or Paediatric Neurology (OR within six months of CCT at time of scheduled interview.)
- Valid Level 3 Safeguarding Training
- Valid BLS Training
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a tertiary UK movement therapy centre, offering intervention such as botulinum toxin injections, or patient selection and management of ITB or DBS
- Experience of working in a saliva control service
- Experience of working in a rehabilitation service
- Valid APLS and NLS
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience/commitment to Movement service MDTs
- Previous experience/commitment to Tertiary Paediatric neurodisability service
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience/commitment to Saliva control service
- Previous experience/commitment to Other comorbidity interest in developing pathways.
- Experience of working in a tertiary neuromuscular centre for at least 12 months
- Experience in the provision of advanced therapies for neuromuscular disorders
Clinical Skills
Essential criteria
- Clinical skills associated with management of acute and chronic neuro-disabling conditions
- Ability to perform intramuscular and Intraglandular Botulinum Toxin A injections
- Ability to perform intramuscular Botulinum Toxin A injections
- Clinical skills associated with management of neuromuscular disorders, acute and chronic neurological conditions.
- Experienced at diagnostic and therapeutic neuromuscular procedures including undertaking lumbar punctures
Desirable criteria
- Experience of delivery of intrathecal nusinersen treatment and delivery of gene therapy
- Ability to perform Intraglandular Botulinum Toxin A injections
Audit Management & IT
Essential criteria
- Clear track record of clinical governance, audit, management and IT skills
- Understanding of principles of audit.
Research. Teaching skill & experience
Essential criteria
- Track record of research, publications/ presentations / understanding / knowledge of Research ethics.
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff.
Desirable criteria
- Specialty specific research activity
- Higher Academic Qualifications
Leadership/Management Skills
Essential criteria
- Communication; Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
- Accountability; Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
- Interpersonal Skills; Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
- Interpersonal Skills; Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure.
- Interpersonal Skills; Ability to work as part of a team
- Staff Management; Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff.
- Finance; Knowledge of finance and budgets. Current financial arrangements of NHS delivered service
Desirable criteria
- Communication; Willingness to demonstrate interest and participation in departmental wide issues
- Accountability; Demonstrates that prepared to take accountability for evolution of neonatal neurology service
- Interpersonal Skills; Able to relate needs of neonatal service to wider team members
- Finance; Understanding of current financial constraints. Recognition of importance of financial accountability for service that responsible for
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Daniel Lumsden
- Job title
- Consultant in Paediatric Neurodisability
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
General enquiries, or for an informal discussion about these posts should be directed to Drs Maria Vanegas, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist or Jill Cadwgan, Consultant in Paediatric Neurodisability, or Drs Daniel Lumsden or Michael Absoud, Joint Heads of service for Paediatric Neurosciences. Telephone: 02071187118 ext 84003.
[email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected].
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