{"id":37,"date":"2021-08-31T12:24:51","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T12:24:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.docnet.org.uk\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2021-10-21T13:49:48","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T13:49:48","slug":"neurosurgeon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.docnet.org.uk\/neurosurgeon\/","title":{"rendered":"Neurosurgeon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A neurosurgeon deals with various surgical operations to do with the nervous system, which encompasses the spinal cord, brain, skull and peripheral nerves. They will play a part in both the operative and non-operative treatment of patients, ensuring that excellent patient care is offered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.docnet.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Neurosurgeon.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-240\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.docnet.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Neurosurgeon.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.docnet.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Neurosurgeon-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.docnet.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Neurosurgeon-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.docnet.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Neurosurgeon-600x300.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The operative techniques used by neurosurgeons are varied, including methods such as spinal fixation devices and minimally invasive surgery. A neurosurgeon would expect to perform surgery about four or five times a week. They will spend the rest of their working hours carrying out non-operative care, offering teaching tips to trainee neurosurgeons and dealing with patient paperwork. This is a specialist area of surgical medicine in which you need to be of utmost professionalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Work activities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The typical work activities conducted by a neurosurgeon include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Coming to a diagnosis through the use of tests such as physical examinations, x-rays and MRI scans.<\/li><li>A neurosurgeon would need to deal with conditions such as brain tumours, spinal injuries and damage to the skull.<\/li><li>A neurosurgeon would need to ensure patients understand the treatment process and are at ease with it.<\/li><li>Collate and analyse patient records, as well as updating them.<\/li><li>Perform operations under stressful conditions in which quick life changing decisions would need to be made.<\/li><li>Working with outpatients to diagnose and treat their conditions.<\/li><li>Perform surgical operations around four times a week.<\/li><li>Will be on call for any medical emergencies.<\/li><li>Study needs to be done throughout a neurosurgeon\u2019s career in order to keep up-to-date with any new developments in the treatments of patients.<\/li><li>Make sure hygiene levels are maintained.<\/li><li>Work as part of a medical team.<\/li><li>Carry out research into the area of neurosurgery and write papers on it.<\/li><li>Nimbleness and practical skills will need to be maintained.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Essential skills<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Excellent level of rapport with patients to ensure they are cared for and at ease.<\/li><li>Ability to teach upcoming neurosurgeons but also continue to learn yourself.<\/li><li>A real desire to improve the lives of patients.<\/li><li>Able to work as part of a team and as an individual.<\/li><li>Truthful about your skills and drawbacks.<\/li><li>Organised manner and able to upheld a great level of professionalism.<\/li><li>A strong personality in order to lead a team during stressful times.<\/li><li>A great level of interest in the profession of medicine.<\/li><li>An aptitude for the sciences.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A neurosurgeon deals with various surgical operations to do with the nervous system, which encompasses the spinal cord, brain, skull\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.docnet.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.docnet.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.docnet.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.docnet.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.docnet.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.docnet.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":241,"href":"https:\/\/www.docnet.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions\/241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.docnet.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}