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Job summary

Main area
Neurology
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
438-CA738A
Employer
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Preston Hospital
Town
Preston
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/11/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Consultant in Neurology

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Job overview

The Neurology service at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals is a tertiary specialist service, providing acute neurology care to a population of 1.8 million people living in Lancashire and South Cumbria.  

You will be supported by a team of consultants, junior doctors, specialist nurses and allied health professionals to deliver care and develop yourself so the service is fit for the future and the changing needs of patients. This is a permanent post.

Main duties of the job

The duties of the Consultant Neurologist will be to provide outpatient sessions at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals and at a peripheral hospital depending on the needs of the service, but this will be discussed with the post-holder within the consultant job planning process. We occasionally may ask consultants to provide support to other peripheral hospitals, if required. This would be discussed with the appointee at job planning and the necessary adjustment to the job plan agreed.

The post holder will:

Participate in the on-call rota

Promote high standards of clinical care for patients, both through direct patient care and by maintain their continuing professional development.

Provide direct input to patients; contribute to multi-disciplinary teams and lead the co-ordination of care for patients within Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Requirement to provide in-reach at local district general hospital site, to be discussed at interview

Contribute to training and teaching of Junior Doctors

Working for our organisation

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals is the regional centre for cancer, renal, vascular, plastics, major trauma, neurology and neurosurgery. 

The Neurosciences Centre compromises of both Neurosurgery, and Medical Neurosciences (Neurology, Neurophysiology, Neuroradiology including interventional neuroradiology, Neuropathology and Neurorehabilitation. 

With excellent road and rail links there is easy access to major cities, the expansive North West coastline and areas of outstanding natural beauty in the Forest of Bowland and the Lake District. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:

 

•          What we can offer

•          Job Plan/On-call Requirements

•          The Team

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MRCP or equivalent postgraduate general medical experience
  • Within 6 months of appointment, must gain CCT in neurology or equivalent training obtained outside the EU leading to entry on the specialist register

Research and Development

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of interest in personal development, e.g. through research and/or publications.
Desirable criteria
  • Track record of research

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Wide range of clinical experience in neurology
  • Subspecialty expertise

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Suresh Chhetri
Job title
Clinical Professor and Consultant Neurologist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01772 523643
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