# Consultant in Neurology > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-neurology/82cf406d-5575-409e-853d-561fb194803b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-neurology/82cf406d-5575-409e-853d-561fb194803b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Kettering General Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Neurology - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113565.00 to £150569.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-19T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-05T15:30:46.187Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8301884 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8301884?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.kgh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The postholder’s duties will be primarily at Kettering General Hospital. Time for specialist interest clinic/ research and to carry out teaching duties as required could be arranged according to the interest of the appointee. The postholder will be responsible for providing a comprehensive general outpatient neurology service to the catchment area of Kettering General Hospital, alongside the existing Neurology consultants and Neurology specialist nurses. The postholder will also be providing specialist inpatient review where required, if inpatient beds required the postholder will have access to inpatient beds at Kettering general hospital. Junior support available via Registrar. The postholder will be encouraged to practice a special interest clinic that is relevant to the population of the North Northamptonshire health community. Currently complex Neurology cases and Neurosurgical cases are transferred to Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital. JD Pending Royal College Approval ### Main duties of the job - Manage general neurology patients and maintain high clinical standards. - Provide a full range of neurological services and contribute to service development. - Conduct outpatient clinics and inpatient ward referrals. - Participate in clinical governance, audit, and quality improvement (minimum three audits in five years). - No out-of-hours on-call duties. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For more details about this role, please refer to attached job description and personal specification. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### INTERPERSONAL SKILLS **Essential** - High level Organisational Skills - Communication Skills ### MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE **Essential** - Effective Team worker, valuing the experience and contributing - Demonstrable Team Leadership skills and experience **Desirable** - Understanding and experience of delivering organisational change ### QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING **Essential** - Completion of Specialty Training (CST or equivalent) or within 6 months of achieving it in relevant specialty) - General training in Neurology to specialist level or equivalent - At least 1 year of clinical experience as a consultant at a secondary care hospital - Full registration with General Medical Council - Enthusiasm and willingness to collaborate across UHN to improve patient outcomes for all **Desirable** - MD, PhD or other higher degree ### ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESEARCH **Desirable** - Publications in recognised Medicine / Medical Education Journals or Presentations at National Level ### TEACHING / AUDIT / QUALITY IMPROVEMENT **Essential** - Experience of Audit and Quality Improvement - Experience of Teaching Junior Staff - Experience of Undergraduate Teaching ## Documents - [jd+ps (pdf, 797.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10621259) - [staff privacy notice (pdf, 300.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1830) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.