# Consultant in Neurology > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-neurology/a8d982cc-1497-4d76-93d1-2eb4ff831cd6 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-neurology/a8d982cc-1497-4d76-93d1-2eb4ff831cd6.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Royal Preston Hospital - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Neurology - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-21T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-03T15:30:39.220Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Preston/Lancashire_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Neurology/Neurology-v7974626 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7974626?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for an enthusiastic and forward-thinking Consultant Neurologist to join our well-established Neurology Directorate at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a regional tertiary neurosciences service, supporting patients across Lancashire and South Cumbria while developing your clinical, teaching, leadership and research interests. Our Neurology service provides specialist acute and outpatient care for a population of approximately 1.8 million people. You will join a supportive multidisciplinary team of consultant neurologists, neurophysiologists, neuroradiologists, neurorehabilitation consultants, specialist nurses, doctors in training and allied health professionals. This post offers an attractive balance of outpatient neurology, inpatient input, multidisciplinary working, on-call participation, teaching and service development. We welcome applicants who are committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care and who want to contribute to the ongoing development of neurology services across the region. ### Main duties of the job The successful candidate will provide consultant-level neurology input across outpatient, inpatient and multidisciplinary settings. Clinical activity will include outpatient clinics at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals and, depending on service need, peripheral hospital sites. The final job plan will be agreed through the consultant job planning process. Some of the duties will include: - Providing high-quality direct clinical care for neurology patients. - Contributing to multidisciplinary team working and support coordinated care across hospital and regional pathways. - Participating in the neurology on-call rota, currently operating on a week-on basis. - Support inpatient care and investigation through access to beds within the Regional Neuroscience Unit at Royal Preston Hospital. - Providing outpatient clinics at Royal Preston Hospital and other sites according to service need. - Contributing to audit, clinical governance, service improvement and patient safety activity. - Supporting undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, including supervision of doctors in training. - Maintaining professional development and participate in annual appraisal, revalidation and job planning. ### 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 Informal enquiries and requests to visit the Hospitals are welcome and should be made, following shortlisting, with Mr. Steve Canty, Medical Director and Silas Nicholls, Chief Executive (01772) 522692 ### 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 ### Experience **Essential** - Wide range of clinical experience in neurology - Subspecialty expertise ### Qualifications **Essential** - 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 **Desirable** - Post-CCT fellowship training in Epilepsy or Neuromuscular Disorders ### Research and Development **Essential** - Evidence of interest in personal development, e.g. through research and/or publications. **Desirable** - Track record of research ## Documents - [438-ca836 jdps (pdf, 360.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10509286) - [what we can offer you (pdf, 6.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2464) - [main recruitment pack 24 (pdf, 387.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2212) - [creating your best application (pdf, 6.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2433) ## 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.