Consultant Neurologist with an interest in Cognitive Disorders

Job overview

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and personable general neurology consultant with a specialist interest in cognitive disorders. With the introduction of new therapies for Alzheimer’s disease on the horizon, we are looking to further develop our cognitive disorders team.

The role will be primarily based at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton (RSCH), with additional activity carried out at either the Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath, Worthing Hospital or St Richard’s Hospital, Chichester. The postholder will undertake general neurology and specialist cognitive clinics. They will be expected to contribute to the Consultant of the Week rota for support of the inpatient ward and ward referrals at RSCH, and to contribute to the out of hours on-call rota.

Main duties of the job

The clinical duties of the post include the following:

• General neurology and specialist cognitive outpatient clinics, including admin
• Neuroradiology meeting
• Triage / Advice and Guidance
• Supervision of junior doctors in relation to neurological care and participation in teaching and educational activity within the Trust as required
• Royal Sussex County Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital Ward Referrals
• Sussex Neurology on-call rota
• Consultant of the Week (see JD)

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification attached to the advert for further details of the post.