# Consultant Neurologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-neurologist/185868e4-142c-47dc-80ff-5d504b2e72c2 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-neurologist/185868e4-142c-47dc-80ff-5d504b2e72c2.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** St Georges Hospital/Croydon Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Neurology - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 Pro Rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 6 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-14T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-17T10:30:43.964Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Wandsworth/St_Georges_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Neurology/Neurology-v8233554 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8233554?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is an exciting opportunity for a clinically qualified individual to join the growing and dynamic Neurology Department at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This post is a locum consultant position in General Neurology, with participation in the acute stroke on-call rota. St George’s provides a large-scale secondary and tertiary neurology and stroke service to South-West London and Surrey, delivering comprehensive care across outpatient, inpatient, and acute pathways. The department manages a broad spectrum of neurological conditions and works closely with the Hyperacute Stroke Unit (HASU), acute medicine, neurosurgery, neuro-rehabilitation, and critical care services. The post holder will contribute to general neurology outpatient clinics at our St Georges Site and provide in-reach neurology support to ward-based patients across the hospital, including the Clinical Neurosciences wards. They will participate in the stroke on-call rota, supporting acute stroke assessment, triage, and decision-making, and will be involved in managing and prioritising neurology referrals. The role also includes participation in clinical audit, quality improvement, and other aspects of clinical governance, as well as supporting ongoing service development. ### Main duties of the job This is an exciting opportunity for a clinically qualified individual to join the growing and dynamic Neurology Department at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This post is a locum consultant position in General Neurology, with participation in the acute stroke on‑call rota St George’s provides a large‑scale secondary and tertiary neurology and stroke service to South‑West London and Surrey, delivering comprehensive care across outpatient, inpatient, and acute pathways. The department manages a broad spectrum of neurological conditions and works closely with the Hyperacute Stroke Unit (HASU), acute medicine, neurosurgery, neuro‑rehabilitation, and critical care services. The post holder will contribute to general neurology outpatient clinics at our St Georges Site and provide in‑reach neurology support to ward‑based patients across the hospital, including the Clinical Neurosciences wards. They will participate in the stroke on‑call rota, supporting acute stroke assessment, triage, and decision‑making, and will be involved in managing and prioritising neurology referrals. The role also includes participation in clinical audit, quality improvement, and other aspects of clinical governance, as well as supporting ongoing service development. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please review the attached Job Description for full details of the main responsibilities as well as further information regarding the position. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. ## Person Specification ### Teaching **Essential** - Must be an enthusiastic teacher - Interested in teaching both undergraduates & postgraduates ### Experience **Essential** - Experience in managing the neurological complications of Inherited Metabolic Disorders - Experience in managing the neurological complications of Wilson Disease - Publications in scientific journals or presentations - Experience in supervising junior medical staff and coordinating clinical activities **Desirable** - Publications in Movement Disorders field - Clear experience in using NHSE data sets for quality improvement. - Publications in the neurometabolism field ### Qualifications **Essential** - MB BChir or equivalent - MRCP(or equivalent) - CCT or equivalent (CESR / European Community Rights), or within 6 months of CCT in neurology - Entry on the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the Advisory Appointments Committee **Desirable** - PhD/MD in Neurology or related discipline - A post-graduate qualification in neurometabolism - Evidence of training / courses attended in neurometabolism / inherited metabolic disease ### Knowledge/Skills **Essential** - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - Good computer literacy - High level of organisational skills **Desirable** - Evidence of range of teaching skills (by training of experience) ### Clinical Governance **Essential** - Committed to monitoring and improving clinical quality - To build a clinical practice which is evidence based - Willingness to participate in clinical audit programme **Desirable** - Evidence of management skills - Evidence of managing a junior team ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - Enthusiastic - Self-motivating - Ability to work as part of a team and excellent collaborative skills - Ability to work as a member of Page 12 of 14 a team - Good interpersonal skills - Evidence of good communication skills - Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies - Genuine interest in clinical research - Evidence of organisation and motivation - Enthusiasm and ability to work under pressure - Caring attitude to patients - Supportive and tolerant - Commitment to continuing medical education - An awareness of own strengths and weaknesses ## Documents - [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2411) - [consultant neurologist jd (pdf, 384.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10543719) ## 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.