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Job requirements
Essential
9 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Qualifications:
Entry on the Specialist Register in Neurology (or CCT expected within 6 months from the date of interview)
- Qualifications:
MRCP or equivalent
- Other Requirements:
Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practise
- Clinical Experience:
Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining CCT in Neurology
- Clinical Effectiveness
Experience of conducting clinical audit
- Teaching and Training experience:
Ability to teach clinical skills to medical and nursing staff and other disciplines.
- Management and Administrative Experience:
Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Research, Innovation and Service Improvement Experience:
Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
- Research, Innovation and Service Improvement Experience:
An awareness of current specialty developments, initiatives and issues.
Desirable
7 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications:
Higher Degree
- Clinical Experience:
Special interest that complements the existing consultants
- Clinical Experience:
Special interest in MS, Epilepsy or Movement Disorders
- Teaching and Training experience:
Formal training in teaching
- Research, Innovation and Service Improvement Experience:
Knowledge and experience of the application of information technology to Neurology
- Research, Innovation and Service Improvement Experience:
Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last five years.
- Research, Innovation and Service Improvement Experience:
Evidence of having undertaken original research
Job overview
Consultant Neurologist
We are seeking a dynamic and forward-thinking Consultant Neurologist to join our friendly and innovative Neurology team at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust. Based at our new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), this is a fantastic opportunity to help shape and grow a high-quality, integrated neurology service within a single-site acute care model. You will work alongside an experienced and supportive team with a strong teaching, research, and sub-specialist focus. We welcome applicants with a general neurology background and a complementary subspecialty interest—particularly in epilepsy,.
Join us as we embark on the next chapter of our service, improving outcomes for a diverse and complex patient population of over 500,000.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will provide high-quality outpatient and inpatient neurological care at MMUH, contributing to the delivery and development of general and specialist neurology services. You will work closely with fellow consultants, nurse specialists, neurophysiology and stroke teams, as well as regional colleagues at the Queen Elizabeth Neurosciences Centre.
The role includes supporting specialist clinics, contributing to the neurology/stroke on-call rota, teaching undergraduates and trainees, and participating in audit, clinical governance, and research activities. There is no general internal medicine commitment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This substantive Consultant Neurologist post is based across Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust. Outpatient and administrative work will be primarily based at Sandwell Health Campus and the Birmingham Treatment Centre (BTC), with inpatient responsibilities at the newly opened Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH).
The Trust is currently undergoing service reconfiguration in line with the Right Care Right Here programme. Consequently, the postholder may be required to work across any of the Trust's sites to support service delivery as models of care evolve.
The Neurology Directorate is a vital component of the Group of Medicine and Emergency Care and is undergoing exciting developments. In October 2024, inpatient neurology services successfully transferred to MMUH as part of a wider reconfiguration alongside stroke and TIA services. Future priorities include embedding new technologies and treatments in Neurology and Neurophysiology and working collaboratively to ensure national standards and performance targets are met.
The successful candidate will also contribute to the shared care of patients in the Neurosciences Unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham with whom we have a close working relationship. All Consultants within our team currently participate in a weekly neuroscience MDT meeting as part of our collaborative working with regional partners.
We are particularly interested in appointing a consultant with a sub-specialty interest that complements our existing service. Interests in Epilepsy are desirable, but we welcome candidates with expertise in any area that will support future service development.
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.
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This advert is for Consultant Neurologist with Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust in Birmingham, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Neurology role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 18 Nov 2026.
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