Locum Consultant General Neurologist
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Job overview
We are seeking to a recruit an additional Consultant Neurologist on a fixed term contract to join the existing consultants at University Hospitals Plymouth in order to expand our current out-patient care provision.
The post-holder will be responsible for delivering general neurology out-patient clinics to improve our outpatient waiting times and consequently improve patient care.
We are expanding a department that prides itself in providing excellent clinical care for our patient population. Plymouth is a national GIRFT exemplar site for acute neurology services. We care for more patients with acute neurological conditions than anywhere else nationally and are one of only 5 centres in the UK where neurologists also care for stroke patients from presentation at the hospital. We are looking for a colleague who is eager to join our enthusiastic clinical team.
The successful candidate will also be expected to play an active role in the development and medical management of our department; to participate in the training and education of medical students, junior medical staff, nursing staff and allied health professionals and to contribute to our regular hospital grand round and regional academic meeting, audit meeting and journal club.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking to a recruit an additional Consultant Neurologist on a fixed term contract to join the existing consultants at University Hospitals Plymouth in order to expand our current out-patient care provision.
The post-holder will be responsible for delivering general neurology out-patient clinics to improve our outpatient waiting times and consequently improve patient care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached detailed job description.
They will also be expected to play an active role in the development and management of our department; to participate in the training and education of medical students, junior medical staff, nursing staff and allied health professionals and to contribute to our regular hospital grand round and regional academic meeting, audit meeting, Clinical Governance meeting, and journal club.