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Job requirements
Essential
12 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Have trained in part or whole at a recognised neurology centre. In total four years training in neurology at SpR/ST level or equivalent
- Experience
Evidenced clinical skills as described in the job description
- Experience
Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals
- Qualifications
MRCP (UK) or equivalent CCT/CESR or European Right to Work
- Personal Skills
Able to use Trust's IT support systems
- Management Skills
Ability to develop, present an operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery
- Management Skills
Able to delegate appropriately
- Management Skills
Able to work in a team
- Professional Registration
Full GMC Registration
- Professional Registration
Eligible to be included on the specialist register (or CCT expected within 6 months)
- Teaching, Audit and Research
Evidence or participation in Clinical Audit
- Teaching, Audit and Research
Able to teach and support junior staff effectively
Desirable
9 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Development of subspecialty interest to compliment the dept
- Experience
Specific Training in Communication Skills
- Experience
Specific training in patient safety and/or human factors
- Qualifications
Higher Professional Degree SCE
- Management Skills
Higher Management Degree or Qualification or Training
- Management Skills
Experience of Change Management
- Professional Registration
Further higher training or qualification MD or PhD
- Teaching, Audit and Research
Original Research Publications
- Teaching, Audit and Research
Higher teaching degree or qualification or training
Job overview
Full-time Consultant Neurologist at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust with a special interest in acute neurology and headache disorders in both inpatient and outpatient settings, the candidate will be expected to provide sub-specialty expertise to complement the delivery of a high quality, comprehensive Neurology service by the department. As of August 2026, neurology services in NUH is expected to expand bed base and move from a shared ward to a separate full warded bed base. This means increase consultant responsibility during oncalls. This will take place alongside restructuring our acute neurology provision from the current model.
NUH recognises the ongoing need for a General Internal Medicine (GIM) ward as a core component of acute medical service provision. To support this requirement and ensure sustainable ward staffing, all newly appointed consultants will have 0.5 WTE of their job plan allocated to GIM ward activity.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be expected to do a mix of general neurology clinic and subspecialty clinics. Booking criteria for general neurology clinics are per the ABN guidance with 30 minutes allocated for a new patient and 15 minutes for each follow up patient. It is expected 5 patients are booked into each general neurology clinic and the rest of the clinic can be follow up slots. Each Clinic session is usually 4 hours. The number of clinics expected to be performed by the successful candidate is included in the job plan attached.
The post-holder will be responsible for the care of patients in his or her charge. The successful applicant will also be expected to contribute to the delivery of teaching and training to students at Nottingham University Medical School, as well as to contribute to the teaching, training and supervision of Specialist Trainees in Neurology, who are in the East Midlands Deanery training programme
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for the detailed job description and main responsibilities, plus the suggested job plan for this consultant post.
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 Locum Consultant Neurologist with Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust in Nottingham, 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 Locum: 12 months (12 months). The application deadline is 14 Oct 2026.
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