# Locum Consultant Neurologist

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** North Middlesex Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Neurology
- **Grade:** Consultant
- **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum, pro rata
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 6 months (10 Programmed Activities (8.5 DCC, 1.5 SPA))
- **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week (10 PA's)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-06T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-21T15:30:52.647Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Edmoton/Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Neurology/Neurology-v8201647
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8201647?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Applications are invited for this Consultant post within the Neurology Department at the North Middlesex Hospital (NMUH).

The Neurology team sits within the Specialist Medicine Division at NMUH, recently joined as part of the Royal Free London Group.

We are currently a team of 6 substantive (3.3 WTE) Consultants. This post is principally designed to support delivery of General Neurology and Brain 2WW pathway capacity and Neurological inpatient referrals.

Applicants should have broad training in all aspects of Neurology. There is no general medical or on-call commitment at present. Applicants are required to be on the GMC Specialist

Register or within 6 months of their expected date of receipt of a CCT at the time of interview.

### Main duties of the job

- CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Deliver day-to-day clinical care and leadership in Neurology outpatient clinics 1.2 Efficient completion of virtual clinics to ensure diagnostic outcomes are communicated to patients and referrers in a timely manner 1.3 Vetting referrals and responding to Advice and Guidance requests received from General Practice 1.4 Show flexibility and undertake different appropriate clinical tasks at the request of the clinical leads, as the need arises. 1.5 Complete inpatient reviews as part of a regular rota 2. RESPONSIBILITY FOR PATIENTS 2.1 Effective clinical management of patients referred into the Neurology service. 2.2 Clear verbal and written communication with patients regarding their care and clinical outcomes 2.3 Clear and timely responses as appropriate to patient complaints or enquiries which require clinical input 2.4 Clinical review and/or treatment advice for inpatients referred to the Neurology service 2.5 Engender a Patient First culture across the organisation ensuring high standards of patient care 2.6 To liaise with other healthcare professionals to assist in the continuity of care across primary and secondary sectors

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information regarding the main responsibilities of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Evidence of leadership and management experience
- Experience of service development and quality improvement initiatives
- Knowledge and participation of clinical audit

**Desirable**

- Experience in providing high-quality training and education to undergraduates and postgraduates

### Skills and aptitudes

**Essential**

- Ability to communicate effectively with staff, patients and relatives
- Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
- Ability to work and lead teams in a pressurised clinical environment
- Ability to support and motivate staff during periods of pressure

### Personal qualities and attributes

**Essential**

- Ability to support and motivate staff during periods of pressure

### Education and professional qualifications

**Essential**

- Full GMC registration with licence to practice
- MRCP or equivalent
- CCST/CCT or equivalent in Neurology and on the specialist register, or within 6 months of CCT date at the time of interview, or evidence of working towards specialist registration via CESR

## Documents

- [locum consultant stroke physicianps (pdf, 440.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10548661)
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