Senior Clinical Fellow in Neurology


Location
Preston, England
Salary
£67,325 Per annum
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Senior
Deadline
08 Sep 2026
Contract Type
12 months (Fixed term role)
Posted Date
25 Aug 2026
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Job requirements

Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.

Essential

6 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Experience

    Experience of neurology at CMT level or equivalent.

  • Experience

    Commitment to working as part of a clinical team.

  • Experience

    Teaching skills for both medical and paramedical disciplines

  • Qualifications

    Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice

  • Qualifications

    MBBS or equivalent

  • Qualifications

    MRCP or postgraduate degree in neurology (DM or FCPS neurology)

Desirable

Not listed in the available specification.

Job overview

We are looking for a Senior Clinical Fellow in Neurology who will be based at Royal Preston Hospital. This post is a fixed-term post, initially for 12 months.

You will be expected to participate in the neurology registrar on-call rota. It will enable you to gain experience in clinical neurology in a supportive environment. Significant clinical learning opportunities are available, with weekly clinical and academic meetings, case presentations and frequent clinical teaching. Although this is not a formal training post, you will be allocated an educational supervisor.

Main duties of the job

The duties of this post may be summarised as:

  • To work with the neurology education lead to deliver high quality neurology education to medical students from University of Manchester, based at Royal Preston Hospital.
  • Undertake up to three outpatient clinics a week at Royal Preston Hospital and peripheral hospitals, under consultant supervision.
  • Management of inpatients in the regional neurology ward based at Royal Preston Hospital.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:

  • What we can offer
  • Job Plan/On-call Requirements
  • The Team

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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Applying for this NHS job

This advert is for Senior Clinical Fellow in Neurology with Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Preston, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Neurology role. The advertised salary is £67,325 Per annum. The contract type is 12 months (Fixed term role). The application deadline is 08 Sep 2026.

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