# Trust Doctor in Neurology (StR Higher)

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
- **Town:** Plymouth
- **Region:** South West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Neurology
- **Grade:** Senior
- **Salary:** £76,582 per annum
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (12 FTC)
- **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 40 hours per week (Plus any additional rota hours)
- **Closing date:** 2026-06-22T16:00:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-06-08T11:31:24.745Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Devon/Plymouth/University_Hospitals_Plymouth_NHS_Trust/Trust_StR_Higher_Doctor_NonTraining_Neurosurgery/Trust_StR_Higher_Doctor_NonTraining_Neurosurgery-v8065845
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8065845?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

At University Hospitals Plymouth we have a Comprehensive Neurology Service. This currently post in Neurology is based in Derriford Hospital in Plymouth. Whilst not a training post, will work with the SpRs in the Peninsula Training Programme and your duties will be similar.

### Main duties of the job

This is predominantly a clinical post, but you will be given a half day per week to pursue special interest activity. There is also separate time to undertake patient-related administration. The non-clinical time will be converted from day shift hours, with the clinical time consisting of the remaining in hours and the out-of-hours component of the rota.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

- inpatient ward cover
- on-call out of hours
- outpatient clinics
- participating in education opportunities
- supporting neurology SDEC

## Job Details

At University Hospitals Plymouth we have a Comprehensive Neurology Service. This currently post in Neurology is based in Derriford Hospital in Plymouth. Whilst not a training post, will work with the SpRs in the Peninsula Training Programme and your duties will be similar.

## Job Description

This is predominantly a clinical post, but you will be given a half day per week to pursue special interest activity. There is also separate time to undertake patient-related administration. The non-clinical time will be converted from day shift hours, with the clinical time consisting of the remaining in hours and the out-of-hours component of the rota.

## Responsibilities

inpatient ward cover

on-call out of hours

outpatient clinics

participating in education opportunities

supporting neurology SDEC

## Person Specification

### Education

**Essential**

- - Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment
- Evidence of achievement of Foundation competences by time of appointment in line with GMC standards/ Good Medical Practice including:
- Good clinical care
- Maintaining good medical practice
- Good relationships and communication with patients
- Good working relationships with colleagues
- Good teaching and training
- Professional behaviour and probity
- Delivery of good acute clinical care
- Evidence of achievement of CT/ST1 competences in neurosurgery at time of appointment & projected completion of CT/ST2 competences in neurosurgery by time if appointment
- Evidence of operative experience in neurosurgery
- Eligibility to work in the UK

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- - MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- Successful completion of MRCS or equivalent at time of application

## Documents

- [str higher jd (pdf, 456.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10356650)

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