Consultant Neurologist — Regional Teaching & Research Lead

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Preston; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Consultant Neurologist to join our Neurology Directorate, a regional tertiary neurosciences service across Lancashire and South Cumbria. The role offers a balanced mix of outpatient and inpatient work, MDT involvement, on-call duty and opportunities in teaching, research and service development.

You will provide consultant-level neurology input across multiple sites, participate in the Regional Neuroscience Unit

Responsibilities

• Providing high-quality direct clinical care for neurology patients.
• Contributing to multidisciplinary team working and supporting coordinated care across hospital and regional pathways.
• Participating in the neurology on-call rota, currently operating on a week-on basis.
• Supporting inpatient care and investigation through access to beds within the Regional Neuroscience Unit at Royal Preston Hospital.
• Providing outpatient clinics at Royal Preston Hospital and other sites according to service need.
• Contributing to audit, clinical governance, service improvement and patient safety activity.
• Supporting undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, including supervision of doctors in training.
• Maintaining professional development and participate in annual appraisal, revalidation and job planning.

Job description

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Consultant Neurologist to join our Neurology Directorate, a regional tertiary neurosciences service across Lancashire and South Cumbria. The role offers a balanced mix of outpatient and inpatient work, MDT involvement, on-call duty and opportunities in teaching, research and service development.

You will provide consultant-level neurology input across multiple sites, participate in the Regional Neuroscience Unit