Locum Consultant in Neuorolgy

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in London seeks a Consultant Neurologist for a 12-month appointment. The role involves delivering high-quality patient-centred care in a busy neurology department, contributing to improvements, and mentoring junior staff. Candidates should hold relevant medical qualifications and possess experience in general neurology. This position offers an opportunity to work collaboratively in a supportive environment focused on excellence in patient care.

Qualifications

• Experience in management of in and out-patient general neurology, including acute neurology.
• Experience of carrying out and publishing research or audit.
• Experience of working with hard to reach patient populations.
• Experience of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.

Responsibilities

• Deliver professional and efficient care to outpatients.
• Contribute to comprehensive and efficient neurology service.
• Maintain and promote multidisciplinary teamwork.

Skills

Knowledge of service and departmental improvements

Teamwork and cross-disciplinary collaboration

Effective communication with patients and colleagues

Education

MB BS/MB ChB or equivalent

MRCP or equivalent

Teaching qualification

Job description

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Newham University Hospital is seeking to appoint a 3.65PA Consultant Neurologist for a period of 12 months. They will join our busy and growing neurology team. This post offers an excellent opportunity to contribute to an ambitious and collaborative department providing high-quality, patient-centred care in a DGH setting. We provide outpatient and acute neurology liaison services at Newham University Hospital, with strong links to the Neurology Department at the Royal London Hospital, allowing for the proactive transfer of patients needing tertiary neurology care.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate professional excellent and efficient delivery of care. He/she will work to agreed levels of activity and throughput in the outpatient department with the General Manager and Clinical Director.

Other duties include:-

To contribute to the provision of a comprehensive and efficient acute and general neurology service.

To share responsibility with all consultant colleagues for providing evidence-based standards of care for all inpatients and outpatients.

To have regard at all times to the clinical and quality standards set out in the Patient Charter and the local purchasers' contracts.

To liaise effectively and on a timely basis with General Practitioners, community services and all healthcare agencies.

To maintain and promote team and multi-disciplinary work with the specialties working closely and regularly with Neurology.

To encourage and foster clinical governance at clinical, managerial and medical levels and to take part in regional audit in support of evidence-based medicine.

To give advice, support and training to junior medical staff, and medical students.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for main responsibilities and other details

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

• MB BS/MB ChB or equivalent
• MRCP or equivalent
• Specialist registration or equivalent achieved or within 3 months of completion
• Teaching qualification

Experience

• Experience in management of in and out-patient general neurology, including acute neurology
• Experience of carrying out and publishing research or audit
• Experience of working with hard to reach patient populations
• Experience of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching

Skills

• Evidence of taking part in service and departmental developments/improvements

Personal and people development

• Evidence of teamwork and working across multiple disciplines
• Evidence of working jointly with other clinicians

Specific requirements

• Sufficient to perform the duties of the post with any aids and adaptations

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.