Locum Consultant - Neurology

NHS National Services Scotland; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking an experienced Locum Consultant in Neurology to join their specialized team at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. This fixed-term position offers the chance to provide high-quality patient care, engage in teaching, and contribute to ongoing quality improvement initiatives. Candidates ideally should have a subspecialist interest in headache management. Informal discussions and visits encouraged for prospective applicants.

Qualifications

• Must have experience in a clinical setting, specifically in Neurology.
• Willingness to engage in teaching and training activities.
• Subspecialist interest in headaches preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality patient care within a multidisciplinary team.
• Integrate with clinical nurse specialists and ward-based neurology nursing colleagues.
• Contribute to ongoing quality improvement and research.

Skills

Experience in Neurology

Interest in headache management

Teaching and training interest

Education

Relevant medical degree

Job description

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

This is a fixed term for 6 months position working over 40 hours, the shift pattern for this post is core hours with oncall.

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Locum Consultant in Neurology based within the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital with an interest in headache. The post offers an opportunity to work within a highly specialised regional Neurology service offering high quality patient care in line with ever evolving best practice.

The service adopts a multidisciplinary approach to care provision and the post holder will integrate with clinical nurse specialists, specialist AHPs and a team of specialised ward based neurology nursing colleagues. Ideally the successful candidate will have a subspecialist interest in Headache. This is a time of significant change in this service and the successful candidate will work with the Lead Clinician/Clinical Director, the Clinical Service Manager and colleagues in the multi-disciplinary team to deliver and develop enhanced Neurology services for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and West of Scotland Board partners.

The team is committed to ongoing quality improvement of their service and we are keen to support candidates who are looking for the opportunity to develop/maintain areas of research interest. As a teaching hospital, an interest in teaching and training is also encouraged. The post is offered on a full time basis as 10 PAs inclusive of DCC and SPA time. Prospective applicants are encouraged to make informal contact with the unit to discuss the role and requirements. An informal visit can also be arranged.

Informal contact should be routed via Dr Colin O’Leary, Clinical Director for Neurology via colin.o’[e-mail] Dr Saif Razvi, Clinical Lead via [e-mail] or Amy O’Sullivan, Clinical Service Manager, Amy.O’Sullivan @ggc.scot.nhs.uk

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates

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