Specialist Grade in Neurology

Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust is seeking a Specialist Gradelevel doctor to join their Clinical Neurosciences team. You will deliver high-quality neurology care, focusing on outpatient and inpatient settings while having the opportunity to develop specialist interests. This collaborative role includes ward referral services, supervising nurse specialists, and engaging in education and research activities. The trust is committed to professional development and offers excellent benefits like a pension scheme and career support.

Benefits

Excellent pension scheme

On-site nurseries

On-site staff cafés

On-site parking

Support in career development

Salary sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Experience in neurology or related specialty is required.
• Consultant level experience preferred.
• Strong leadership and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily ward referral service and cover colleagues during absence.
• Supervise nurse specialists in collaboration with consultants.
• Engage in education, research, audit, and clinical governance.

Job description

We are delighted to invite applications for a Specialist Gradelevel doctor to join our friendly and forward‑thinking Clinical Neurosciences team at Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a high‑quality Neurology service within a supportive, collaborative and ambitiously developing department. You will play a key role in delivering outstanding Neurology care across outpatient and inpatient settings, with a strong focus on general neurology and the opportunity to develop or expand a specialist interest—particularly in Multiple Sclerosis. Working within a cohesive team of experienced consultants, specialist nurses and multidisciplinary colleagues, you will help us provide a seamless, patient‑centred service that ensures patients see the right clinician first time. The post includes participation in our weekday ward in‑reach service, contributing to the neurology referral pathway, and supporting clinical decision‑making trust‑wide. There are also opportunities to contribute to services at St George's Hospital and to join the Surrey Stroke Telemedicine rota. Join our multi‑disciplinary team to deliver a comprehensive acute neurology service.

Responsibilities

• Providing a daily in‑reach Monday to Friday ward referral service and covering colleagues during their absence.
• Maintaining responsibility for patient care, ensuring safe handovers.
• Supervising nurse specialists in collaboration with other consultants.
• Offering prompt consultations to other specialties as needed.
• Collaborating with medical, nursing, and management teams to enhance clinical leadership and patient experiences.
• Engaging in education, research, audit, and clinical governance activities with a focus on a multi‑disciplinary approach.
• Supporting recruitment, appraisal, and mentoring within the team.
• Undertaking additional duties as required, with changes negotiated and reflected in job plans.

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North‑West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey. We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around patient care. We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state‑of‑the‑art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

Benefits

• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• On‑site nurseries
• On‑site staff cafés
• On‑site parking
• Support in career development
• Salary sacrifice schemes including wage streams, lease cars, cycle to work schemes and home electronics