Locum Consultant Neurologist

Job summary

Full-time Consultant Neurologist at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust with a special interest in acute neurology and headache disordersin both inpatient and outpatient settings, the candidate will be expected to provide sub-specialty expertise to complement the delivery of a high quality, comprehensive Neurology service by the department. As of August 2026, neurology services in NUH is expected to expand bed base and move from a shared ward to a separate full warded bed base. This means increase consultant responsibility during oncalls. This will take place alongside restructuring our acute neurology provision from the current model.

NUH recognises the ongoing need for a General Internal Medicine (GIM) ward as a core component of acute medical service provision. To support this requirement and ensure sustainable ward staffing, all newly appointed consultants will have 0.5 WTE of their job plan allocated to GIM ward activity.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be expected to do a mix of general neurology clinic and subspecialty clinics. Booking criteria for general neurology clinics are per the ABN guidance with 30 minutes allocated for a new patient and 15 minutes for each follow up patient. It is expected 5 patients are booked into each general neurology clinic and the rest of the clinic can be follow up slots. Each Clinic session is usually 4 hours. The number of clinics expected to be performed by the successful candidate is included in the job plan attached.

The post-holder will be responsible for the care of patients in his or her charge. The successful applicant will also be expected to contribute to the delivery of teaching and training to students at Nottingham University Medical School, as well as to contribute to the teaching, training and supervision of Specialist Trainees in Neurology, who are in the East Midlands Deanery training programme

About us

Clinical Neurology forms part of the Nottingham Regional Neuroscience Unit and serves the population of Nottingham. It also provides an outreach neurological service to Kings Mill Hospital in Mansfield. We continue to engage with other peripheral hospitals and support their neurology services as needed

The delivery of Inpatient Care is on a "Consultant of the Week" (COTW) system, and the post-holder will contribute to what is currently a 1 in 15 rota. The neurology ward is a shared area with neurosurgery, and on average we have around 30 neurology inpatients on the neurology or outlying wards during the oncall week. In addition the CotW supervises the oncall take consisting of inpatients referred for neurology advice by other specialities.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for the detailed job description and main responsibilities, plus the suggested job plan for this consultant post.

Person specification

Professional Registration

Essential

• Full GMC Registration
• Eligible to be included on the specialist register (or CCT expected within 6 months)

Desirable

• Further higher training or qualification MD or PhD

Qualifications

Essential

• MRCP (UK) or equivalent CCT/CESR or European Right to Work

Desirable

• Higher Professional Degree SCE

Experience

Essential

• Have trained in part or whole at a recognised neurology centre. In total four years training in neurology at SpR/ST level or equivalent

Desirable

• Development of subspecialty interest to compliment the dept

Experience

Essential

• Evidenced clinical skills as described in the job description
• Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals

Desirable

• Specific Training in Communication Skills
• Specific training in patient safety and/or human factors

Management Skills

Essential

• Ability to develop, present an operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery
• Able to delegate appropriately
• Able to work in a team

Desirable

• Higher Management Degree or Qualification or Training
• Experience of Change Management

Personal Skills

Essential

• Able to use Trust's IT support systems

Teaching, Audit and Research

Essential

• Evidence or participation in Clinical Audit
• Able to teach and support junior staff effectively

Desirable

• Original Research Publications
• Higher teaching degree or qualification or training