Employer: Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Preston Hospital
Town: Preston
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 22/10/2024 23:59
Locum Consultant in Neurology
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Job overview
The Neurology service at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals is a tertiary specialist service, providing acute neurology care to a population of 1.8 million people living in Lancashire and South Cumbria.
You will be supported by a team of consultants, junior doctors, specialist nurses and allied health professionals to deliver care and develop yourself so the service is fit for the future and the changing needs of patients.
Main duties of the job
The duties of the Locum Consultant Neurologist will be to provide outpatient sessions at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals and at a peripheral hospital depending on the needs of the service, but this will be discussed with the post-holder within the consultant job planning process. We occasionally may ask consultants to provide support to other peripheral hospitals, if required. This would be discussed with the appointee at job planning and the necessary adjustment to the job plan agreed.
The post holder will:
1. Participate in the on-call rota.
2. Promote high standards of clinical care for patients, both through direct patient care and by maintaining their continuing professional development.
3. Provide direct input to patients, contribute to multi-disciplinary teams and lead the co-ordination of care for patients within Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.
4. Requirement to provide in-reach at local district general hospital site, to be discussed at interview.
5. Contribute to training and teaching of Junior Doctors.
Working for our organisation
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals is the regional centre for cancer, renal, vascular, plastics, major trauma, neurology and neurosurgery.
With excellent road and rail links, there is easy access to major cities, the expansive North West coastline and areas of outstanding natural beauty in the Forest of Bowland and the Lake District.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:
* What we can offer
* The Team
Person specification
Qualifications
* MRCP or equivalent postgraduate general medical experience.
* Within 6 months of appointment, must gain CCT in neurology or equivalent training obtained outside the EU leading to entry on the specialist register.
Research and Development
* Evidence of interest in personal development, e.g. through research and/or publications.
* Track record of research.
Experience
* Wide range of clinical experience in neurology.
* Subspecialty expertise.
Thanks for taking the time to view this advert; we’re looking forward to receiving your application. You should be aware that the vacancy may close earlier than the published date if sufficient applications are received so it would be best to apply as soon as you can. We’ll contact you by e-mail to update you on the progress of your application so please check the e-mail account that you applied from (including spam/junk) regularly.
We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership, neurodiversity or veteran status are encouraged to apply for this post.
To support you in your application process we’ve created a What we can offer you guide that shows what you can expect when you join our hospitals.
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Name: Suresh Chhetri
Job title: Clinical Professor and Consultant Neurologist
Email address: suresh.chhetri@lthtr.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 01772 523643
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