Consultant in Neurology

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. This is a permanent post.

The duties of the 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.

• Participate in the on-call rota
• Promote high standards of clinical care for patients, both through direct patient care and by maintaining their continuing professional development.
• Provide direct input to patients; contribute to multi-disciplinary teams and lead the co-ordination of care for patients within Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
• Requirement to provide in-reach at local district general hospital site, to be discussed at interview.
• Contribute to training and teaching of Junior Doctors.

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals is the regional centre for cancer, renal, vascular, plastics, major trauma, neurology, and neurosurgery. The Neurosciences Centre comprises both Neurosurgery and Medical Neurosciences (Neurology, Neurophysiology, Neuroradiology including interventional neuroradiology, Neuropathology, and Neurorehabilitation).

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.

Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification, and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:

• What we can offer
• Job Plan/On-call Requirements
• The Team