Description
The Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is seeking a substantive Consultant Neurologist to be based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital site. The successful applicant will provide a comprehensive, high-quality inpatient and outpatient Neurology service. The post is full-time, with a salary ranging from £113,565 to £150,569 per annum.
Main Duties of the Job: The job plan is indicative of the expected clinic and ward commitments. It will be revised once a suitable candidate is appointed, but the contribution of 3 OP clinics will not change. Full-time appointees are expected to do four clinics a week (4 hourly clinic = 1 PA) and would support one of them being a specialty clinic if of relevance to the trust. Each clinic will have 0.5PAs of admin time allocated as per ABN guidance.
Specialist Clinics/Services:
- Movement disorders/Parkinson's disease (including supervision of a PD nurse)
- Epilepsy clinic (including supervision of an epilepsy nurse)
- Neurorehabilitation (potentially including a monthly regional MDT; Monthly complex clinic and support to the spasticity service/specialist neuro-physiotherapist)
Responsibilities:
- Provide a comprehensive high-quality inpatient and outpatient Neurology service
- Undertake 3 neurology clinics each week (4 hours), and see an average of 7 new patients (30mins/patient) in each clinic
- Participate in ward referrals and cross-cover colleagues on leave
- Attend radiology/rehab MDTs
- Teach medical students in teaching sessions and in clinics/on ward rounds
- Contribute to departmental educational meetings and clinical supervision of doctors in training
- Undertake or supervise clinical audit and comply with Clinical Governance requirements
- Participate in continuing professional development at local and national level
Benefits:
- Competitive salary (£113,565 to £150,569 per annum)
- Opportunities for professional development and research
- Supportive work environment with a focus on equality, diversity, and inclusion