Locum Consultant Neurologist

Our expanding service needs a new Consultant Neurologist. Duties will be at either Maidstone Hospital and/or Tunbridge Wells Hospital depending on clinical need. This post includes outpatients, inpatient liaison, and teaching students at Kent & Medway Medical School, but at present is not part of an on call rota. There are CPD sessions at King's College Hospital (currently these may optionally be attended virtually).

We are happy to consider adjusting the job plan to suit the successful candidate. We will consider applicants who wish to work less than full time.

This post is for a fixed term 12 month contract.

Main duties of the job

The appointee will work with our ten existing neurologists, two neurology specialty registrars, two IMT3 doctors and six specialist nurses. The Trust also provides services in neuroradiology, neuro-ophthalmology, neuro-oncology and hyperacute stroke unit (but this post has no commitment to cover stroke).

To discuss the post please contact Dr Rob Hadden, Clinical Lead for Neurology, on 01892 634286 or email rob.hadden@nhs.net

About us

MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England. We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.

In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

Job responsibilities

To provide a high standard of care to any patient for whom you have clinical responsibility. This will include any patients referred to you and cared for by you personally or by members of your team and, in addition, any patients of consultant colleagues when you are covering on‑call or for annual leave.

To participate in clinical and other service activities and developments with the aim of ensuring a high standard of patient care across the Trust.

To work in close co‑operation with other medical, professional and managerial colleagues, both within and outside the specialty, to provide high quality health care to the Trusts patients, and to make a contribution to future thinking about the Trusts strategic direction.

To participate fully in and share leadership of the clinical governance of the specialty covering its Trust‑wide activities. To attend clinical governance half‑days as detailed in the Trusts Guide to Job Planning unless on agreed leave or while attending emergencies.

To participate actively in departmental audits, sharing co‑ordination of audit activities within the department and implementation of change.

To take an active responsibility for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, training and supervision.

To assume responsibility, both personally and corporately with consultant colleagues, for the management of junior medical staff. You are expected to be involved in their professional development, both clinical and personal as per guidance from the Deanery.

To ensure that all doctors in training for whom you have supervisory responsibilities undertake delegated clinical tasks that are within their level of competence and knowledge.

To ensure at all times that you comply with the General Medical Councils published guide Good Medical Practice including the Duties of a Doctor.

To take personal responsibility for risk management in your work and undertake to review practices and learn from mistakes.

To provide prospective cover for colleagues during annual and study leave and other absences as far as is practicable and clinically safe.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCP(UK) or equivalent
• General Medical Council (GMC) specialist registration for neurology via either (a) Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) for Neurology (or equivalent), or expected no later than 6 months after the interview, or (b) Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)
• Distinctions, scholarships, prizes
• Other degrees, eg BSc, MSc MD, PhD or equivalent

Audit

• Understand the principles of audit
• Evidence of participation in audit projects

Research

• An understanding of general principles, scientific method and interpretation of literature
• Evidence of personal research projects and their presentation
• Publications in peer-reviewed journals

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£113,565 to £150,569 a yearper annum/pro rata