Employer University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site University Hospitals North Midlands Town Stoke-on-Trent Salary £113,565 – £150,569 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 30/06/2026 23:59 Interview date 07/09/2026
Consultant
Job overview
Applicants are invited to apply for a post as a general Consultant Neurologist, a specialist interest is desirable. You will join an established team of Consultant Neurologists in helping to deliver a General and Subspecialty Neurology service within the North Midlands and beyond.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our existing team who provide general and sub specialist patient care at our Neurosciences Centre of Excellence. The Neurology out-patient and in-patient services are supported by a dedicated Neurology Ambulatory Care Unit (NACU) which provides day-case services and we also offer a video telemetry service, supported by our Neurophysiology Department.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be expected to provide expert patient assessment in the diagnosis and management of all neurological conditions in both in-patients and out-patients. They will be required to actively engage in and develop Neurology services and to provide clinical leadership to others. A flexible approach will be required to working for our Trust, due to multiple site working. They will work collaboratively with colleagues to provide new ways of working across different professions and organisations, including community and primary care.
Working for our organisation
The Trust is one of the largest and busiest acute hospitals in the country, each year we care for over 900,000 people who come to us for emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care. We are a teaching hospital in partnership with Keele University and we have a patient-centred clinical research facility providing state-of-the-art facilities.
The University Hospital of North Midlands has two sites – the Royal Stoke University Hospital, located in Stoke-on-Trent, and the County Hospital, located in Stafford.
From these sites we provide a full range of acute and non-acute hospital services for approximately 700,000 people living in and around Staffordshire and beyond. The Trust also provides specialised services for three million people in a wider area, including neighbouring counties and North Wales.
Flexible working requests will be considered.
Person specification
Qualifications
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following: a. Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) b. Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) c. European Community Rights
- MRCP (or equivalent)
- Full GMC Registration
- MD, PhD
Clinical Experience & Training
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion in a range of problems within specialty
- Willingness to develop an area of special interest to fit in with current establishment and service needs
- Good writing and presentation skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures
- Comprehensive training appropriate to this post
- Experience of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
- Recognised teaching skills course/ medical education qualification.
- Exposure to a variety of working environments.
- A sub-speciality interest
- Publications in peer reviewed journals.
Management and Administrative Experience
- Experience of undergraduate teaching
- Experience of conducting clinical audit
- Interest in and willingness to develop teaching abilities and activities
- Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision-making
- Ability to organise research and work within research Governance procedures
Professional and Multidisciplinary Team Working
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development.
- Ability to motivate and develop the multi‑disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives
- Exposure to a variety of working environments
Personal Attributes
- Ability to adapt and work flexibly
- An enquiring and critical approach to work
- Caring attitude to patients
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other staff and agencies
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development.
- Willingness to undertake a leadership role
- Calm under pressure
We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
Legal and Registration Requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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