Job summary
- Main area
- Neurology
- Grade
- Locum Consultant
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (from December 2026)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 384-PD-EMF21331
- Employer
- Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Surrey Hospital
- Town
- Guildford
- Salary
- £113,565 - £150,569 per annum, dependent on experience
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/10/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant in Neurology
Locum Consultant
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Neurology Department at the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust for a Locum Consultant Neurologist for a fixed period of 12 months.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, self motivated clinician who will play a key role within our dynamic and supportive Neurology team, working collaboratively with colleagues across the department and wider Trust.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will contribute to a mixture of outpatient clinics and inpatient ward cover, helping us deliver high quality, patient centred neurological care. The post holder will join a well established team comprising six Consultants, two SpRs, and two Clinical Nurse Specialists, all committed to excellence, innovation, and multidisciplinary working.
Working for our organisation
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5,000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing programme alongside a strong commitment to developing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family ensures you feel valued from your initial interview and throughout your time with us.
We are clinically led and provide joined-up care by bridging hospital and community services, alongside delivering regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford, with community sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh, and services delivered in patients’ homes across Guildford and Waverley.
We work in partnership with Ashford & St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust through a collaborative Group Model, supporting joined-up services, workforce flexibility and development opportunities.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated us as Outstanding. We are proud of our achievements and continue to invest in our people and infrastructure.
To learn more about life at Royal Surrey, please watch our short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo
Adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the role, job plan and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full registration and a license to practice with the GMC
- MBBS or equivalent
- MRCP or FRCP or equivalent qualification
Desirable criteria
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register for Neurology
Experience
Essential criteria
- Broad experience in general neurology
- Significant evidence of experience in clinical leadership
- Wide experience of General Internal Medicine including multidisciplinary team working
Desirable criteria
- Out of programme management experience (e.g. Deanery secondment)
- Subspecialty interest in associated medical speciality
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant 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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Vahini Janarthen
- Job title
- Clinical Director for Neurology
- Telephone number
- 01483 571122
- Additional information
Ext 2914
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