Job summary
- Main area
- Neurology & Neurofibromatosis
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Part time - 7 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 196-LCON1126
- Employer
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Guys Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 pro rata- 7 sessions a week
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Locum Consultant in General Neurology and Neurofibromatosis
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
Medical Specialties
Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospital
Locum Consultant in Neurology and Neurofibromatosis
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a committed and enthusiastic part-time Consultant Neurologist (7 PAs) to join our experienced multidisciplinary team. The post includes two general neurology clinics and one specialist neurofibromatosis (NF1) clinic per week. This is an excellent opportunity for a clinician with an interest in general neurology and NF1 to contribute to a nationally recognised service.
The successful candidate will work closely with colleagues across the department, including consultants, specialist nurses, and allied health professionals, and will take part in NF1 multidisciplinary meetings. Support and mentorship will be provided, particularly regarding the specialist NF1 service.
Our department delivers a broad range of services including stroke, epilepsy, MS, neuromuscular disorders, and movement disorders. We are committed to high standards of patient care, clinical governance, and education. The post-holder will also be expected to contribute to teaching, service development, and quality improvement initiatives.
Applicants must be GMC-registered with a CCT (or within 6 months). Experience in general neurology is essential, while experience in NF1, teaching, or research is desirable.
For informal enquiries, contact Dr Alexander Rossor, Head of Service, on 020 7188 7255.
Working for our organisation
As an organisation, we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This includes asking certain groups of staff to work more flexibly so that we can offer services to patients in the evenings and at weekends. We regard this flexibility as essential if we are to continue to provide first class patient care in the future. As a result, any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern of working in the future if required and in accordance with the provisions of the new Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust consultant contract
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Your job plan is anticipated to contain 7 programmed activities per week on average, to be carried out on Guy’s & St Thomas’ sites. This is an outline programme and you will be expected to discuss and agree a detailed job plan including your personal and professional objectives with your Clinical Director within 3 months of your start date.
The job plan will be negotiated between the consultant and his/her clinical director at least annually. The initial job plan for this post is planned to be:
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Number of programmed activities |
Programmed activities for direct clinical care: |
Outpatient clinics |
3 |
Administration |
1.5 |
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MDM |
0.4 |
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Referrals triage |
0.7 |
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|
|
|
|
|
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Supporting programmed activities: |
Job Planning, appraisal, revalidation, clinical governance, mandatory training |
0.75 |
Medical student lead and academic meeting co -lead |
0.65 |
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|
|
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Total |
|
7 |
Direct Clinical Care Activities
The appointee will be required to undertake 5.6 DCC PAs. There will be a total of 3 outpatient weekly clinics. Two general neurology clinics and a further specialist neurofibromatosis clinic. There will be one weekly session for triage of neurology referrals in addition to attendance at neuroradiology and neurofibromatosis MDT
The clinics will be made up as follows:
General Neurology – 4 New Patients (inc 2WW), and 6 Follow Up Patients
Neurofibromatosis clinic - 2 New patients and 6 Follow Up Patients
Other Programmed Activities
1.4 SPAs will be dedicated to supporting professional activities, including continuing professional development, teaching of undergraduates, research, audit and clinical evaluation.
Proposed timetable
Final agreement on the timetable of commitments will be agreed on taking up the post and then reviewed at least annually as part of the job planning process.
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Type of Work |
Start time and finish time
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Frequency: (e.g. 1x4 wks, 1x6 wks 1x1 wk) |
DCC or SPA |
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Monday
|
NF1 clinic
Clinic related administration
|
0900-1300
1300-1500
|
1x1 wk
1x1 wk
|
1.0 DCC
0.5 DCC
|
|
Tuesday
|
General clinic
NF Neuroradiology MDT
Clinic related administration
|
0900-1300
1300 - 1330
1330-1530 |
1x1 wk
1x1 wk
1x1 wk |
1.0 DCC
0.1 DCC
0.5 DCC
|
|
Wednesday
|
Job Planning, appraisal, revalidation, clinical governance, mandatory training
Neuroradiology MDT
|
0900-1200
1200-1230 |
1x1 wk
1x1 wk |
0.75 SPA
0.1 DCC |
|
Thursday
|
Referrals triage
NF MDT
|
0900-1200
1200-1315
|
1x1 wk
1x1wk
|
0.75 DCC
0.3 DCC
|
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Friday
|
General neurology clinic
General neurology admin
Medical student lead and academic meeting organisation
|
0900-1300
1300-1500
1500-1700 |
1x1 wk
1x1 wk
1x1 wk
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1 DCC
0.5 DCC
0.5 DCC
|
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Regular meetings
Directorate to include monthly committee meetings, monthly operational meeting, monthly consultants’ meetings, rolling programme of directorate meetings, ad hoc meetings.
Administrative / Secretarial Support / Office Facilities
Office space, secretarial support and a PC will be made available to the appointee.
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Essential Criteria |
Desirable Criteria |
Where evaluated |
Professional Qualifications
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Eligible for full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practise.
On GMC Specialist Register or within six months of attaining CCT.
Hold MRCP (UK) or an equivalent qualification
On Neurology Register.
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MD, PhD |
APP Form GDC/GMC CV |
Clinical Experience
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Specific clinical procedures relevant to post including clinical risk.
Experience of working in Clinical Neurology.
Expertise in neurogenetics
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|
APP Form Ref/ Int |
Clinical Skills
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Define appropriate level of clinical knowledge for the post.
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APP Form Ref/ Int |
Audit Management & IT
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Defined track record of clinical governance, audit, management and IT skills required.
Understanding of principles of audit.
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Experience in running Neurological audit for long term conditions
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APP Form Ref/ Int |
Research. Teaching skill & experience
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Track record of research, publications/ and obtaining independent research funding.
Experience of undertaking clinical trials
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Higher qualification in Neurological research or allied field |
APP Form Ref/ Int |
Leadership / Management skills
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Communication; Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
Accountability; Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
Interpersonal Skills; Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure.
Ability to work as part of a team.
Staff Management; Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff.
Finance; Knowledge of finance and budgets.
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|
Ref/Int |
Person specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Eligible for full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practise
- On GMC Specialist Register or within six months of attaining CCT
- Hold MRCP (UK) or an equivalent qualification
- On Neurology Register
Desirable criteria
- MD, PhD
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Specific clinical procedures relevant to post including clinical risk
- Experience of working in Clinical Neurology
- Expertise in neurogenetics
Clinical Skills
Essential criteria
- Define appropriate level of clinical knowledge for the post
Audit Management & IT
Essential criteria
- Defined track record of clinical governance, audit, management and IT skills required
- Understanding of principles of audit
Desirable criteria
- Experience in running Neurological audit for long term conditions
Research. Teaching skill & experience
Essential criteria
- Track record of research, publications/ and obtaining independent research funding.
- Experience of undertaking clinical trials
Desirable criteria
- Higher qualification in Neurological research or allied field
Leadership / Management skills
Essential criteria
- Communication; Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate
- Accountability; Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
- Interpersonal Skills; Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
- Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Staff Management; Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff.
- Finance; Knowledge of finance and budgets.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Alex Rossor
- Job title
- Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 7188 7255
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