Job overview

This role offers an exciting opportunity to join a busy, dynamic, rapidly changing headache service in a regional neuroscience centre, based in a diverse and attractive city. Your role will be key in delivering high quality, accessible care for people with a wide variety of debilitating, refractory headache disorders in clinics. 

Main duties of the job

As part of a consultant-led team, you will play an integral role in delivering headache management at The Walton Centr. The role involves providing GP support for outpatient care at The Walton Centre and running a refractory headache clinic, under supervision by experienced neurology consultants.

You will be to expected review and manage patients with variety of headache disorders including but not limited to migraine, trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias, trigeminal neuralgia and idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Delivering advanced headache treatment options as per national and local pathways and guidelines. A tailored job plan will be provided to accommodate regular outpatient clinics in the relevant speciality area. 

Working for our organisation

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.

With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.