Consultant Neurologist

Job summary

The Department of Neurology at the Barts Health NHS Trust is a vibrant and expanding department with a strong academic arm based at QMUL, embedded in a culturally diverse district of East London. An opportunity has arisen to employ a part-time Substantive Consultant Neurologist with an interest in movement disorders based at The Royal London Hospital.

The current department comprises of 8 WTE consultants in total. Barts Health has a hub and spoke distribution of Neurologists with most having commitments at other hospitals in addition to the Royal London Hospital. The new appointee will carry out general neurology outpatient work, acute neurology work, and a movement disorders clinic. They will undertake clinical leadership activities, and will work to a 4.375 PA job plan.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for the best talent to lead our ambitious new healthcare organisation. In return, the Barts Health will provide unsurpassed professional development opportunities, enabling investment in a range of new initiatives that would mean:

• doctors and nurses in training will be able to gain experience in different hospitals along the whole patient pathway;
• there would be greater opportunity for career progression - we could retain good staff who might otherwise leave to gain promotion;

• becoming world-class will enable us to recruit some of the best doctors and researchers in the world - who can share their knowledge and experience;

• success breeds success. An organisation that is recognised as a world-leader will find it easier to recruit more staff, meaning we can work to reduce the number of persistent vacancies;

• joining forces with other partners in an Academic Health Science System will mean that staff would be better able to secure funds and pool their talents to develop new technology, techniques and treatments.

About us

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

Barts Health supports The Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Neurology Medical Staff

Whitechapel road

London

E1 1BB

Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Neurology Medical Staff

Whitechapel road

London

E1 1BB

Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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