Consultant in Neurology in Movement Disorder/ Epilepsy

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Job summary

PENDING RC APPROVAL

The neurology department will be appointing a Neurology Consultants due to the current post holder retiring over the next year therefore, applications are invited for consultant neurologist with a special interest in Movement Disorders or Epilepsy (other sub specialities will be considered).

The Movement Disorder (MD) service at UHCW NHS Trust is led by four consultants and has developed an excellent reputation for early uptake of new PD treatments, offering subcutaneous foslevodopa-fascarbidopa and other devise-aided treatments.

There are two hospital-based Parkinson’s nurse specialists based at UHCW with six community Parkinson’s nurse specialists covering Coventry and Warwickshire. The team also comprises a senior clinical fellow in Movement Disorders. From a research perspective, UHCW is a Tier 3 site for the Edmond J Safra Accelerating Clinical Trials in Parkinson’s Disease. A dedicated Parkinson’s research nurse has recently been appointed.

Main duties of the job

As part of our commitment to patients and delivery of a world class service for all we have created the UHCW Improvement (UHCWi) System in partnership with the Virginia Mason Institute in Seattle; this involves a structured approach to removing waste and putting the patient first using a lean management system and methodologies. Our culture and ways of working reflect and embed the practices and methodologies of UHCWi.

You are expected, where identified, to attend and complete relevant training and development opportunities to support this. This may include Lean for Leaders, Advanced Lean Training, and the Human Factors Programme, amongst others. Full attendance and completion of identified courses is considered essential and a prerequisite for this post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Meets all Essential

Desirable

  • Meets all Desirable

Training (abilities/skills) and Experience

Essential

  • oUK CCT in neurology or due to CCT within 6 months. Clinical Experience in General Neurology and subspecialty expertise in Movement Disorders or Epilepsy.
  • oRecent experience in managing acute neurological emergencies including stroke
  • oThorough and detailed knowledge of medical audit, medical education, current clinical and medical best practice.
  • oUnderstanding of the Clinical Government process
  • oAbility to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service.
  • oAbility to organise and manage out-patient priorities, waiting times/lists
  • oCompetent in basic information technology
  • oGood Organisational Skills
  • oCaring attitude to patients.
  • oEnquiring, critical approach to work.
  • oAbility to achieve objectives.
  • oAbility to work within a multiprofessional and multi disciplinary framework.
  • oGood organisational skills.
  • oAble to participate in on call rota

Desirable

  • oPost CCT fellowship in Movement Disorders/Post CCT fellowship in Epilepsy
  • oExperience in botulinum toxin injections for dystonia/tremor/salivation

Teaching/ Educational Experience

Essential

  • o Eligibility for inclusion on the Specialist Register within 6 months of interview date.
  • oAbility to design and deliver talks/lectures/workshops effectively.
  • oAbility to organise and participate in and evidence of teaching and training undergraduate and postgraduate students
  • oExperienced in demonstrating clinical procedures/techniques to other healthcare professionals.
  • oCommitment to continuing medical education.
  • oMust demonstrate and interest in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching

Desirable

  • oAppraisal and assessment training skills
  • oAn interest in research

Clinical Governance

Essential

  • oUndertaken complete audit cycle
  • oAbility to apply research outcomes to clinical practice.
  • oEvidence of development through the clinical audit process

Desirable

  • oAbility to demonstrate recent evidence of research and development activity.
  • oParticipated in completed clinical research projects
  • oPublished research in peer-reviewed journals.
  • oRecord of research in this field

Management and Leadership

Essential

  • oAbility to manage and lead clinical team
  • oAbility to supervise, appraise, coach and mentor trainee and other doctors.
  • oUnderstanding of the concepts of management

Desirable

  • oProven experience of effective management of staff at a senior level.
  • oClinical Management Skills
  • oGood Managerial support

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 30 July 2026

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