Consultant in Neurology: Sponsorship Available

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and forward-thinking Consultant Neurologist to join our well-established Neurology Directorate at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a regional tertiary neurosciences service, supporting patients across Lancashire and South Cumbria while developing your clinical, teaching, leadership and research interests.

Our Neurology service provides specialist acute and outpatient care for a population of approximately 1.8 million people. You will join a supportive multidisciplinary team of consultant neurologists, neurophysiologists, neuroradiologists, neurorehabilitation consultants, specialist nurses, doctors in training and allied health professionals.

This post offers an attractive balance of outpatient neurology, inpatient input, multidisciplinary working, on-call participation, teaching and service development. We welcome applicants who are committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care and who want to contribute to the ongoing development of neurology services across the region.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will provide consultant-level neurology input across outpatient, inpatient and multidisciplinary settings. Clinical activity will include outpatient clinics at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals and, depending on service need, peripheral hospital sites. The final job plan will be agreed through the consultant job planning process.

Some of the duties will include:

  • Providing high-quality direct clinical care for neurology patients.
  • Contributing to multidisciplinary team working and support coordinated care across hospital and regional pathways.
  • Participating in the neurology on-call rota, currently operating on a week-on basis.
  • Support inpatient care and investigation through access to beds within the Regional Neuroscience Unit at Royal Preston Hospital.
  • Providing outpatient clinics at Royal Preston Hospital and other sites according to service need.
  • Contributing to audit, clinical governance, service improvement and patient safety activity.
  • Supporting undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, including supervision of doctors in training.
  • Maintaining professional development and participate in annual appraisal, revalidation and job planning.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MRCP or equivalent postgraduate general medical experience
  • Within 6 months of appointment, must gain CCT in neurology or equivalent training obtained outside the EU leading to entry on the specialist register

Desirable

  • Post-CCT fellowship training in Epilepsy or Neuromuscular Disorders

Research and Development

Essential

  • Evidence of interest in personal development, e.g. through research and/or publications.

Desirable

  • Track record of research

Experience

Essential

  • Wide range of clinical experience in neurology
  • Subspecialty expertise

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: 24 August 2026

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