General Neurologist - opportunity to develop a specialist interest inBrighton inBrighton PUBLISHED 17 MAY 2024

Band Consultant: £99,532 to £131,964 a year per annum  PERMANENT 

For further information with regards to this post, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

The Neurology Department at University Hospitals Sussex is in an exciting period of development, following the merger of two adjacent hospital Trusts in Sussex, and the relocation of the Neuroscience Department to a new purpose built centre at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton.

We are looking to recruitan enthusiastic and personable neurology consultant to work across sites between Worthing Hospital and the Royal Sussex County Hospital, or St Richard's Hospital, Chichester and Royal Sussex County Hospital. The postholder will have the opportunity to develop a specialist interest and to help develop and deliver an increasingly complex diagnostic and therapeutic regional neurology service.

The establishment of University Hospitals Sussex as a new Trust provided the opportunity to better co-ordinate the care of neurologyl patients and ensure greater equity of provision of services. This is a welcome strategic development in Neurology where the consultant workforce across Sussex already work in collaboration to provide inpatient care.

The clinical duties of the post include the following:

o General neurology outpatient clinics, including admino Option of developing specialist clinic, including admino Neuroradiology meetingo Supervision of junior doctors in relation to neurological care and participation in teaching and educational activity within the Trust as requiredo Ward liaison work at either Worthing Hospital, or St Richard's Hospital, Chichester.o Management of St Richard's/ Worthing patients referred to RSCH for PIU or in-patient tertiary investigations & managemento Sussex Neurology on-call rota (see below)o Consultant of the Week (see below)o Participation in departmental clinical governance activities

For further information with regards to this post, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

The Neurology Department at University Hospitals Sussex is in an exciting period of development, following the merger of two adjacent hospital Trusts in Sussex, and the relocation of the Neuroscience Department to a new purpose built centre at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton.

We are looking to recruitan enthusiastic and personable neurology consultant to work across sites between Worthing Hospital and the Royal Sussex County Hospital, or St Richard's Hospital, Chichester and Royal Sussex County Hospital. The postholder will have the opportunity to develop a specialist interest and to help develop and deliver an increasingly complex diagnostic and therapeutic regional neurology service.

The establishment of University Hospitals Sussex as a new Trust provided the opportunity to better co-ordinate the care of neurologyl patients and ensure greater equity of provision of services. This is a welcome strategic development in Neurology where the consultant workforce across Sussex already work in collaboration to provide inpatient care.

The clinical duties of the post include the following:

o General neurology outpatient clinics, including admino Option of developing specialist clinic, including admino Neuroradiology meetingo Supervision of junior doctors in relation to neurological care and participation in teaching and educational activity within the Trust as requiredo Ward liaison work at either Worthing Hospital, or St Richard's Hospital, Chichester.o Management of St Richard's/ Worthing patients referred to RSCH for PIU or in-patient tertiary investigations & managemento Sussex Neurology on-call rota (see below)o Consultant of the Week (see below)o Participation in departmental clinical governance activities



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