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CONSULTANT NEUROLOGIST
Part time (2.5 Programmed Activities)
Salary Scale - £87,534 - £116,313 per annum (pro rata)
Looking for a new and exciting challenge? Then think about working in NHS Forth Valley in the heart of Scotland
We seek to appoint an enthusiastic individual to join the dynamic Neurology service (currently 4.3 WTE) in NHS Forth Valley comprising of 4 Consultant Neurologists, one Clinical Senior Lecturer in Neurology, and one Professor of Neurology and Translational Neuroscience, along with our generic and specialist neurology nursing team.
Neurology services in Forth Valley have developed substantially in recent years, with increasing emphasis on acute liaison Neurology (working closely with colleagues in acute and general medicine), and we were shortlisted finalists in the inaugural BMA Neurology Team of the Year Awards
We enjoy involvement with tertiary services based at the department of Clinical Neurosciences, Edinburgh located in purpose built new facilities at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. There are close links – including 4 neurologists with academically funded sessions - with the academic Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences at the University of Edinburgh, recently ranked 3rd in the UK for Neuroscience research.
The appointment is part time (2.5 Programmed Activities).This will be subject to the terms and conditions of service of the Consultant Grade (Scotland).
The successful candidate will join 4 consultant neurologists, 1 senior clinical lecturer in neurology, and 1 Professor of Neurology and Translational Neuroscience (4.3 WTE) in Forth Valley providing general adult neurology services.
Applicants are encouraged to visit the Department and meet key staff. Informal enquiries should be directed by telephone Dr Suvankar Pal, Clinical Lead for Neurology on 07940 230846.
Applicants should have full GMC registration and a licence to practise. Applicants who are not yet in receipt of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) are required to provide documentary evidence of eligibility to apply at the time of application.