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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Neurologist to join a consultant-delivered Adult Medicine service in the Channel Islands. This is a full-time substantive post with no formal on-call commitment, created following retirement and as part of a wider change in the delivery of neurology services locally. The successful appointee will play a key role in shaping and developing a modern neurology service for the island population, improving accessibility and strengthening local specialist provision. The successful candidate will be the sole island-based Neurologist, joining an established Adult Medicine Directorate of consultant colleagues and working within a high-quality consultant-led service. The role offers the opportunity to build a locally delivered neurology service with support from an off-island tertiary neurology centre, while working closely with the wider multidisciplinary team and medical colleagues across the island.
Job Responsibility
Provide expert neurology care across both inpatient and outpatient settings
Assess, diagnose and manage a broad range of elective and emergency neurology presentations
Provide specialist advice to consultant colleagues and, where appropriate, take over the care of neurology patients admitted under other specialities
Help develop and deliver a high-quality local neurology service in collaboration with colleagues, ensuring services are safe, effective and responsive to patient need
Work to maintain appropriate clinic waiting times and support efficient service delivery
Participate in the development of adult neurology protocols and clinical guidelines
Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with medical colleagues across specialities and with external tertiary centres
Maintain strong links with off-island neurology services and support the integration of care for patients requiring tertiary input
Contribute to quality improvement projects, clinical governance, risk management, audit and service development
Supervise and support allied health professionals and medical students where required
Complete administrative duties promptly and maintain accurate documentation using designated EPR systems
Work closely with the Directorate Manager to ensure the neurology service remains efficient and optimises available resources
Participate in appraisal, revalidation, mandatory training and continuing professional development activities
Requirements
Entry on the GMC Specialist Register for Neurology
CCT in Neurology or expected within 6 months of interview, or CESR / European Community Rights
MRCP or equivalent
Eligible to reside and work in the UK
Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining a UK CCT in General Medicine
Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a broad range of emergency and elective neurology problems
Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of neurology patients
Ability to integrate care appropriately with tertiary centres and establish effective professional links
Evidence of participation in quality improvement activities
Evidence of commitment to good clinical governance
Ability and willingness to work within the contracted performance framework
Commitment to administrative and managerial responsibility
Ability to teach clinical skills
Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical practice
Strong communication skills, reliability, flexibility, team-working ability and a caring patient-centred approach
Nice to have
A subspecialty of neurology that interests
More than 1 year of experience at the consultant level
Management training or evidence of understanding management structures/processes
Experience in managing a clinical service
Knowledge or experience of digitalised systems
Instructor status on a recognised course
Publications or research activity
High emotional intelligence
Willingness to undertake additional responsibilities
Commitment to developing the wider service and long-term partnership working