Clinical Lectureship in Neurology

Academic Clinical Lecturer in Neurology at City St George's, University of London

Applications are invited for appointment as an Academic Clinical Lecturer on the Specialty Training Programme in the following:

• 1 x ST4, ST5 or ST6 at City St George's, University of London
• Funding: Locally Funded, NIHR recognised

Eligibility Guidance

This post is for trainees who have completed a relevant higher degree, that is a PhD or MD (original research). You must have submitted your thesis by the time of application and been awarded your higher degree by the post start date.

ST6 applicants are only eligible to apply if they have a full 12 calendar months to CCT completion at the start date of this post. Applicants who have less than 12 months to CCT completion are not eligible to apply.

You must hold a full GMC registration with a current, active licence to practise for the entire duration of your appointment.

Entry Grade

For ST4 entry, applicants must hold a current NTN in Neurology and must be ST4 at post start date or benchmark.

For ST5 entry, applicants must hold a current NTN in Neurology and must be ST5 at post start date.

For ST6 entry, applicants must hold a current NTN in Neurology and must be ST6 at post start date.

Important information about training grades

Please note that the grade(s) advertised are the grade(s) at post start date. This means that applicants must be eligible to train at the advertised grade(s) at the start date of the post.

Please be aware that trainees are not permitted to repeat training for the purposes of taking up a CL post, and trainees are not permitted to start at a grade that is not advertised.

If you are in any doubt as to your eligibility, please submit a query via RecruitmentCoordinators@citystgeorges.ac.uk.

Clinical Benchmarking

As stated above, applicants without a Deanery Reference Number (DRN) or National Training Number (NTN) in the GMC core/specialty training programme and level to which they are applying must have been found appointable at the core/specialty training interviews in the 2026 Recruitment Round 1/Round 2 (where applicable). If no national recruitment is available at the core/specialty training programme and level to which they are applying, applicants without a DRN/NTN are ineligible.

Please note that if you have not been found appointable at the specialty recruitment in 2026, you will not be eligible to proceed any further in the process.

If you have any questions regarding eligibility or benchmarking, please submit a query via RecruitmentCoordinators@citystgeorges.ac.uk.

General Information

This award is for completion of CCT/CESR (CP), subject to satisfactory progression.

Person Specifications

Please note there are two person specifications relevant to the ST4 post: the NIHR supplementary person specification (https://medical.hee.nhs.uk/medical-training-recruitment/medical-specialty-training/person-specifications/person-specifications-2026) and the matched national specialty person specification, which can be found via the National Specialty Training Website (https://medical.hee.nhs.uk/medical-training-recruitment/medical-specialty-training).

All other entry grades have the NIHR supplementary person specification available in the document tab.

Competencies

All applicants applying to medical specialties are required to have essential competencies or equivalent depending on the level they are applying for, as demonstrated on the person specification.

Please upload all required evidence of competencies to your online application form when completing the application form online. If you experience difficulties uploading evidence, please ensure you contact the team via RecruitmentCoordinators@citystgeorges.ac.uk.

Supporting documentation

1. Applicants with an NTN based outside of the region to which they are applying must provide a 'Support for Reapplication to Continue Training in Another Region' form.
2. Applicants who have previously relinquished a specialty training programme must provide a 'Support for Reapplication to a Specialty Training Programme' form.
3. Applicants with an NTN based inside the region to which they are applying must provide their most recent ARCP.
4. Applicants who are in a dual training programme must provide both ARCPs demonstrating satisfactory progression.

All supporting forms can be accessed on the National Website Platform.

Reasonable adjustments and Disability Confident Scheme

For more information regarding reasonable adjustments and the Disability Confident Scheme, please refer to the Medical Specialty Recruitment website.

Please ensure that you include specific details of your reasonable adjustments within the relevant section of your application, in addition to reasons and evidence.

Fitness to Practise

If you have made a positive declaration in the FTP section, you must follow this up by completing the FTP form which can be found in the documents section of this advert. This should be sent to recruitmentcoordinators@citystgeorges.ac.uk by the close of the application window. Failure to provide the outlined information by the close of application may result in your application being withdrawn.

Eligibility Criteria for recruitment to Specialty Training — Immigration Requirements

All medical practitioners are on the shortage occupation list, so all specialty recruitment applicants will be exempt from the resident labour market test.

NHS England is responsible for the sponsorship of Medical and Dental trainees for their Skilled Worker visa application in England. The Medical Specialty Recruitment website has guidance for applicants requiring a visa.

Key Dates & Information

Applications open: Friday 17 July 2026, 10:00

Applications close: Friday 14 August 2026, 10:00

Interview date: Wednesday 16 September 2026.

Interview venue: Remote interviews via Microsoft Teams (access to a microphone, camera and good Wi‑Fi connection is essential).

Posts commence on: 3 February 2027 (as advised by NHSE)

Interview Process

Document checking: Please have ready one form of photographic identification for document checking.

Length of interview: 30 minutes.

Interview structure: A single station interview covering different criteria from the person specification.

Preferencing posts: For vacancies advertising multiple posts, preferencing will be made available via Oriel; more information will follow at a later stage.

Prioritisation

The Government has introduced a bill to prioritise UK medical graduates for foundation training and give preference to UK graduates and doctors with significant NHS experience for specialty training. This legislation is now going through Parliament. This is a national policy change outside of local control.

Please see Important Update Medical Specialty Training and Foundation Programme 2026 Recruitment | Medical Hub for national guidance.

Additional Information and Application Process

See below for the job description and useful links related to this role.

CL Neurology LF JD 2026

• OrielResourceBank: https://www.oriel.nhs.uk/Web/ResourceBank
• ApplicantSupportPortal: https://lasepgmdesupport.hee.nhs.uk/support/home
• NHSEmployers: https://www.nhsemployers.org/your-workforce/pay-and-reward
• NIHRGuidance: https://www.nihr.ac.uk/explore-nihr/academy-programmes/integrated-academic-training.htm
• NIHRIATGuidance: https://www.nihr.ac.uk/career-development/research-career-funding-programmes/postdoctoral/iat-programme/guide
• OrielFAQ: https://www.oriel.nhs.uk/Web/FAQContent
• PersonSpecification: https://medical.hee.nhs.uk/medical-training-recruitment/medical-specialty-training/person-specifications/person-specifications-2026
• MedicalSpecialtyRecruitmentResourceBank: https://medical.hee.nhs.uk/medical-training-recruitment/medical-specialty-training
• UKVisasandImmigration: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration

To apply for this role, please complete the system application form and the forms below.

NIHR CL Application form Part 1 & 2.docx

NIHR CL Application form Part 3.docx

FTP form.docx

Once completed, please attach these forms as a combined PDF document under "Publication Documents" prior to submitting your application.

Contacts / Enquiries

For any additional information on the recruitment process please contact Temi Bolorunduro at RecruitmentCoordinators@citystgeorges.ac.uk.