Trust Resident Doctor, ST3+ (MN37)- Neurology

Main area: Medical Neurology

Grade: MN37

Contract: Fixed term, 12 months (12 months from start date)

Hours: 40 hours per week, Full time, Flexible working

Department: West Herts - General Staffing

Site: Watford General Hospital, Town: Watford

Salary: £52,291 - £67,610 (annual) including £149 HCA per annum

Closing: 03/05/2026 23:59

This post is ideal for someone who wishes to pursue a career in neurology. There will be support and supervision by the consultants, to ensure that competencies are achieved in diagnosis and management of neurological conditions. You will join a team of two other neurology IMT trainees, with cross cover for absence. All ST3+ trainees should attempt to attend and present patients at relevant multidisciplinary team meetings. The successful candidates will be expected to work 09:00am – 5:00pm Monday to Friday and work across all three sites.

Main duties of the job:

• Ensure referrals are seen promptly, discussed with the consultant, and shared between you and the relevant consultants if you get too busy.
• Ensure the online referral system is checked at least twice daily or delegated to a colleague.
• Attend clinics.
• Assist and manage IMT trainee queries.
• Manage clinical fellow clinics.
• Engage in audits to improve the department.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

The Neurology service is delivered at WHHT by an innovative, forward-thinking team of 12 Consultant Neurologists, supported by 1 Nursing lead, 1 Clinical Nurse Specialist and 2 internal medicine trainees (IMT) from the East of England Deanery. The team treats a wide range of neurological conditions, including seizures and headaches. Most treatment of neurology patients takes place across our three sites: Watford General Hospital (WGH), Hemel Hempstead Hospital (HHGH) and St Albans City Hospital (SACH). The department also has a neurophysiology service that provides both inpatient and outpatient care across the WGH and HHGH sites.

Person specification:

Education and qualifications:

• MBBS or equivalent
• Full MRCP (UK) or equivalent
• Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies or equivalent
• Evidence of achievement of CT/ST2 competencies or equivalent
• Intercalated BSc or equivalent

Knowledge:

• At least one year of neurology experience
• NHS experience
• Competence at core-completion level in the management of medical emergencies, in-patients and outpatients
• Evidence of skills in the management of acute medical emergencies (e.g. ALERT, IMPACT certification)
• Evidence of skills in the management of patients not requiring hospital admission
• Evidence of ST3-level procedural skills relevant to medical patients

Experience:

• Full GMC registration at time of appointment
• Evidence that present achievement and performance is commensurate with totality of training
• Evidence of experience in a range of acute medical specialties, with experience of managing patients on unselected medical take, during core training or equivalent
• Experience at CT/ST 2 level of managing patients with neurological conditions by the time of commencement of ST3 training

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute healthcare services to a core catchment population of approximately half a million people living in west Hertfordshire and the surrounding area. The Trust also provides a range of more specialist services to a wider population, serving residents of North London, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and East Hertfordshire. As an employer of nearly 6,000 people, the Trust is one of the biggest employers in the area and sees nearly a million patients each year. You must have appropriate UK professional registration.