Locum Consultant Neurologist in Truro

We are currently looking for a colleague to join our small cohesive team at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust. This is an exciting time as we look to expand our outpatient service to incorporate a new external clinic and the provision of specialist clinics in neuroinflammation / MS, dystonia, headache and movement disorders. With current clinical neurology practice rapidly evolving, we are keen to support the successful candidate in the development of a sub-specialty interest. In addition, there are excellent opportunities available to develop a teaching role through the University of Exeter Medical School (UEMS) and scope for research.

We have a fully self-contained Neurophysiology Department providing full EMG / NCS, EEG, ambulatory EEG and visual-evoked potentials. Visiting Consultant Neurophysiologists from Bristol provide a NCS / EMG service, with EEGs reported by an external Neurophysiology Consultant. In-patient video EEG telemetry is available via University Hospitals Plymouth.

Main duties of the job include:

• Excellent support from radiology colleagues with a major upgrade in progress, which will provide three CT scanners at the Royal Cornwall Hospital and one at West Cornwall Hospital.
• The Emergency Department scanner provides CT angiography for potential thrombectomy patients and has the facility to undertake perfusion imaging.
• A new extension to the Trelawny Wing unit will house two 1.5T MRI systems, in addition to the existing MR scanner.
• Nuclear imaging including DaT and PET scanning is also available on site.
• Currently no neurology inpatient beds; instead, we work closely with the medical teams, offering a daily ward liaison service and an acute clinic during the rotating ‘consultant of the week’ service.
• The medical day unit is utilised for day-case lumbar puncture and planned infusions.
• The team is supported by a Registrar, two MS specialist nurses, two Epilepsy specialist nurses, and a Band 4 Assistant Practitioner who works for both teams.
• We work closely with a community-based team of Parkinson’s Disease Specialist Nurses, led by a Nurse Consultant.

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million. We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles. Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation. Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is a research active organisation.

To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• GMC Registered with a Licence to Practice
• GMC Specialist Register

Thank you for your application. If you have not received a reply within 21 days of the closing date, you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please be aware that your application and related documents will be retained confidentially for a period of 12 months. It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require a visa - we may be able to provide sponsorship, but this is not guaranteed.

Benefits include optional pension and life assurance and a dedicated Childcare Co-ordination Team. We are committed to ensuring our staff are developed, engaged and supported to work in different ways to support the ever-changing environment in which we operate. The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust is a non-smoking organisation.

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