Job summaryAn exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Neurology Service at Barts Health NHS Trust as a Locum Consultant Neurologist. This joint post between The Royal London Hospital and Newham University Hospital offers the opportunity to work within a busy and expanding neurology service, delivering high-quality care to a diverse and complex patient population.
The successful candidate will provide consultant-led general and acute neurology care across both sites, undertaking outpatient clinics, inpatient ward reviews, advice and guidance, and contributing to the Trust's acute neurology on-call service. The role also includes participation in multidisciplinary working, teaching, audit, quality improvement and service development.
Working closely with the Clinical Director, Clinical Lead, General Manager, Service Manager and the wider multidisciplinary team, the post holder will play an important role in supporting the continued development of neurology services across Barts Health. We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated clinician with a commitment to delivering outstanding patient care, supporting innovation and helping shape the future of neurology services within one of the UK's largest and most forward-thinking NHS Trusts.
Potential applicants are encouraged to consider whether they have the skills, experience and enthusiasm to undertake this exciting role within one of the UK's leading teaching hospitals.
Main duties of the jobThe successful candidate will need to demonstrate professional excellent and efficient delivery of care. They will be expected to support the development of the general neurology service. They will work to agreed levels of activity and throughput in the outpatient department with the General Manager and Clinical Director.
Other duties include:-
- To contribute to the provision of a comprehensive and efficient acute and general neurology service.
- To share responsibility with all consultant colleagues for providing evidence-based standards of care for all inpatients and outpatients, providing and receiving support to colleagues when required.
- To have regard at all times to the clinical and quality standards set out in the Patients Charter and the local purchasers' contracts.
- To liaise effectively and on a timely basis with General Practitioners, community services and all healthcare agencies.
- To maintain and promote team and multi-disciplinary work with the specialties working closely and regularly with Neurology.
- To encourage and foster clinical governance at clinical, managerial and medical levels and to take part in regional audit in support of evidence-based medicine.
- To give advice, support and training to junior medical staff, and medical students.
- Responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge including administrative duties associated with patient care.
About usBarts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
DetailsDate posted: 06 August 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 259-MED8212723RLH
Job locations: Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Rd, London, E1 1FR, United Kingdom
Job responsibilitiesThe full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential- MB BS/MB ChB or equivalent
- MRCP or equivalent
- Specialist registration or equivalent achieved or within 3 months of completion
Desirable- Teaching qualification
- Relevant higher degree, such as PHD, in a relevant subspecialist area
ExperienceEssential- Experience in management of in and out-patient general neurology, including acute neurology
- Experience of carrying out and publishing research or audit
Desirable- Management experience
- Subspecialist experience in epilepsy and cognitive neurology
- Experience of working with hard-to-reach patient populations
- Experience of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
SkillsEssential- Evidence of taking part in service and departmental developments/improvements
PersonalEssential- Communication skills
- Computer literate
- Evidence of teamwork and working across multiple disciplines
Desirable- Evidence of working jointly with other clinicians
OtherEssential- Sufficient to perform the duties of the post with any aids and adaptations
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). 
