Job summary
We are looking for a Senior Clinical Fellow in Neurology who will be based at Royal Preston Hospital. This post is a permanent.

You will be expected to participate in the neurology registrar on-call rota. It will enable you to gain experience in clinical neurology in a supportive environment. Significant clinical learning opportunities are available, with weekly clinical and academic meetings, case presentations and frequent clinical teaching. Although this is not a formal training post, you will be allocated an educational supervisor.

Main duties of the job
The duties of this post may be summarised as:

• To work with the neurology education lead to deliver high quality neurology education to medical students from University of Manchester, based at Royal Preston Hospital.
• Undertake up to three outpatient clinics a week at Royal Preston Hospital and peripheral hospitals, under consultant supervision.
• Management of inpatients in the regional neurology ward based at Royal Preston Hospital.

About us
Modern Education Centres are based at both Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital sites and offer excellent library and study facilities, including PC/Internet support for staff and students.

As a teaching hospital, we encourage all our staff to participate in teaching and training at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. We are committed to developing our teaching and academic activities and can facilitate meeting any training needs for these roles.

We support the requirements for Continuing Medical Education as laid down by the Royal Colleges and are committed to providing time and financial support for these activities.

Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:

• What we can offer
• Job Plan/On-call Requirements
• The Team
• Job description

Qualifications
Essential

• Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCP or postgraduate degree in neurology (DM or FCPS neurology)

Experience
Essential

• Experience of neurology at CMT level or equivalent.
• Commitment to working as part of a clinical team.
• Teaching skills for both medical and paramedical disciplines

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. 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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.