Job Summary
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team.
In this post, you will be expected to contribute to the acute and general out‑patient neurology service at the RVI, including a share of the out of hours service, and to support the specialist epilepsy service. There is also a commitment to a local DGH, covering general neurology, epilepsy and inpatient liaison one day a week.
Main Duties of the Job
This post is a substantive permanent post based at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in the regional neurosciences centre. You will provide a general neurology service, comprising acute and elective outpatient and inpatient work, including a share of the out of hours on‑call, and will take part in the provision of a specialist service in epilepsy. There is also a commitment to a local DGH, covering general neurology, epilepsy and inpatient liaison one day a week. We are happy to consider less than full time working.
Within the epilepsy service we provide first seizure, epilepsy surgery, adolescent transition, neuro‑obstetrics and learning disability/epilepsy clinics in addition to the general/complex epilepsy clinics. Weekly MDTs are held with the neurophysiology department to review EEGs, and there is a twice monthly epilepsy surgery meeting. We are planning to expand our provision of video‑telemetry. We plan to use this appointment to extend our contribution to the neuro‑oncology team in the trust. This group has the prestigious Tessa Jowell accreditation as a Centre of Excellence from 2021. Furthermore, there is also a chance to lead on regional liaison with the neurofibromatosis service where there is an unmet need in the North East.
About Us
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
* Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
* Freeman Hospital
* Newcastle Dental Hospital
* Cramlington Manor Walks
* Urgent treatment centres
* Newcastle Fertility Centre
* Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
* Northern Genetics Service
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting‑edge care (supported by state‑of‑the‑art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job Details
Date posted: 25 November 2025
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full‑time
Reference number: 317-CON‑25‑259
Job location: Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP
Job Responsibilities
The appointee will be expected to participate in the weekly academic meetings and will have the chance to contribute to the departmental teaching programme for the undergraduate medical students from Newcastle University and to contribute to the postgraduate training. The appointee will be expected to undertake administrative duties in relation to the care of his/her patients and in relation to the running of the Department of Neurology in cooperation with the Head of Department, Departmental Manager and Clinical Director.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
* Essential: Primary Medical Qualification; Full GMC Registration; Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register within 6 months from the date of the AAC.
* Desirable: MD, PhD or equivalent, ideally with a focus on epilepsy; Evidence of sub‑specialty experience or training in epilepsy.
Clinical Experience
* Essential: Training and experience in all aspects of Neurology; Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion for general neurology; Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre; Ability to manage and advise on complex epilepsy in a regional centre – outpatient and inpatient including intensive care.
* Desirable: Interest and experience in epilepsy e.g. specialist fellowship or further post‑CST training in epilepsy; An interest in epilepsy liaison with neuro‑oncology or a willingness to develop the same.
Management and Administration Experience
* Essential: Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty; Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines; An understanding of Clinical Governance.
* Desirable: Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals; Evidence of leadership or project management; Evidence of having implemented change; Experience in developing and implementing new technologies.
Teaching
* Essential: Experience of supervising junior medical staff; Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching; Ability to teach clinical, technical, practical skills.
* Desirable: Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills; Postgraduate qualification in medical education.
Research
* Essential: Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings; Research/critical review of literature; Publications in the last five years.
* Desirable: Higher degree.
Audit
* Essential: Evidence of participation in audit.
* Desirable: Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit; Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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 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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer Details
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP
Website: https://careers.nuth.nhs.uk/why-us
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