Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a neuropsychiatrist to work at The Chalfont Centre for Epilepsy as a Consultant Neuropsychiatrist for 1 year fixed term.
Main duties of the job
As a consultant Neuropsychiatrist you will be running a specialist weekly clinic over a day at the Chalfont Specialist centre for Epilepsy, which is where the post will be based. In addition to clinic, you may have occasional requests to review inpatients in the telemetry unit or on the ward. These will have been admitted under the Consultant Neurologists for Epilepsy. There will be approximately 7 patient reviews in clinic. There will be 40 minutes allocated for clinic administration. You can actively contribute to the research, teaching and clinical governance activities of the department.
The successful candidate will have considerable neuropsychiatric experience and would have worked with patients who have epilepsy and non-epileptic attacks.
Working for our organisation
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
1. University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
2. National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
3. Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
4. University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
5. Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
6. University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
7. The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
8. University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.