Trust StR Lower in Neurology and Stroke

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Job summary

A leading UK healthcare provider seeks a fixed-term role in Plymouth for a neurologist to provide comprehensive care for inpatients with neurological conditions. The successful candidate will work with resident doctors, focusing on stroke management and acute care. This position offers substantial experience and opportunities for teaching and research within a supportive environment. Salary is competitive and reflects experience while the role demands GMC registration. Flexibility in work hours is encouraged, enhancing work-life balance.

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification with specified MRCP qualifications.
• Evidence of experience managing patients in acute settings.
• Eligibility for full GMC registration.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day care of inpatient neurology patients.
• Manage duties under supervising consultants.
• Involvement in teaching and research activities.

Skills

Experience in acute medical specialties

Managing patients with neurological diseases

Research and audit skills

Teaching experience

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

MRCP(UK) Part 1 or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Main area Neurology and Stroke. Grade StR Lower in Neurology and Stroke. Fixed term: 12 months (includes participation in out of hours rota). Full time hours: 40 per week. Job ref 216-G2-NEU7629041.

Employer: University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust. Site: Derriford Hospital, Plymouth. Salary: £52,656 (dependent on experience). Salary period: Yearly. Closing: 19/02/2026 08:00.

Job overview

This is a fixed term, non-training post for 12 months in the first instance. It is based in Derriford Hospital in Plymouth. You will work with training resident doctors and your duties will be similar. Whatever your career aims, this job will provide you with ample experience in the diagnosis and management of patients with acute neurological conditions including stroke.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for the day to day care of inpatients under the care of your supervising consultants. An attending neurology system operates at Derriford, with each consultant spending one week at a time managing inpatients.

Working for our organisation

We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure.

Please note that all communication will be electronic. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description. UHP, Plymouth

The neurology inpatient service is based on Merrivale ward which houses the acute stroke unit and is the ‘home’ ward for neurology admissions although we often have patients elsewhere in the hospital. Patients are usually first seen in the medical receiving unit (MRU) and increasingly some are seen as ambulatory patients in the Admissions Avoidance Clinic in Medical SDEC.

Duties of the post

You will be responsible for the day to day care of inpatients under the care of your supervising consultants. An attending neurology system operates at Derriford, with each consultant spending one week at a time managing inpatients.

Person specification

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification • MRCP(UK) Part 1 or equivalent 2 at time of application • MRCP(UK) full diploma or equivalent by time of appointment (for subsequent Rounds, the full qualifying exam must be obtained by the date of offers)

Clinical Experience, Training & Skills

• Evidence of experience in a range of acute medical specialties, with experience of managing patients on unselected medical take during core medical training or equivalent
• Experience at ST1 or 2 level of managing patients with neurological disease and managing neurological emergencies

Academic Research Skills/ Teaching Management

• Research & Audit skills: Demonstrates understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management, evidence based practice, patient safety and clinical quality improvement initiatives Demonstrates knowledge of evidence-informed practice Teaching: Evidence of teaching experience and/or training in teaching
• Demonstrates an understanding of research methodology • Evidence of relevant academic & research achievements and involvement in a formal research project • Evidence of relevant academic publications • Evidence of involvement in an audit project, a quality improvement project, formal research project or other activity focusing on patient safety and clinical improvement that, in addition to the mandatory curriculum, demonstrates an interest in and commitment to the specialty • Evidence of a portfolio of audit projects including where the audit loop has been closed and there is evidence of learning of the principles of change management • Demonstrates an understanding of clinical governance • Evidence of exceptional achievement in medicine • Evidence of involvement in teaching students, postgraduates and other professionals, with feedback • Evidence of participation in a teaching course
• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice. • Evidence of achievement of Foundation competences from a UKFPO affiliated Foundation Programme or equivalent by time of appointment in line with GMC standards/ Good Medical Practice including: o Make the care or your patient your first concern o Protect and promote the health of patients and of the public o Provide a good standard of practice and care o Treat patients as individuals and respect their dignity o Work in partnership with patients o Be honest and open and act with integrity • Evidence of achievement of CT/ST1 competences in medicine at time of application & CT/ST2 competences in medicine (as defined by the curricula relating to Core Medical training) by the commencement date supported by evidence from work-based assessments of clinical performance (DOPS, Mini-CEX, CBD, ACAT) and Multi-Source Feedback or equivalent, ARCP or equivalent • Eligibility to work in the UK • Not previously relinquished, released or removed from a training programme in this specialty except under exceptional circumstances

Medical/Doctor recruitment: Unsolicited CVs and Candidate Profiles/Details

University Hospitals Plymouth has a commitment to sourcing candidates directly and as such we do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. We do, however, work with a defined list of preferred HTE Framework suppliers who may be invited to support us in sourcing candidates for particular roles.

In line with our preferred supplier list, we only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and an agency has been instructed by a member of the Trust’s Medical Workforce team.

We do not pay agency fees where speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to the Trust or Trust employees by any other means than the official route above. Where this is not observed the Trust reserves the right to contact these candidates directly and initiate discussions without payment of any agency fee.

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Submission of any unsolicited CVs, candidate’s details and/or proposals to the Trust will not be considered further and will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of this Agency Protocol.

In order to establish and maintain good working relationships with the Trust’s agency suppliers, we ask that this Protocol is adhered to and thank you for your co-operation.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.