Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant in Neurology

The closing date is 23 December 2025

Job summary

The postholder's duties will be primarily at Kettering General Hospital. Time for specialist interest clinic/ research and to carry out teaching duties as required could be arranged according to the interest of the appointee. The postholder will be responsible for providing a comprehensive general outpatient neurology service to the catchment area of Kettering General Hospital, alongside the existing Neurology consultants and Neurology specialist nurses.

The postholder will also be providing specialist inpatient review where required, if inpatient beds required the postholder will have access to inpatient beds at Kettering general hospital. Junior support available via Registrar. The postholder will be encouraged to practice a special interest clinic that is relevant to the population of the North Northamptonshire health community. Currently complex Neurology cases and Neurosurgical cases are transferred to Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital.

JD Pending Royal College Approval

Main duties of the job

Manage general neurology patients and maintain high clinical standards.
Provide a full range of neurological services and contribute to service development.
Conduct outpatient clinics and inpatient ward referrals.
Participate in clinical governance, audit, and quality improvement (minimum three audits in five years).
No out-of-hours on-call duties.

About us

Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close adverts once we have received sufficient applications

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is on an exciting journey with all of our divisions committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN). As part of this collaborative approach, there may be a requirement for you to work across both the Kettering and Northampton hospital sites, depending on the needs of the service.

Our Excellence Values

Compassion
Accountability
Respect
Integrity
Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across UHN and help to unleash everyone's full potential.

UHN encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for UHN.

Date posted

25 November 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

264-7568241-MED

Job locations

Kettering General Hospital

Rothwell Road

Kettering

NN16 8UZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more details about this role, please refer to attached job description and personal specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more details about this role, please refer to attached job description and personal specification.

Person Specification

N/A

Essential

Completion of Specialty Training (CST or equivalent) or within 6 months of achieving it in relevant specialty)
General training in Neurology to specialist level or equivalent
At least 1 year of clinical experience as a consultant at a secondary care hospital
Experience of Audit and Quality Improvement

Desirable

MD, PhD or other higher degree
Understanding and experience of delivering organisational change

Person Specification

N/A

Essential

Completion of Specialty Training (CST or equivalent) or within 6 months of achieving it in relevant specialty)
General training in Neurology to specialist level or equivalent
At least 1 year of clinical experience as a consultant at a secondary care hospital
Experience of Audit and Quality Improvement

Desirable

MD, PhD or other higher degree
Understanding and experience of delivering organisational change

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

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 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).