Job summary
The post will include 2 specialist migraine clinics per week, supported by 2 specialist nurses, and offering an extensive range of advanced migraine therapies including monoclonal antibody infusions, botulinum toxin injections, nerve blocks and access to surgical neuro-modulatory treatments.
The post also includes 1 general neurology clinic per week. Once a month you will deliver a neurology acute liaison day. For 2 weeks per year all activity will be replaced with being the neurology consultant providing cover to the general neurology ward.
General neurology and in-patient neurology is delivered from the £400 million state of the art Brunel Building.
The post-holder will join 30 consultant neurologists who collectively provide general neurology and broad a range of sub-specialist interests within the Department of Neurology at North Bristol Trust (NBT).
On call
The post holder will contribute to a 1 in 14 neurology on call service out of hours service and in order to maintain competence for this on call they will also provide approximately one DCC of stroke care within normal working hours.
Main duties of the job
Communications and Relationships:The post holder will be expected to have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues. The post holder will be empathetic and sensitive to patients needs and able to explain things clearly - particularly complex or sensitive information.Responsibility for Patient Care:The post holder will have continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his or her charge and for the proper functioning of the service and will undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients and the running of the clinical department.Responsibility for People Management:The Post Holder will be expected to provide compassionate leadership to their clinical teams. This may include multi-agency teams within Primary and Secondary Care. They will be responsible for the supervision of junior staff within their team and will lead by example and with compassion.
Teaching and Supervision of Junior Medical Staff & Students:We aim to support the development of all our doctors, whilst maintain an environment where patient and staff safety is paramount. A key element of that is ensuring high quality clinical and educational supervision.Partnership working:The post holder will be required to work in partnership with colleagues of all disciplines, external stakeholders and service users, to ensure the creation of a quality service.
About us
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities and we are part of the Bristol NHS Group.
Recognised as the Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff at the Nursing Times Workforce Summit and Awards 2025, our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Registration
Essential
- Membership of the Royal College of Physicians & registration on the Neurology Specialist Register
- Maintain Full registration with the GMC
- Specialist registrars that do not hold a CCT must be due to be awarded one within 6 months of the interview date
Desirable
- Higher qualification e.g. Masters, MD, PhD
Training and Experience
Essential
- Training in diagnosis & management of Neurological Disorders including management of advanced therapies for Migraine.
- Minimum of 6 years postgraduate experience including higher surgical/medical training, three years as a Specialist Registrar in an approved training post, or equivalent. Part of this period may be in a post of equivalent responsibility and training potential.
- Recent experience & familiarity of UK hospital systems & practices (or equivalent).
Desirable
- Experience at Consultant Level managing patients with complex migraine.
- Experience and training in delivering injectable therapies e.g Botulinum Toxin and Nerve blocks
Further training, Management, Audit
Essential
- Experience in audit project and written up. Knowledge of contemporary NHS management issues
- Knowledge of political context within which we operate
- Evidence of recent CME/ reasonable training progression at this stage of career
Desirable
- Completion of a general management course or programme
- Interest in medical management.
- Experience in organising, developing local and regional services for movement disorders
Research, teaching, publications
Essential
- Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit. Ability to design, conduct and supervise audits.
- Evidence of participation in Audit and Research
- Understanding of the role of research
Desirable
- Proven track record in research. / willingness to perform research within this post.
Personal Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work well within an existing team (as well as supporting team development & expansion); enhancing effective working relationships within a team.
- Well-developed sense of responsibility & professionalism with a desire to set high standards.
- To show kindness, empathy & compassion as well as having excellent communication skills
- To demonstrate flexibility both with respect to relationships with others & own working practices to meet the demands of the service.
- Ability to think imaginatively to solve problems, including conflict resolution.
- A commitment to the shared ethos of these services, working across traditional boundaries of health & social care & across organisational boundaries. An understanding of the NHS England vision as it relates to these services.
- Ability to work independently with appropriate consultation
Desirable
- Cheerful & approachable manner.
- Creative & open-minded thinking.
- Experience in supporting care delivery via specialist nurses
Further Training, Management, Audit
Essential
- Experience in audit project and written up
- Knowledge of contemporary NHS management issues.
- Knowledge of political context within which we operate.
Desirable
- Completion of a general management course or programme.
- Interest in medical management
Research, Teaching, Publications
Essential
- Proven teaching ability
- Willingness to undertake teaching of medical under-graduates & postgraduates
- Proven published outputs.
- Previous research involvement.
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake further research.
- Ability to gain the trust and confidence of colleagues and patients.
- Evidence of relevant publications in peer reviewed journals
- Ability to teach effectively.
- Demonstration of involvement in clinical directorate management
Personal Requirements
Essential
- Ability to lead a team and form effective working relationships within a team.
- Ability to inspire, motivate and develop junior medical staff.
- Ability to work independently as well as part of the Pathology Sciences and PHE team. To balance individual requirements against those of the Division and Trust as a whole
- Good verbal communication skills. Evidence of the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels
Any other General Requirements
Essential
- Ability to fulfil all the duties of the post, including on-call commitments
Person Specification
Qualifications and Registration
Essential
- Membership of the Royal College of Physicians & registration on the Neurology Specialist Register
- Maintain Full registration with the GMC
- Specialist registrars that do not hold a CCT must be due to be awarded one within 6 months of the interview date
Desirable
- Higher qualification e.g. Masters, MD, PhD
Training and Experience
Essential
- Training in diagnosis & management of Neurological Disorders including management of advanced therapies for Migraine.
- Minimum of 6 years postgraduate experience including higher surgical/medical training, three years as a Specialist Registrar in an approved training post, or equivalent. Part of this period may be in a post of equivalent responsibility and training potential.
- Recent experience & familiarity of UK hospital systems & practices (or equivalent).
Desirable
- Experience at Consultant Level managing patients with complex migraine.
- Experience and training in delivering injectable therapies e.g Botulinum Toxin and Nerve blocks
Further training, Management, Audit
Essential
- Experience in audit project and written up. Knowledge of contemporary NHS management issues
- Knowledge of political context within which we operate
- Evidence of recent CME/ reasonable training progression at this stage of career
Desirable
- Completion of a general management course or programme
- Interest in medical management.
- Experience in organising, developing local and regional services for movement disorders
Research, teaching, publications
Essential
- Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit. Ability to design, conduct and supervise audits.
- Evidence of participation in Audit and Research
- Understanding of the role of research
Desirable
- Proven track record in research. / willingness to perform research within this post.
Personal Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work well within an existing team (as well as supporting team development & expansion); enhancing effective working relationships within a team.
- Well-developed sense of responsibility & professionalism with a desire to set high standards.
- To show kindness, empathy & compassion as well as having excellent communication skills
- To demonstrate flexibility both with respect to relationships with others & own working practices to meet the demands of the service.
- Ability to think imaginatively to solve problems, including conflict resolution.
- A commitment to the shared ethos of these services, working across traditional boundaries of health & social care & across organisational boundaries. An understanding of the NHS England vision as it relates to these services.
- Ability to work independently with appropriate consultation
Desirable
- Cheerful & approachable manner.
- Creative & open-minded thinking.
- Experience in supporting care delivery via specialist nurses
Further Training, Management, Audit
Essential
- Experience in audit project and written up
- Knowledge of contemporary NHS management issues.
- Knowledge of political context within which we operate.
Desirable
- Completion of a general management course or programme.
- Interest in medical management
Research, Teaching, Publications
Essential
- Proven teaching ability
- Willingness to undertake teaching of medical under-graduates & postgraduates
- Proven published outputs.
- Previous research involvement.
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake further research.
- Ability to gain the trust and confidence of colleagues and patients.
- Evidence of relevant publications in peer reviewed journals
- Ability to teach effectively.
- Demonstration of involvement in clinical directorate management
Personal Requirements
Essential
- Ability to lead a team and form effective working relationships within a team.
- Ability to inspire, motivate and develop junior medical staff.
- Ability to work independently as well as part of the Pathology Sciences and PHE team. To balance individual requirements against those of the Division and Trust as a whole
- Good verbal communication skills. Evidence of the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels
Any other General Requirements
Essential
- Ability to fulfil all the duties of the post, including on-call commitments
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
