Job overview

Based at the Royal London Hospital, the successful candidate will provide both general neurology and specialist epilepsy care, including developing services for managing cognitive impairment in epilepsy.

With access to a well-established neurology team, inpatient facilities, rapid access clinics, and a dedicated clinical research unit, the post offers an excellent opportunity to contribute to service development, research, and multidisciplinary collaboration.

You’ll join a large, dynamic neurology department supporting a diverse population across East London, with strong links to regional centres and academic institutions through UCLPartners.

The role includes outpatient clinics, ward referrals, academic activities, and active involvement in service innovation. On-call commitments are 1:8 with the full support of an experienced consultant and clinical nurse specialist team. Barts Health offers a welcoming, development-focused environment and is committed to supporting new consultants through structured mentoring and professional growth.

For further information or to arrange an informal discussion, please contact Dr Sharmilee Gnanapavan, Clinical Lead for Neurology: [email protected]

Please be advised that the vacancy advertisement may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received therefore, we recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate professional excellent and efficient delivery of care.  They will be expected to run the Rapid Access Acute Rehabilitation (RAAR service) alongside contributing to the general neurology service. They will work to agreed levels of activity and throughput in the outpatient department with the General Manager and Clinical Director. 

•     To contribute to the provision of a comprehensive and efficient acute and general neurology service.

 ·   To share responsibility with all consultant colleagues for providing evidence-based standards of care for all inpatients and outpatients, providing and receiving support to colleagues when required.

 ·   To have regard at all times to the clinical and quality standards set out in the Patients Charter and the local purchasers’ contracts.

 ·   To liaise effectively and on a timely basis with General Practitioners, community services and all healthcare agencies.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.