PLYMOUTH HOSPITAL NHS TRUST
Regional Neuromuscular Network
Derriford Hospital
Consultant in Neurology
(With a special interest in Adult Neuromuscular Disorders)
We are looking to appoint a Consultant Neurologist (with a special interest in adult neuromuscular conditions) who will be an integral part of a team of adult and paediatric consultant neurologists who will be instrumental in implementing a strategy to provide a comprehensive service for patients with neuromuscular disorders in the South West region of the UK.
The post will help to support the development and delivery of adult neuromuscular services across the whole South West region (total population 5.5 million), and it is expected that post holder will be based in Plymouth to ensure adequate coverage of the entire South West Peninsula region. There are excellent opportunities for the post holder to develop a research based special interest in adult neurology within the Peninsula Medical School (PMS). PMS.is the top rated new medical school in the UK.
The post holder should have a broad training in neurology, with specialised experience in muscle disease. He or she would share in the provision of the local and regional neurology service, including supervising emergency admissions and booked admissions for investigation, ward consultations and day cases, attending outpatient clinics, undertaking regional outpatient clinics, and providing telephone advice to other secondary care colleagues, general practitioners, and parents.
The successful candidate will hold a current Licence to Practice and they should be on the Specialist Registrar (or able to demonstrate that their expected date of CST in Neurology will be within 6 months of interview).
For further information, of should you wish to visit the hospital please contact:
Prof. Dr. C. Oliver Hanemann MD, FRCP
Consultant in Neurology, R&D director Plymouth Hospital Trust
Chair of Clinical Neurobiology`at PMS
Telephone: +44 1752 437419 (secretary), 517667 (NHS secretary), 437418 (direct)
Oliver.Hanemann@pms.ac.uk
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