Consultant - Neurology

Overview

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non‑clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

Monday – Friday  plus on‑call.

Senior commitments in NHS Ayrshire and Arran or NHS Lanarkshire.

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Consultant in Neurology based within the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital with sessional commitments within NHS Ayrshire and Arran.

The post offers an opportunity to work within a highly specialised regional Neurology service offering high quality patient care in line with ever evolving best practice.

The service adopts a multidisciplinary approach to care provision and the post holder will integrate with clinical nurse specialists, specialist AHPs and a team of specialised ward‑based neurology nursing colleagues.

Ideally the successful candidate will have a sub‑specialist interest in Headache or Epilepsy although all sub‑specialty interests will be considered.

This is a time of significant change in this service and the successful candidate will work with the Lead Clinician/Clinical Director, the Clinical Service Manager and colleagues in the multi‑disciplinary team to deliver and develop enhanced Neurology services for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and West of Scotland Board partners.

The team is committed to ongoing quality improvement of their service and we are keen to support candidates who are looking for the opportunity to develop/maintain areas of research interest. As a teaching hospital, an interest in teaching and training is also encouraged.

The post is offered on a full‑time basis as 10 PAs inclusive of DCC and SPA time. Prospective applicants are encouraged to make informal contact with the unit to discuss the role and requirements. An informal visit can also be arranged.

Informal contact should be routed via Dr Colin O’Leary, Clinical Director for Neurology via colin.o’;
Dr Saif Razvi, Saif.

Razvit Clinical Lead via or Amy O’Sullivan, Clinical Service Manager, Amy.

O’Sullivant.

16/04/2026

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process:
Information for candidates.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde- NHS Scotland encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.

NHSGGC recognises the importance of work‑life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full‑time hours can be accommodated, and the tenure is listed as ‘various’, we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements and this will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.

Relevant HR policies on our HR connect site.

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, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.

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Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.

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