Locum Neurology Consultant - Migraine

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 maintaining 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.

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  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 under‑represented groups.

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

• 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
• Higher qualification e.g. Masters, MD, PhD

• 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).
• Experience at Consultant Level managing patients with complex migraine.
• Experience and training in delivering injectable therapies e.g. Botulinum Toxin and Nerve blocks

• 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.
• Completion of a general management course or programme.
• Interest in medical management.
• Experience in organising, developing local and regional services for movement disorders.

• 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…