Junior Clinical Fellow in Neurology | Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 16 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £52,656 Per Annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 March 2026 |
| Location: | Preston, PR2 9HT |
| Company: | Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7600521/438-MS3181 |
Summary
The post would ideally suit doctors interested in gaining experience in neurology prior to starting Internal Medicine Training.
There are ample opportunities to participate in teaching and outpatient clinics. The post-holder will acquire considerable experience in neurology. Significant clinical learning opportunities are available, with weekly clinical and academic meetings, case presentations and frequent clinical teaching. Candidates would be expected to participate in audit and quality improvement.
The post holder will work alongsideregistrars and other speciality trainees. Afull timepost with out of hours work will equate to an average of 48 hours per week.
The main duties of this post are to provide care for inpatients on the acute neurology ward. This would include the routine management of inpatients, requests for investigations, referrals to other specialties and electronic prescribing. Candidates would be expected to become competent with procedures relevant to neurology including lumbar punctures and occipital nerve blocks.
Modern Education Centres are based at both Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital sites and offer excellent library and study facilities, including PC/Internet support for staff and students.
As a teaching hospital, we encourage all our staff to participate in teaching and training at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. We are committed to developing our teaching and academic activities and can facilitate meeting any training needs for these roles.
We support the requirements for Continuing Medical Education as laid down by the Royal Colleges and are committed to providing time and financial support for these activities.
Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:
• What we can offer
• Job Plan/On-call Requirements
• The Team
This advert closes on Monday 2 Mar 2026