Neurology Consultant - Epilepsy

at  North Bristol NHS Trust

The Department hosts a leading comprehensive epilepsy service providing all aspects of care for people with epilepsy from first seizure clinics to epilepsy surgery evaluations.
We currently have 4 consultant neurologists. The post will be a new 5 th post. We are supported by 4 epilepsy specialist nurses (with plans agreed to increase to 6) and work with a multidisciplinary team including Consultants with specialist interests in epilepsy in Neurosurgery, Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology and Neuroradiology.
We have 4 dedicated video telemetry beds for pre-surgical evaluation for VNS and resective surg ery a nd have access to all necessary investigations including 3T MRI, fMRI, PET, MEG, SPECT and stereoEEG techniques. We were the first UK centre to provide robotic stereoEEG and currently provide approximately 100 surgical work ups per year including 10-20 stereoEEGs .
The successful candidate will take leadership responsibility for the provision of services to patients with epilepsy and Learning D isability and for the provision of specialist drug services such as Cannabidiol and Fenfluramine to the south west .
The post holder will have the opportunity to report their own videoEEGs (if suitably experienced) with dedicated EEG reporting time although alternate provision for neurophysiology support may be possible if not.

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