Advanced Clinical Fellowship (neurocritical care)

University College London Hospital; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious NHS trust in Greater London is seeking an Advanced Clinical Fellow in Neurocritical Care and Neuroimmunology for a 12-month fellowship starting August 2026. This role offers comprehensive clinical and educational supervision, participation in daily teaching sessions, and engagement with multi-disciplinary teams. Candidates must hold full GMC registration and MRCP or equivalent. This position does not require out-of-hours responsibilities and aims to develop advanced specialist skills in various neurological services.

Qualifications

• Candidates should be fully registered with the GMC.
• MRCP or equivalent is essential.

Responsibilities

• Work in the MITU firm at NHNN.
• Participate in daily teaching sessions.
• Engage with multi-disciplinary teams.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Neurocritical care skills

Decision-making abilities

Education

Full registration with the GMC

MRCP or equivalent

Job description

Advanced Clinical fellow (Neurocritical care & Neuroimmunology)

Applicants are invited for the Advanced Clinical fellow in neurocritical care and neuroimmunology (SPR Level) working at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN), Queen Square. The holder of this post will work in the MITU firm. The post holder will have the same educational opportunities and clinical and educational supervision arrangements as the other neurology/stroke SpRs with NTNs.

This position is available from August 2026 for 12 months.

Qualifications

All candidates should have full registration with the GMC. MRCP or equivalent is essential.

Teaching

There are daily opportunities to attend teaching. These include grand rounds, clinico‑pathologic cases, bedside teaching and consultant‑led tutorials, often by international experts. One teaching session is protected: a weekly teaching session tied to the curriculum and delivered by consultants.

Supervision

All NHNN trainees will have a named educational supervisor and an electronic portfolio on which to log progress.

Further Details

• This role does not include any out of hours responsibilities.
• The Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery are advertising a one year full time clinical fellowship post to attain advances specialist skills across a spectrum of neurological services.
• Candidates will have the opportunity to learn from observation and be encouraged to develop autonomous clinical assessment and decision‑making skills over the course of the fellowship. Multi‑disciplinary engagement with specialist nursing, OT, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy neuropsychology, neuro‑ophthalmology, neuroradiology, neurophysiology, laboratory–based neuroimmunology and neuro‑intensive care is integrated into daily practice. The candidate will also have the opportunity to work closely with the plasma exchange team, neuro‑pharmacists and take part in the weekly encephalitis MDT.

Hospital & Services

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top‑quality patient care, excellent education, and world‑class research.

We provide first‑class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

People Specification

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Closing & Application Notes

Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

This advert closes on Monday 2 Feb 2026.