Clinical CMS Fellow

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK healthcare institution is seeking a Clinical Fellow to join their Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome team. This role involves working alongside experienced neurologists, conducting important research, and providing patient care in both adult and pediatric settings. Candidates should possess a higher degree and have a strong interest in neurology and experience with rare neuromuscular disorders. This position offers opportunities for professional development and contributions to significant research portfolios.

Qualifications

• Junior doctors with a strong interest in neurology.
• Experience in the care of patients with rare neuromuscular disorders.
• Possession of a higher degree is expected.

Responsibilities

• Act as a clinical fellow within the CMS Team.
• Conduct research projects and contribute to audits.
• Support the nursing and clinical team members.

Skills

Interest in neurology

Experience with rare neuromuscular disorders

Education

Higher degree in a relevant field

Job description

Clinical Fellow Overview

To act as a clinical fellow within the Nationally Commissioned Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome (CMS) Team. The post is consultant-supervised and covers both adult and paediatric patients and is mainly out-patient based and covers the whole of the UK with some outreach clinics.

Clinical Service

The CMS clinical service covers Oxford outpatient clinics, which are attended by Professor Jacqueline Palace, consultant neurologist, Dr Sithara Ramdas, consultant paediatric neurologist, a part time specialist nurse, a part time specialist physiotherapist and Dr Yin Dong, lead for the neuroscience group at the Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine. Neurophysiology is led by Dr Ravi Knight and the NHS genetic screening by Anjali Loyd-Jali and the genetic research team led by Dr Yin Dong. Outreach clinics are held at Great Ormond Street led by Dr Pinki Munot and less frequent clinics occur in Newcastle, Liverpool, Evelina London Childrens Hospital, Kings College Hospital, St Thomas Hospital and Bristol Childrens Hospital. Occasional patients can be admitted for evaluation or management, and their cover is supported by the neurology and paediatric neurology resident doctors and consultants. The service offers a diagnostic service, emergency and routine advise on diagnosis and treatment. In addition, phone and email advice is provided to doctors, patients, families and their carers. There are audits and service improvement activities that are undertaken by the team members and there is a rapidly developing database kept up to date by the nurses, clinical fellow and other members of the team which help with clinical management, audit, commissioning activity and research. The post holders will be involved with all aspects of the service including clinic prep, OP and IP activity and advisory services, audit and supporting the nurses and other members of the team.

Research and Audit

The CMS team has a very active research portfolio, with an international reputation, having one of the largest CMS cohorts in the world. The service may host international visitors from around the world and medical students. Clinical and basic science research is integrated within the CMS team and the service. The CMS fellow will be expected to carry out research projects and is encouraged to obtain a higher degree, and this post will provide an exciting opportunity to develop a broad publication portfolio and to gain experience in present their work at national and international meetings. Previous post holders have been involved in natural history, pregnancy and epidemiology studies, reporting new genetic CMS subtypes, muscle imaging treatment studies, and laboratory research to identify new CMS variants and to assess the functional implications of these at the molecular genetic level. Active collaborations with other international centres are ongoing. It is expected the post holder will collaborate with the research teams and aid projects in addition to their own research and audit work.

Qualifications

Junior doctors with a strong interest in neurology and experience in the care of patients with rare neuromuscular disorders. The post holder will be expected to possess a higher degree, and this post will provide an exciting opportunity to develop a broad publication portfolio and to gain experience in present their work at national and international meetings.

Advert Closing Date

This advert closes on Tuesday 24 Feb 2026