Clinical Fellow – Complex Epilepsy in Neurosurgery

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS trust in London is seeking a Clinical Fellow in Neurosurgery with a focus on complex epilepsy. This full-time position offers a unique training opportunity for post-CCT trainees looking to deepen their expertise in neurosurgery. The role includes participating in clinics and multidisciplinary meetings, contributing to patient evaluations. This appointment is ideal for those aspiring to specialize in complex epilepsy and enhance their career in neurosurgery.

Qualifications

• Post-CCT Neurosurgery trainee or equivalent with an interest in complex epilepsy.
• Experience at registrar level in neurosurgery preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participate in epilepsy and neurosurgery clinics.
• Involve in Multidisciplinary team meetings and present patient evaluations.

Job description

Applications are invited to the post of Clinical Fellow in Neurosurgery – Complex Epilepsy to start in Summer of 2025.

We are proud to offer the opportunity to work as part of the team at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery which is part of University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. As part of UCL Partners, we form the largest Academic Health Science Centre in Europe.

This post offers a unique training opportunity. It is suitable for a post-CCT Neurosurgery trainee, who wishes to pursue a focused one-year training in complex epilepsy, allowing her/him to pursue a career in neurosurgery with a special interest in complex epilepsy. The post is a full time appointment.

The fellowship is expected to be for 12 months duration; there may be an option for prolonging this for up to a second year.

The post holder would also be expected to participate in the epilepsy and neurosurgery clinics with responsibility of seeing new and follow up patients in association with and being supervised by one of the epilepsy Consultants. The post holder is integrally involved in the Multidisciplinary team/ pre-surgical meetings, and is expected to present patients during the meeting, gaining experience in pre-surgical evaluation.

We would welcome applications from any candidate whose career progression would be helped by a longer period of Complex Epilepsy experience at registrar level and by candidates with previous neurolosurgery registrar level experience.

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
  
  

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jadwiga Siwczak Job title: Recruitment Lead Email address: [e-mail]