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The closing date is 29 May 2025

This one year, full time clinical fellowship position to attain advanced specialist clinical skills across the spectrum of neuromuscular diseases. The post will include inpatient and outpatient experience in the assessment, investigation, management and follow up of patients with acquired and inherited anterior horn cell, peripheral nerve, neuromuscular junction and muscle disorders. Supervision and instruction will be provided by consultant neurologists and clinical academics with established national and international standing in these disease areas. Candidates will have to opportunity to learn from observation and encouraged to develop autonomous clinical assessment and decision-making skills over the course of the fellowship. Multi-disciplinary engagement with specialist nursing, OT, physiotherapy, neuropsychology, neuropathology, neuroradiology and neurophysiology is integrated into daily practice. There will be the opportunity to perform an audit, quality improvement project or clinical research project under senior supervision. Attendance of national and international neuromuscular courses and conferences is encouraged as is presentation of original research work in these settings to help the fellow develop a strong reputation in the area and initiate career building networking opportunities.

The Trust Grade Doctor will have primary charge of the day to day care of patients under the Neuromuscular firm. Clinical duties will include attending consultant ward rounds, attending outpatient clinics and mdt meetings. The post holder will provide neurological assessment and clerking at admission and discharge of all patients.

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

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

• Completion of CMT training or equivalent
• MRCP or equivalent
• Have completed the equivalent of two years higher specialty training in neurology or stroke.
• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practise
• Knowledge of confidentiality, data protection, Good Clinical Practice and GDPR
• Experience working in the NHS
• Understanding of research methodology

• Management of medical or neurology inpatients
• Clinical Audit

• IT proficiency at advanced user level (Spreadsheet, Word Processing, Database, Email).
• Completion of projects, audit, quality improvement and service developments related to Neurology

• Communicate effectively and compassionately with patients from a diverse range of backgrounds and with diverse clinical and social needs.
• Excellent written and oral communication with colleagues within a multidisciplinary ethos.
• Good inter-personal skills with an ability to work co-operatively in a multidisciplinary setting.

• Takes responsibility for own personal development plan

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, UCLH

£70,425 a yearPer annum + London weighting ( No on call commitments)

Fixed term

12 months

Full-time

309-UCLH-5972-B

National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, UCLH