Job overview

The paediatric neuromuscular centre at the GOSH Institute of Child Health is one of the largest in Europe, with more than 2,000 patients seen each year. Several experimental therapeutic approaches are being developed for spinal muscular atrophy and other neuromuscular conditions including TNT myopathy, Nemaline myopathy and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. It is important to be able to initiate and continue these trials with validated outcome measures delivered by consistent staff with appropriate reliability training. The diverse range of patients means there is opportunity for development of skills and knowledge supported by our clinical and education teams. The experience and specialist knowledge within the clinical and research teams ensures the delivery of an excellent standard of clinical care and provides a variety of learning opportunities. This is a part-time post to support the delivery of the TREATIN and to coordinate with colleagues and deliver Physiotherapy support for portfolio of Neuromuscular clinical trials including the SMA REACH.

Main duties of the job

The Clinical Research Physiotherapist will lead the clinical delivery of the TREATIN study, and on the Physiotherapy support for Clinical Trials across other Neuromuscular conditions. It will involve completion of TREATIN clinical trial protocol and support the development and validation of functional scales and other novel outcome measures as well as to analysis of TREATIN data and supervision of staff. The post holder will have the opportunity to explore their own project/case-load and to provide cross-cover or support to fellow research physiotherapists working on studies involving other neuromuscular conditions. The successful applicant will be working with international neuromuscular expert physiotherapists and physicians and the opportunity to both attend and present their work at national or international conferences.

Working for our organisation

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH) is an international centre of excellence in child healthcare. GOSH is an acute specialist paediatric hospital with a mission to provide world-class care to children and young people with rare, complex and difficult-to-treat conditions.

Most of the children we care for are referred from other hospitals throughout the UK and overseas. There are 60 nationally recognised clinical specialities at GOSH; the UK's widest range of specialist health services for children on one site.

We believe our people are the head, the heart, the hands and the face of GOSH. Being part of our team is incredibly rewarding and you will be doing something extraordinary to the lives of the children and young people we care for.

GOSH is a challenging, complex and inspiring place to work. Each and every day our people come together to support each other to deliver excellent patient care, often working to help our patients and their families navigate through demanding processes and difficult decisions.

Creating a working environment where all our people are valued for who they are as well as what they do, and where they enjoy their work and coming into work, is everybody’s job and is in everybody’s interests.

As a Trust we are committed to ensuring all our people are well led and well managed, but also, supported, developed and empowered to be, and do, their best.