Job summary
- Main area
- Neurology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Clinical Research Fellow
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 391-RFL-7897790
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Free Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £52,656 Per annum plus £2162 London weighting
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Teaching Fellow - Neurology
NHS Medical & Dental: Clinical Research Fellow
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
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Job overview
This exciting, innovative post will help a motivated doctor develop the career of a clinician with an interest in medical education and who is considering a future career in Neurology.
The 12 month post combines 50% time (0.5 WTE) as a Clinical Fellow (covering neurology inpatients), and 50% (0.5 WTE) as a Teaching Fellow.
As a Teaching Fellow the post holder will be working closely with clinical teams, the post holder’s main duty is to coordinate, participate in, and further develop the established UCL Medical School (UCLMS) undergraduate clinical teaching programme for 5th year MBBS students in the Department for Neurology.
Working on the clinical side they will be responsible for the day to day care of inpatients based on a dedicated neurology ward where they will work closely with the neurology team. They will be trained to conduct Lumbar punctures on a regular basis. There is no on call commitment but the candidates could work on bank with clinical director’s permission.
The post holder will also liaise with the lead on developing ward based education and clinical skills training for medical students, as well as for the ward team.
The post is available from August 2026 on a full time basis, based at the Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead, London.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will become an integral part of neurology team with the primary aim of coordinating and providing high quality clinical undergraduate teaching as well as gaining experience in Neurology as a clinical speciality.
The post holder will participate in outpatient neurology clinics alongside other neurology trainees and will have the opportunity to attend the specific multidisciplinary team meetings. The candidate will get a taste of specific sub specialties such as headache, epilepsy, movement disorders and dementia. The post holder will be expected to see new patients as well as those on treatment (under consultant supervision).
The main aim for the post holder will be to provide a dedicated and approachable point of contact for undergraduate students. They will need to ensure that high quality neurology education including the development, delivery and evaluation of teaching is seamlessly provided within the context of a busy clinical department.
They will provide robustness to the current teaching programme within neurology by supporting the neurology consultants to deliver this programme and improving undergraduate student feedback.
Working for our organisation
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust runs three hospitals in London: Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital Royal Free Hospital
Across our three London hospitals, our vision is clear: to deliver world class expertise and local care.
We combine globally recognized clinical expertise with local and friendly hospital care to represent the NHS at its best.
Our mission is to be world class in terms of healthcare treatment, clinical research and teaching excellence. We aim to deliver and develop leading local healthcare in all three of our hospitals, to improve lives and help people thrive.
How the Royal Free will achieve its mission:
We will achieve our mission by making sure that we have:
- Excellent outcomes, in our clinical treatment, research and teaching
- Excellent experiences for patients, staff and GPs
- Excellent value, by improving the efficiency and productivity of our services, and reducing costs.
- Full compliance, meeting or exceeding all regulatory standards and outcomes we are set
- A strong organisation, investing effectively in our staff and infrastructure to make sure we are fit for future challenges
How the Royal Free measures its performance
In order to meet our aims, we want to ensure that our three London hospitals are in the top 10% of all healthcare providers for:
- quality of clinics and treatments
- medical research
- teaching and training new medical staff
- patient satisfaction and experience
- value for money
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please review the attached job description for further details around this position.
Alternatively, you may contact Dr Jonathan Kennedy, Neurology clinical lead and Consultant Neurologist.
Person specification
Education and professional qualifications
Essential criteria
- • GMC registration
Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate broad clinical skills in the management of all patients
- 24 months general professional training experience at Foundation Year level in general medicine
- Previous Neurology experience
Skills and aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Ability to organise and deliver teaching
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Awareness of principles of Risk Management / Clinical Governance / audit
Personal qualities and attributes
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills
- Able to work on own initiative
- Willing to take on responsibility
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jonathan Kennedy
- Job title
- Clinical lead and Consultant Neurologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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