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Job summary

Main area
Neurology
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 5 (MT05)
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (Fixed funding (Starting August 2025))
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref
309-UCLH-5752-A
Employer
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, UCLH
Town
London
Salary
£70,425 Per annum + London weighting ( No on call commitments)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/05/2025 23:59

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NHNN Advanced Clinical Training Fellowship

NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 5 (MT05)

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Job overview

Applicants are invited for the Advanced clinic fellow in movement disorders (SPR Level) working at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN), Queen Square.

The holder of this post will work in the Movement disorders firm. The post holder will have the same educational opportunities and clinical and educational supervision arrangements as the other neurology/stroke SpRs with NTNs.

This position is available from August 2025 for 12 months and is suitable for candidates who are post CCT or wishing to do an OOPT, subject to appropriate approvals/ permissions from their TPD. 

Main duties of the job

The clinical fellow will have primary charge of the day to day care of patients under the movement disorders 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.

Working for our organisation

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. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

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

*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? 

Person specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Completion of CMT training or equivalent
  • MRCP or equivalent
  • Experience in Neurology and/or Stroke and keen interest in pursuing career in Neurology/ 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
Desirable criteria
  • Experience working in the NHS
  • Understanding of research methodology

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Management of medical or neurology inpatients
Desirable criteria
  • Clinical Audit
  • Previous data-analysis

Skills and Abilities

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

Communication

Essential criteria
  • 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.

Personal and People Development

Essential criteria
  • Takes responsibility for own personal development plan

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Martin bruce
Job title
Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
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