Job overview

This clinical fellow post has arisen within the neurometabolic service in Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. This post will provide excellent opportunities for gaining experience in the management of children and young people with various neurometabolic disorders, predominantly Batten disease, metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) and inherited white matter disorders (IWMD).

RMCH is the largest centre providing cerliponase alfa treatment to children with CLN2 Batten disease in the UK. It is also the sole UK site providing stem cell gene therapy for MLD, receiving national and international referrals to the service. RMCH is also part of the specialist commissioned IWMD service.

Experience will also be gained through roles and responsibilities particularly in neurometabolic clinics and MDTs as well as inpatient assessment of children admitted for regular enzyme replacement therapy.

At the end of the 12-month post, the Senior Clinical Fellow will have gained considerable experience and expertise in the clinical management of patients with complex neurometabolic disorders.

Main duties of the job

The focus of the Clinical Fellow post will be to develop experience and contribute to out-patient and in-patient the management and care of patients with neurometabolic disorders.  

The Clinical Fellow will contribute to the care of inpatients within the paediatric neurology department, when needed, and will work within a team of junior doctors as listed above, providing support and advice to the doctors depending on the experience of the Clinical Fellow.

Working for our organisation

MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.