NHNN Advanced Clinical Training Fellowship (Movement disorders)

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Please note, due toanticipatedhigh volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You areadvised not to delaysubmittingyour completed application

NHNN MD/MDCs unique status as a national specialist referral centre with >10,000 MD patient visits annually, enables extensive training across the entire spectrum of MD, including PD, PSP, MSA, CBD, dystonia, tremor, tics & Tourettes, functional MD, rare movement disorders and more. Training in ataxia, Huntingtons disease, Neurogenetics, Wilsons and neurometabolic MD, neuropsychiatry may also be provided through dedicated multidisciplinary services based at NHNN. The department has a long history of training fellows who learn the management of MD patients from first diagnosis through to advanced and late-stage disease. Fellows attend regular outpatient clinics and are responsible for evaluating patients, reviewing diagnosis, revising management decisions, and writing clinic summary letters - all under consultant supervision and guidance. Fellows also take part in weekly ward rounds where they experience the inpatient management of complex MD. A fellow will typically see ~20 patients per week (including in- and out-patients), about 25% of which are new or unknown diagnoses and the rest seen for follow-up care and treatment adjustments.

The clinic opportunities combine general MD clinical experience, with a selection of several specialized rotations, including rare/atypical PD, young onset/genetic PD, neuropsychiatry, autonomic, PD advanced therapies, functional neurosurgery/MR guided focussed ultrasound, neurophysiology, neurogenetics, Wilsons/metabolic, transition clinics (jointly with Great Ormond Street Hospital), rare MD diseases, dementia/MD. The firm is among the busiest in the hospital but remains one of the most popular choices among trainees. The fellow would join a firm with another SpR, 1-2 IMT level doctor attached to the firm.

NHNNThe hospital is internationally renowned as a leading centre for clinical care and research. We welcome both trainee neurologists and general medical trainees wishing to gain experience in the management of neurological disorders to inform their future practice. The hospital is closely linked to a number of leading research facilities, and trainees wishing to pursue research interests in future will be well placed to explore this.

Queen Square is minutes from Russell Square and Holborn underground stations in central London and has good transport connections to national rail and bus networks.

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- In the most recentNHS staff surveyUCLH 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 third year in a row.

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Person Specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential

• 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

• Experience working in the NHS
• Understanding of research methodology

Experience

Essential

• Management of medical or neurology inpatients

Desirable

• Clinical Audit
• Previous data-analysis

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• 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

• 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

• Takes responsibility for own personal development plan

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, UCLH

Queen Square

London

WC1N 3BG

Employer's website

https://www.uclh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)