Clinical Teaching Fellow - Neurology

Job summary

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 theywill 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.

About us

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