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Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Neurology
The closing date is 28 August 2025
Full time Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Neurology with a responsibility in paediatric neurology for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
This post allows the clinical fellow to gain a broad experience in the sub-specialist training in Paediatric Neurosciences within a department providing a comprehensive, tertiary paediatric neurology service.Nottingham Children's Hospital. It is designed for a candidate who is post CCT in paediatrics and is planning a career in paediatric neurology at consultant level.
The post provides in-patient and outpatient experience in a busy tertiary centre. There are close working relationships with the Departments of Neuroradiology, Neurophysiology, Neurosurgery and Paediatric Intensive Care. Support and supervision will be available from senior colleagues at all times.
The Paediatric Neurology service within the Nottingham Childrens Hospital at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust provides secondary and tertiary care for more than 2.25 million total population; 450,000 children and young people.
Main duties of the job
The Job Plan reflects our best assessment of what the final plan will be but can be modified to suit any particular interest by the candidate. The Paediatric Neurology service is provided across both campuses of the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, as well as in regional outreach clinics, but your primary base will be QMC. The proposed Job Plan is detailed in the job description.
About us
With more than 18,000 colleagues, we are the largest employer in Nottinghamshire and one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country, serving more than 2.5m residents of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and a further four million people across the East Midlands and beyond.
We provide a range of national and internationally renowned specialist services and we are at the forefront of new surgical procedures and research programmes. We are home to the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre, the Nottingham Children's Hospital and in partnership with the University of Nottingham we host a Biomedical Research Centre carrying out vital research into hearing, digestive diseases, respiratory, musculoskeletal disease, mental health and imaging.
As a teaching hospital, we are instrumental in the education and training of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals. We are proud of our strong relationships with universities across the East Midlands, including the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University and Loughborough University.
Job responsibilities
Full time Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Neurology with a responsibility in paediatric neurology for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
Please see the job description and personal specification attached to the TRAC advert.
Person Specification
Professional Registration
* Full GMC registration
Professional Qualifications/Development
* MRCP, MRCPCH or equivalent
* Higher professional degree - MSc, MPhil related discipline
Clinical Skills/Experience
* Experience in Paediatrics/Paediatric Neurology (or equivalent specialist training)
* Experience of teaching and presenting.
* Experience of audit activities
* Evidenced technical skills as described in the job description
* Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals.
* Specific training in communication skills
* Specific training in patient safety and/or human factors
* Published research in peer reviewed journals
Management Skills
* Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery.
* Able to work in a team
* Higher management degree or qualification or training
* Experience of change management
Personal Skills/Qualities
* Able to work flexibly in a changing health service
* Able to use the Trust's IT support systems
Teaching, Audit & Research
* Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit
* Able to teach and support junior staff effectively
* Original Research Publications
* Higher teaching degree or qualification or training
Practical Requirements
* Ability to travel between City Hospital Campus and Queen's Medical Centre campus
* Evidence of Level 3 Safeguarding Children (Paediatric positions only)
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.
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