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Job summary

Main area
Paediatric Neurology
Grade
MT05
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (Possible extension for a further 12 months)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref
164-7178192
Employer
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Queens Medical Centre
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£70,425 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/06/2025 23:59

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Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Neurology

MT05

Job overview

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.
 

 

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Person specification

Professional Registration

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC registration

Professional Qualifications/Development

Essential criteria
  • MRCP, MRCPCH or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • Higher professional degree - MSc, MPhil related discipline

Clinical Skills/Experience

Essential criteria
  • 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.
Desirable criteria
  • Specific training in communication skills
  • Specific training in patient safety and/or human factors
  • Published research in peer reviewed journals

Management Skills

Essential criteria
  • Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery.
  • Able to delegate appropriately
  • Able to work in a team
Desirable criteria
  • Higher management degree or qualification or training
  • Experience of change management

Personal Skills/Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Able to work flexibly in a changing health service
  • Able to use the Trust’s IT support systems

Teaching, Audit & Research

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit
  • Able to teach and support junior staff effectively
Desirable criteria
  • Original Research Publications
  • Higher teaching degree or qualification or training

Practical Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Ability to travel between City Hospital Campus and Queen’s Medical Centre campus
  • Evidence of Level 3 Safeguarding Children (Paediatric positions only)

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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
Manish Prasad
Job title
Consultant Paediatric Neurologist
Email address
[email protected]
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