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Job overview

This post will span the clinical and research gamut of Movement Disorders to 
develop clinical, research and teaching skills for the successful applicant. The 
position will provide sub-specialist experience in Parkinson’s and Movement 
Disorders neurology to consultant level, in addition to movement disorders 
research, and delivery of clinical neurosciences undergraduate teaching. The 
post will support the medical and neurosurgical management of movement 
disorders at OUHFT under the supervision of Prof Michele Hu and Dr 
Nagaraja Sarangmat, with neurosciences undergraduate teaching supervised 
by Programme Director Prof Gabriele de Luca.

Main duties of the job

The Fellow will be expected to see new and follow-up patients at two OUHFT outpatient clinics per week at the Department of Neurology, John Radcliffe Hospital West Wing. One clinic will alternate between a weekly medical Parkinson’s disease clinic and a national atypical Parkinsonism clinic comprising MSA, PSP and CBS patients (supervisor Prof Michele Hu). The medical Parkinson’s clinic will also provide experience in Duodopa and Apomorphine therapies for complex Parkinson’s disease. The second clinic will comprise 2 DBS PD-Movement disorders clinics per month, 1 botulinum toxin clinic per month and 1 neurogenetics/ ataxia clinic per month to offer a broad range of experience. All clinics will be discussed in advance and agreed between the successful applicant and their supervisors, to best match their sub-specialist experience.

The Fellow will also be expected to work effectively with the PD Nurse Specialist Team (2 Community-based, 1 OUHFT trust-based) and provide advice on inpatient/outpatient management where appropriate. Attendance and presentation at a monthly Parkinson’s and atypical PD MDT, attended by Consultant Neurologists, Consultant Psychiatrists and Specialist Nurses is expected.

Working for our organisation

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more herewww.ouh.nhs.uk

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.