Senior Fellowship in Epilepsy and Adult Inherited Metabolic Diseases

Job summary

This is a one year senior fellowship in Adult Epilepsy and Adult Metabolic Diseases between King's College Hospital Foundation Trust and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. It is intended for a neurology trainee towards the end of or on completion of his/her specialty training. The contract will be held at KCH.

Main duties of the job

The fellow will gain expertise in:

• All aspects of the investigation, diagnosis and acute and chronic medical management of patients with epilepsy (both inpatient and outpatient). This will include experience across the range of epilepsy-related work in our quaternary referral centre; from first presentation, through outpatient management of the full spectrum of patients with epilepsy as well as the role of and/or work up for less frequent interventions (e.g. 'bluteq' prescribing for restricted medications, epilepsy surgery, vagal nerve stimulation, ketogenic diet). The fellow will be expected to gain expertise in the interpretation and use of electroencephalography in epilepsy

• Adult metabolic disorders and their management with a focus on neurological presentations, including urgent neurological presentations such as metabolic encephalopathy.

The fellow will be based in the neuroscience unit at KCH and the metabolic service at GSTT. The fellow will work in a broad range of environments (outpatients, neurophysiology, subspecialty and inpatient input, multidisciplinary metabolic and epilepsy meetings, medical and surgical)

The post, not only will provide excellent training for the appointed fellow, but also be of benefit to patients at King's and GSTT, and help with workforce planning.

About us

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reachis our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Employer details

Employer name

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Denmark Hill

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Denmark Hill

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS

Employer's website

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

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