Job summary
CLINICAL FELLOW IN NEUROLOGY (MS & MND)
Fixed Term: 12 months
Applications are welcomed for this Trust grade post. This post is suitable for post MRCP doctors with experience in neurology and specifically in managing patients with MS & MND. There is also a significant research component to the job so previous research experience and experience in clinical trials work is essential.
Main duties of the job
SENIOR CLINICAL FELLOW IN NEUROLOGY (MS & MND)
Fixed Term: 12 months
Applications are welcomed for this Trust grade post. This post is suitable for post MRCP doctors with experience in neurology and specifically in managing patients with MS & MND. There is also a significant research component to the job so previous research experience and experience in clinical trials work is essential.
The successful candidate will be expected to carry out the duties of the post which include the full range of clinical duties within the MS service and providing clinical research and clinical trials support to our portfolio of MND research studies.
Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest and busiest teaching hospitals in London, with a well-established national and international reputation for clinical excellence, innovation and achievement. The post is based at the Denmark Hill site.
We have a strong ethos of excellence in continuing education and training and will support ongoing professional development of the successful applicant.
For further information please contact:
Dr Eli Silber eli.silber@nhs.net
About us
King's College Hospital is one of the largest and busiest in London, with a well-established national and international reputation for clinical excellence, innovation and achievement. The main sites are at Denmark Hill and in Orpington - the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) and Orpington Hospital. We are now located on multiple sites serving the economically diverse boroughs of Southwark, Lambeth and Bromley and Bexley. As a major employer with over 10,500 staff we play an important part in helping reduce local, social and health inequalities. The Trust provides a broad range of secondary services, including specialist emergency medicine (e.g. trauma, cardiac and stroke). We work in close collaboration with other health providers in South East London, including CCGs to ensure the sustainability and excellence of services across the area. In recent years, there has been substantial investment in both the facilities and resources of the hospital, which has transformed the quality of care that it now delivers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post is part of the Multiple Sclerosis team based at Kings College Hospital which provides inpatient and outpatient care to patients with MS across a clinical network covering SE London and Kent, and the Motor Neuron Disease Care and Research Centre, which provides clinical care and clinical trials to patients with MND across a national clinical studies network, centred primarily around SE London and Kent.
The post holder will work with the MS Consultants (Dr Eli Silber, Dr Peter Brex, Dr Victoria Williams), the MS neurology SpR , the MS nursing team (led by Gosia Kuran), MS pharmacist, MS service co-ordinator (Miranda Keates) and admin support, and with the MND Clinical Trials Team (Consultants: Prof Ammar Al-Chalabi, Prof Chris Shaw, Dr Jemeen Sreedharan and Dr Cathy Ellis; Research Nurse Ms Theresa Chiwera, and Clinical trials admin team led by Ms Mahrufa Choudhury).
The role is to provide medical support for the MS infusion service, manage a cohort of outpatients in the MS clinics (with the support of the MS Consultants) and contribute to our multi-disciplinary clinics; and to provide clinical research and clinical trials support to our portfolio of MND research studies.
The post-holder will be expected to be involved in MND and MS research / clinical trials and in particular review MS patients who are in the Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplants (AHSCT) programme, working jointly with haematology. We would also like them to be involved in teaching.
There is no on-call commitment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post is part of the Multiple Sclerosis team based at Kings College Hospital which provides inpatient and outpatient care to patients with MS across a clinical network covering SE London and Kent, and the Motor Neuron Disease Care and Research Centre, which provides clinical care and clinical trials to patients with MND across a national clinical studies network, centred primarily around SE London and Kent.
The post holder will work with the MS Consultants (Dr Eli Silber, Dr Peter Brex, Dr Victoria Williams), the MS neurology SpR , the MS nursing team (led by Gosia Kuran), MS pharmacist, MS service co-ordinator (Miranda Keates) and admin support, and with the MND Clinical Trials Team (Consultants: Prof Ammar Al-Chalabi, Prof Chris Shaw, Dr Jemeen Sreedharan and Dr Cathy Ellis; Research Nurse Ms Theresa Chiwera, and Clinical trials admin team led by Ms Mahrufa Choudhury).
The role is to provide medical support for the MS infusion service, manage a cohort of outpatients in the MS clinics (with the support of the MS Consultants) and contribute to our multi-disciplinary clinics; and to provide clinical research and clinical trials support to our portfolio of MND research studies.
The post-holder will be expected to be involved in MND and MS research / clinical trials and in particular review MS patients who are in the Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplants (AHSCT) programme, working jointly with haematology. We would also like them to be involved in teaching.
There is no on-call commitment.
Person Specification
GMC
Essential
Experience
Essential
Person Specification
GMC
Essential
Experience
Essential
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
