Clinical Fellow in McArdle Disease and Related Disorders

Job summary

We are pleased to invite applicants for this rare opportunity to apply for a clinical research fellow post in the National 'Highly Specialized Service for McArdle disease and Related Disorders'.

The service looks after patients from around the UK who present with exercise intolerance and or acute rhabdomyolysis related to exercise, it is the only service of its kind in the UK and looks after a large cohort of patients with rare inherited metabolic disorders of muscle.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will join a highly specialized multi-disciplinary team including: consultant in neuromuscular disease, clinical nurse specialist, physiotherapist, dietitian, clinical psychologist and sports and exercise physiologist. Patients are assessed with functional exercise tests including: forearm exercise test, cycle ergometry and 12 minute walk test to assess performance and full training in these techniques will be given. Patient care includes exercise advice and management.

The successful candidate will be expected to undertake a clinical research project. The service is conducting a prospective natural history audit of patients with rare muscle glycogen storage disorders, searching for new genetic causes of acute rhabdomyolysis using NGS panels, whole exome and genome sequencing and muscle MRI.

About us

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.