Clinical Research Fellow in Neurology
| Posting date: | 20 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £41,750.00 to £64,288.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £41750.00 - £64288.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 June 2025 |
| Location: | London, SW17 0QT |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9200-25-0625 |
Summary
The role will be split 50:50 between research and clinical duties. A detailed timetable will be agreed with the post holder. The Clinical Research Fellow will be supporting clinical research studies in motor neuron disease, neuromuscular diseases, epilepsy and dementia. They will be responsible for recruitment and maintaining governance of trials as well as helping set up new studies. To undertake appropriate clinical evaluation of the patients and other tasks for effective running of the research e.g., informed consent, administering rating scales, lumbar punctures To attend research meetings and seminars within the group and at scientific conferences To assist the Band 7 research nurse in governance and set up of clinical trials To undertake any necessary training and/or development To plan and contribute to the writing of future research proposals for funding and fellowship applications Attend relevant clinics e.g. MND, neuromuscular or dementia, for clinical and research development advances The Clinical Neurology role will depend on the rotation in the post. There will be opportunity for clinic-based work, acute stroke unit care as well as acute and regional neurology work through the 2 years. On call duties All registrars who are on the on call rota are resident on call. The main rota is a 1 in 18 shift system with 1 in 18 nights. Prospective cover applies within neurology and stroke medicine. Additional on call shifts may be available covering other registrars absence and extra shifts as needed in the evenings and weekends. Sometimes on-call rota slots are shared. The clinical duties are to: cover the neurology/stroke wards see neurology/stroke referrals, including thrombolysis/thrombectomy calls contribute to the neurology/stroke on-call rotas (see below) attend outpatient neurology/stroke clinics (see below) teach medical students and other staff on the unit. attend the weekly multidisciplinary meetings. contribute to departmental research/audit/governance projects Outpatient clinics Neurology and stroke outpatient clinics are held in the Atkinson Morley Wing OPD which has 12 examination rooms. Each registrar will have the opportunity to do clinics. There are specialised clinics in all neurological subspecialties. Registrars have the opportunity to observe and assist in these, as well as to observe the recording and interpretation of electroencephalography and other techniques of evoked potentials, including auditory, visual, somatosensory and brainstem.