Clinical Fellow - Complex Epilepsy in Neurosurgery

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Clinical Fellow - Complex Epilepsy in Neurosurgery

The closing date is 21 September 2025

We are proud to offer the opportunity to work as part of the team at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery which is part of University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. As part of UCL Partners, we form the largest Academic Health Science Centre in Europe.

This post offers a unique training opportunity. It is suitable for a post-CCT Neurosurgery trainee, who wishes to pursue a focused one-year training in complex epilepsy, allowing her/him to pursue a career in neurosurgery with a special interest in complex epilepsy. The post is a full time appointment.

The fellowship is expected to be for 12 months duration; there may be an option for prolonging this for up to a second year.

Please note this post will start in August 2026

Main duties of the job

The post holder would also be expected to participate in the epilepsy and neurosurgery clinics with responsibility of seeing new and follow up patients in association with and being supervised by one of the epilepsy Consultants. The post holder is integrally involved in the Multidisciplinary team/ pre-surgical meetings, and is expected to present patients during the meeting, gaining experience in pre-surgical evaluation.

We would welcome applications from any candidate whose career progression would be helped by a longer period of Complex Epilepsy experience at registrar level and by candidates with previous neurolosurgery registrar level experience.

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.

Job responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application

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Person Specification Qualifications / Certification

• Registered Medical Practitioner
• Completed general medical training
• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practise
• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• MRCS(UK) full diploma or equivalent at time of appointment
• FRCS (SN) or equivalent

Experience

• Evidence of experience in General Neurosurgery (at least 6 years at registrar/resident level)
• Evidence of some competences in the specialty as defined by the relevant curricula
• Awareness of the basics of managing neurosurgical pathways
• Evidence of skills in the management of acute medical emergencies (e.g. ALERT, IMPACT certification)
• Able to demonstrate proficiency in a range of medical procedures as an indication of manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination
• Evidence of competence in management of medical emergencies and in-patients through continuous work-based assessments, portfolio evidence, including logbook documentation if applicable
• Demonstrate current ALS certification or equivalent

Academic Skills

• Demonstrates understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues, understanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management, evidence-based practice, patient safety and clinical quality improvement initiatives and also knowledge of evidence-informed practice
• Evidence of relevant academic & research achievements and involvement in a formal research project and publications
• Evidence of involvement in an audit project, a quality improvement project, formal research project or other activity
• Evidence of a portfolio of audit projects including where the audit loop has been closed and there is evidence of learning of the principles of change management
• Demonstrates an understanding of clinical governance
• Evidence of exceptional achievement in medicine
• Evidence of participation in a teaching course
• Excellent communication skills/verbal and written
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability and commitment to teach in a clinical and non-clinical setting
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload, to delegate responsibility as appropriate and to supervise junior staff
• Committed to research and a commitment to quality in the research process
• Evidence of involvement in management commensurate with experience
• Ability to provide clinical supervision
• Ability to administer a teaching programme
• Excellent presentation and teaching skills
• Understanding of research methodology

Knowledge

• Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team working and leadership supported by multi-source feedback or other workplace-based assessments
• Evidence of effective leadership in and outside medicine
• Capacity to monitor developing situations and anticipate issues
• Knowledge of the Clinical Governance framework of the NHS (including Research governance) and understanding of current changes in the organisation and management structures of the NHS. Ability to act within these parameters

General

• Resourceful and able to act on own initiative
• A very high level of consideration and care for patients and research subjects
• High ethical and professional standards in research, education and clinical practice

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.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, UCLH

£73,992 a yearper annum plus London Weighting

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

309-UCLH-6794

Job locations

The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, UCLH