This post is designed as a 1-year research fellowship for Neurosurgical trainees who are at the beginning of their training or have just completed their foundation training and who wish to develop their research skills and gain experience in movement disorders/functional neurosurgery in a major centre of excellence. The post is an ideal opportunity for a trainee to gain experience in functional neurosurgery and movement disorders research and to work towards a PhD.
- Review of patients undergoing the Functional Neurosurgical pathway as part of multidisciplinary clinics and weekly MDT meetings.
- Attend movement disorder outpatient clinics (minimum 2 per week), and also joint clinics with neurosurgeons and neurologists.
- Carrying out Levodopa Challenges as part of the patient’s pathway.
- Post-operative care of patients (programming and screening) with a special focus on advanced programming technologies.
- Collecting clinical audit data on patients with movement disorders implanted with DBS.
- The appointee will dedicate time on a weekly basis towards research with a special focus on advanced programming technologies.
- We expect the appointee to publish at least two papers within the year in peer-reviewed journals and present at National and/or International conferences.
- Participate in Clinical Governance, Risk Management and Clinical Audits within the department.
- Take responsibility for the professional supervision and development of trainee/junior doctors within the department.
- Other duties as required, including cover for leave and sickness absence.
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.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Huw Thomas Job title: Functional Neurosurgery Research Fellow Email address:
[email protected]
