Clinical Fellow in Neurology in Bristol

This post offers post-CCT training in Functional Neurological Disorders (FND) for neurologists and psychiatrists, providing specialist experience within a multidisciplinary team. The Clinical Fellow will develop expertise in FND assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning, while gaining exposure to related specialist clinics including movement disorders, epilepsy, sleep medicine, and cognitive disorders., Based At the Rosa Burden Centre, Southmead Hospital, you will work within a dynamic and forward-thinking environment that combines specialist outpatient care with a dedicated inpatient programme, offering the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on patients' lives while contributing to the continued development of a leading FND service.

• Able to assess, resuscitate and stabilise acutely sick patients.
• Good clinical judgement
• Understand Audit/governance processes
• Candidates should have completed Higher Professional Training or an equivalent, and be in possession of a CCT, or about to obtain a CCT, or be eligible for inclusion on the Specialist Register as a Specialist in neurology.
• Candidates should have appropriate experience in most aspects of neurology and be capable of delivering services appropriate to a large teaching hospital., Ability to organise and prioritise workload
• Good communication skills
• Honesty and reliability
• Ability to work effectively within an MDT environment
• Flexibility
• Critical approach to work
• Demonstrates initiative
• Ability to gain confidence of both staff and patients
• Willing to undertake additional clinical duties when necessary, including cover for colleagues on leave
• Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit. Must have undertaken and completed audit /quality improvement projects.
• Experience of conducting or supporting clinical research.
• Experience of undergraduate and post graduate teaching., Audit or QI experience in neuropsychiatry
• Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of Neuropsychiatry
• Teaching skills course/qualification
• Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills, Registered with GMC (UK)
• Registerable medical qualification
• MRCP
• Completed or near to completion of Neurology training (within 12 months of the expected date of CCT (or equivalent) on taking up the post).
• Wide experience in all aspects of neurology, Within six months of the expected date of CCT (or equivalent) on the day of interview
• Neuropsychiatry experience during neurology

  Join our exceptional Neurology Service at Southmead Hospital, where compassionate, patient-centred care is at the heart of everything we do. Our multidisciplinary team is supportive, innovative, and ambitious, united by a shared commitment to delivering excellence and improving patient outcomes across the full spectrum of neurological conditions.

Our vision for five years from now:

• Better outcomes for ourPatients
• More opportunities for our People
• Fairer more consistent care for ourPopulation
• Best Value for Public Purse
• Patients will wait less time to be diagnosed and treated, and they will have the same high-quality experience and outcomes, regardless of who they are or where they live.
• We will meet rising demand by maximising the use of our available resources.
• More care will be delivered nearer to patients, in their homes or the community.
• Digital technologies will have transformed the way we work and the way we deliver care.
• Our people will feel engaged, energised and empowered by their work.
• We will be known as a place where people enjoy working, training and building a career.
• Our volume of globally renowned research and innovation will have grown significantly.
• We will contribute to system financial balance

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our highly regarded Functional Neurological Disorders (FND) Service, which is nationally recognised for its innovative approach to care. The service provides specialist outpatient clinics receiving referrals from both local and national sources, a unique intensive 3-week inpatient programme for people living with FND, and a pioneering liaison service supporting patients within the Emergency Department as well as acute medical, surgical, obstetric, and gynaecological wards., Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston. With an annual turnover of 2.6 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom.