Paediatric Neuroinflammatory Clinical Fellow

Paediatric Neuroinflammatory Clinical Fellow

The closing date is 10 November 2025

This is an exciting opportunity for a trainee in paediatric or paediatric neurology (or a doctor hoping to specialise in neurology or an allied specialty) to gain specialist experience in the diagnosis and management of paediatric neuroinflammatory disorders.

The applicant will need GMC registration to apply.

The post normally runs for one year, though a longer period is negotiable. The applicant can be at any stage in their training; ST3+ training level would be desirable.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work in the paediatric neuroinflammatory service in Oxford and have opportunity to gain experience in diagnosis and management of multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, MOGAD and autoimmune encephalitis. The post holder will work within 2 nationally commissioned highly specialised services (Paediatric Multiple Sclerosis and NMO service). There are several educational opportunities within these specialist services including opportunities for national and international collaborative projects. The post is primarily aimed at individuals wishing to develop specialty skills in the diagnosis and management of children and young people with neuroinflammatory disorders. For those interested, there will be research projects for the individual to pursue.

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible, under consultant supervision, for inpatient and outpatient management of children and young people with neuroinflammatory disorders. This will include attending outpatient clinics, inpatient reviews, arranging admissions for investigations and disease-modifying treatments. The post holder will work closely with the neuroinflammatory specialist nurse and the administrator to complete monthly reporting and annual reporting. The post holder will, under consultant supervision, complete bluetaq forms and MDT discussion proformas.

The post holder will have opportunity to attend general neurology clinics and neurology multi-disciplinary team meetings.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Full GMC with licence to practice
• Evidence of interest in a Neurologically associated specialty Adult or Paediatric
• MRCP, MRCPCH or equivalent

Experience

• Ability to undertake direct original clinical research in the neurosciences
• General core medical or Paediatric training completed according to training requirements

Skills

• Leadership - ability to motivate and aid other members of the team
• Organisational skills
• Good personal/interpersonal skills
• Good spoken and written English
• Ability to take on responsibility and communicate within the team
• Basic computing skills
• Good writing and analytical skills
• Good general medical knowledge at level expected of core medical training according to training requirements
• Evidence of ability to write papers and present
• Knowledge of the organisation of the NHS

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.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust