# Clinical Fellow (ST4+) Neuromuscular - Neurology > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-fellow-st4-neuromuscular-neurology/82effcca-694d-4c34-996a-466e8bcc4a0b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-fellow-st4-neuromuscular-neurology/82effcca-694d-4c34-996a-466e8bcc4a0b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Great Ormond Street Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Neurology - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £46,675 - £57,397 pro rata, per annum - **Contract type:** 6 months (Fixed Term) - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week (40 basic hours plus additional ‘out of hours’ up to maximum 48 hours per week on average.) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-21T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-14T11:11:09.850Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Great_Ormond_Street_Hospital_Children_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Neurology/Neurology-v8138293 - **Employer website:** https://www.gosh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Type of contract: Fixed Term – 6 months Hours per week: 40 basic hours plus additional ‘out of hours’ up to maximum 48 hours per week on average. Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic Clinical Fellow to join its specialist Neuromuscular Paediatric Neurology service. This mainly outpatient-based post offers hands-on experience in complex neuromuscular care, including day case activity for SMA gene therapy and other disease-modifying treatments. You will work within a supportive paediatric neurology team, contributing to multidisciplinary care, treatment pathways, audit, research, protocol development and the neurology/neurosurgery on-call rota. We are looking for a motivated clinician with strong communication skills, sound judgement and a commitment to high-quality, family-centred care. ### Main duties of the job This is an exciting 6-month fellowship for a post-MRCPCH paediatric neurology trainee wishing to develop specialist expertise in paediatric neuromuscular disorders at the Dubowitz Neuromuscular Centre, Great Ormond Street Hospital. The post offers broad experience in assessing, investigating and managing children with suspected or confirmed neuromuscular conditions across outpatient, day case and inpatient settings. The successful candidate will support clinical care, diagnostic pathways, combined specialist clinics, teaching, audit and research. They will clerk and review patients, complete investigations, support the neuromuscular SPR, liaise with specialist teams and receive supervised training in muscle biopsy, muscle MRI meeting coordination and disease-modifying treatments for spinal muscular atrophy. The Dubowitz Neuromuscular Centre, established in 1975, provides a comprehensive specialist service for children with neuromuscular disorders. It includes the National Commissioning Group service for congenital muscular dystrophies and congenital myopathies, alongside clinical, research, clinical research facility and muscle pathology teams. The service provides assessment, diagnostic investigation and management, including inpatient and outpatient care, day case activity and consults to other GOSH teams. Multidisciplinary working is central, with links to physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, dietetics, specialist nursing, laboratory and clinical teams. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachments. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Skills/Abilities **Essential** - Legible and correctly completed application form - Safe and appropriate management of the acutely ill child - Good Communication skills with colleagues and patients - Ability to work as part of a team ### Experience/Knowledge **Essential** - 18 months post (or pre and post) registration experience in paediatrics. - 6 months medical acute paediatrics with on-call at SHO level or above - 2 years Paediatric Neurology Post (SpR/NM research) - Experience of teaching and presenting - Appropriate defined level of clinical knowledge - Knowledge of evidence based practice **Desirable** - Level 3 neonatal unit post (SHO or above) - Community paediatric post (SHO or CMO) - Experience in related specialites - Clinical Experience in related paediatric specialities - Research or publications - Ability to use sources of reference information (libraries, journals, databases) ### GOSH Culture and Values **Essential** - GOSH Culture and Values ### Academic/Professional qualification/Training **Essential** - Primary medical qualification - MBBS or equivalent - MRCP, MRCPCH or equivalent - Full GMC registration with Licence to Practice or IELTS Certificate with an overall score of 7.5 or Occupational English Test (medicine version) with a minimum score of ‘B’ in each domain **Desirable** - Higher degree – MSc, MPhil related discipline - PALS or APLS ## Documents - [terms and conditions (pdf, 528.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10540641) - [staff benefits leaflet (pdf, 108.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2815) - [diversity and inclusion (pdf, 166.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2485) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 544.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10540640) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references.