Clinical Fellow in Clinical Virology (ST3+)

North Thames Genomics Laboratory Hub; London; On-site; GBP 62,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Clinical Fellow in Clinical Virology at a leading NHS trust in London. This 12-month fixed-term post offers a chance to gain experience in advanced diagnostics and clinical liaison within a dynamic team. Ideal for those pursuing specialty training in Infection or senior virologists seeking further expertise. The role includes participation in ward rounds and multidisciplinary meetings, and the successful candidate will be involved in implementing cutting-edge diagnostic tools.

Qualifications

• Must hold full registration with GMC at time of intended start date.
• Experience of laboratory work relevant to medical virology.
• Previous experience in clinical microbiology/virology.

Responsibilities

• Participate in clinical liaison, laboratory, and infection control.
• Attend weekly viral hepatitis clinic.
• Work alongside consultants to implement mNGS as a diagnostic tool.

Skills

Communication

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

MRCP or equivalent

Diploma in Medical Microbiology

MSc in Microbiology

FRCPath Part 1 and/or Part 2

Tools

Metagenomic sequencing

Job description

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Fellow in Clinical Virology (ST3+)

The closing date is 28 May 2025

An opportunity has arisen for a 12-month) fixed term post in Clinical Virology at UCLH.

The post will involve working at Senior Clinical Fellow (ST3+) level within the Department of Clinical Virology under the supervision of Virology consultants. The Clinical Virology department provides a liaison to the diagnostic virology laboratory, while providing clinical teams in the various hospitals that make up UCLH NHS Foundation Trust with clinical advice. The department works with the teams in Infection Prevention and Control as well as microbiology and Infectious Diseases to provide a comprehensive Infection Service.

This post would be ideal for someone who is looking to gain further experience in Clinical Virology with a view to pursuing specialty training in Infection or for a senior virologist looking for further experience in advanced diagnostics.

Main duties of the job

The clinical fellow will undertake the role of the virology 'specialty registrar' and will participate in the work of the department in clinical liaison, laboratory and infection control, under supervision of the consultants. This includes authorization (sign-out) of laboratory reports, dealing with telephone enquiries from clinicians and participating in ward rounds and multidisciplinary team meetings. There is a weekly viral hepatitis clinic that they would attend.

Specifically, this post has been created so that the clinical fellow can They will work alongside the microbiology/virology consultants and laboratory staff to implement and monitor the introduction of mNGS as a diagnostic tool in clinical practice. Evaluation of the service after its implementation will be required with the post holder acting as a key point of contact for this.

They will liaise closely with clinical colleagues concerning the diagnosis and management of patients, and prevention of infections.

Where appropriate, experience in all sections of the virology laboratory will be provided.

Additionally, the successful candidate will be on the on-call microbiology specialty registrar Rota. Specialist registrars who have completed the induction period join in the clinical advice on-call rota on Monday to Friday for Microbiology (including Virology) and on Saturday/Sunday for microbiology alone. As appropriate there is a consultant Microbiologist and Virologist second on-call.

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:o University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)o National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgeryo Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitalso University College Hospital Grafton Way Buildingo Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicineo University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centreo The Hospital for Tropical Diseaseso University College Hospital at Westmoreland StreetWe 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.We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

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

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.

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Person Specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification Must hold full registration with and hold a current licence to practise, from the GMC at time of intended start date.
• Be eligible to work in the UK.
• Additional related qualifications, e.g. MRCP or equivalent, Diploma in Medical Microbiology, MSc in Microbiology, FRCPath Part 1 and/or Part 2

Experience

• Be able to provide complete details of their employment history
• Have evidence that their career progression is consistent with their personal circumstances.
• Have evidence that their present level of achievement and performance is commensurate with the totality of their period of training
• Not have previously relinquished or been released / removed from a medical virology/microbiology training programme, except under exceptional circumstances.
• Not previously resigned, been removed from, or relinquished a post or programme with resultant failure to gain the award of a FACD5.2, except under extraordinary circumstances and on the production of evidence of satisfactory outcome from appropriate remediation
• Previous experience of working within or observing a department of clinical microbiology/virology
• Experience of laboratory work (including research) relevant to medical virology
• Experience of infection liaison to haematology or oncology services
• Prior experience of metagenomic sequencing

Communication

• Demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication, and capacity to adapt language to the situation, as appropriate. Able to build rapport, listen, persuade & negotiate.

Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by

• Being familiar with, and adhering to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control.
• Completing all required training and education (both via e-learning and face to face) on infection prevention and control.
• Including infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development and included in your annual appraisal
• Taking personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care associated infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently

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

£61,825 a yearPer Annum Inclusive of London weighting