Senior Clinical Fellow in Medical Education and Research (Infection)

NHS; Hampstead; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare organization in the UK seeks a Senior Clinical Fellow in Medical Education and Research, focusing on infectious diseases. The successful candidate will coordinate teaching programs and engage in clinical trials, gaining funding for a Post Graduate Certificate in Medical Education. This full-time role is based in Hampstead and offers a salary of £65,048 plus London weighting. Previous experience in clinical education and excellent communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience of teaching at undergraduate or postgraduate levels.
• Experience in small-scale research projects and clinical trials.
• Strong foundation in medical education and infectious diseases.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and provide clinical undergraduate teaching in infection.
• Participate in recruitment and monitoring activities in clinical trials.
• Attend weekly infectious diseases ward rounds and provide patient care.

Skills

Computer literacy including Microsoft Office applications

Excellent communication skills/verbal and written English

Ability to work independently

Ability to work effectively within a team environment

Education

GMC full registration

Completed IMT/CMT

Current Specialist trainee in an infection specialty

Postgraduate certificate in medical education/Teaching qualification

Good clinical practise certificate

Job description

Senior Clinical Fellow in Medical Education and Research (Infection)

This exciting, innovative, and successful post has been established to develop the career of a clinician who has completed internal medicine/core medical training with an interest in medical education and clinical research within infectious diseases, microbiology, and virology.

Working closely with clinical teams, the post holder's main duty is to coordinate, participate, and further develop the established UCL Medical School (UCLMS) undergraduate clinical teaching programme in the Department for Infection within the divisions of Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, and Virology (50% time). The post holder will be supported to study for a Post Graduate Certificate in Medical Education and given funding to partially support to do this. The post holder will also be expected to obtain Good Clinical Practice certificate and to recruit and consent patients to ongoing clinical trials within the department under consultant supervision. The successful applicant will be expected to participate in the registrar on call rota within infectious diseases and microbiology. The post is based at the Royal Free, Hampstead, London, is full time, and is available for 12 months from 1st August 2026.

Further information regarding this post may be obtained from Professor Alison Rodger, Professor of Infectious Diseases ([e-mail]) or Dr Indran Balakrishnan [e-mail]

Main duties of the job

The post holder will become an integral part of the microbiology and infectiousdiseases teams with the primary aim of coordinating and providing clinicalundergraduate teaching and to also participate in recruitment and monitoringactivities in clinical trials and other research activities in the department.? Attendance at the weekly Infectious Diseases ward round and/or thrice weeklymicrobiology clinical meetings will allow exposure to a wide range of infectionrelated cases for undergraduate clinical teaching and inclusion in the infectionteaching portfolio (see research and development).? The post holder will participate in the chronic infection clinic (a weekly clinicinvolving patients with chronic infections such as osteomyelitis, intra-abdominalsepsis, endocarditis, graft infections, and diabetic foot infections) and theoutpatient antibiotic therapy virtual ward round.? Depending on the level of clinical experience, there will be the opportunity toparticipate in the registrar on call rota for infectious diseases and microbiology.? An indepth induction programme in microbiology will be available for those whohave had limited exposure to microbiology in their previous training.

About us

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across four main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person Specification

Royal Free World Class Values

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & professional Qualification

• GMC full registration
• Completed IMT/CMT
• Experience at IMT/CMT level of clinical infectious diseases and unselected acute take
• Current Specialist trainee in an infection specialty
• Postgraduate certificate in medical education/Teaching qualification
• Good clinical practise certificate

Experience

• Experience of teaching at undergraduate or postgraduate levels
• Experience of small scale research projects
• Experience in clinical trials
• Experience in medical education

Skills

• Computer literacy including Microsoft Office applications
• Ability to work independently
• Excellent communication skills/verbal and written English

Personal Qualities & attributes

• Ability to work effectively within a team environment

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.

£65,048 a yearper annum plus £2.162 London weight