Senior Clinical Fellow in Microbiology

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; Hampstead; On-site; GBP 66,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS trust in the UK seeks a Senior Clinical Fellow / Registrar in Medical Microbiology for a fixed-term role. Responsibilities include offering clinical microbiology advice, participating in infection management, and providing support in multidisciplinary teams. Candidates are expected to have GMC registration and relevant qualifications. The position offers competitive annual compensation of £65,048 plus London weighting, with opportunities for teaching, audit, and research involvement.

Qualifications

• Evidence of experience managing patients on unselected medical take during core training.
• Experience at CT/ST level with infectious diseases management.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical microbiology advice to inpatient and outpatient teams.
• Interpret and authorize microbiological and molecular diagnostic results.
• Participate in antimicrobial stewardship activities.

Skills

Fluency in English

Computer Literacy

Ability to apply sound clinical judgment

Effective communication skills

Education

Current GMC registration

Full MRCP(UK)

Higher degrees (MSc, BSc, PhD, MD)

Job description

We are seeking to appoint one Senior Clinical Fellow / Registrar in Medical Microbiology to work primarily within the Medical Microbiology Service at the Royal Free Hospital. This is a fixed-term post for 6 months, with a planned start date of 4 March 2026.

The post sits within a large, integrated Department of Infection, delivering specialist services across Medical Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Virology, and HIV. The successful applicant will contribute predominantly to clinical microbiology services, including provision of senior microbiology advice, laboratory liaison, antimicrobial stewardship, and infection management across the Trust.

In addition to core microbiology duties, the post holder will provide cross‑cover support to Infectious Diseases and Virology, including participation in inpatient ward work and multidisciplinary infection services. The role offers exposure to complex and specialist infection services, including tuberculosis, chronic infection management, and the jointly delivered Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) service.

The post participates in a combined infection on‑call rota and provides strong opportunities for teaching, audit, quality improvement, and research, including involvement in the UCL Medical School undergraduate teaching programme. The role is well suited to doctors pursuing further training or senior clinical experience in Medical Microbiology within a tertiary NHS teaching hospital.

Main duties of the job

Provision of daily clinical microbiology advice to inpatient and outpatient teams

• Interpretation and authorisation of microbiological and molecular diagnostic results
• Close liaison with diagnostic laboratories and clinical teams
• Active participation in antimicrobial stewardship activities
• Contribution to infection management for complex and high‑risk patients, including those who are immunocompromised

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 1.6 million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17 million 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/

Royal Free World Class Values

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & professional Qualification

• Current GMC registration
• Full MRCP(UK)
• Higher degrees including MSc, BSc, PhD or MD

Experience

• Evidence of experience in a range of acute medical specialties, with experience of managing patients on unselected medical take, during core training or equivalent
• Experience at CT/ST level of managing patients with a range of infectious diseases

Academic Skills

• Fluency in English
• Computer Literacy
• Involvement in teaching students, postgraduates and other professionals
• Understanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management, evidence‑based practice, patient safety, and clinical quality improvement initiatives
• Understanding of research methodology
• Relevant academic and research achievements, and involvement in a formal research project

Clinical Skills

• Competence at core‑completion level in the management of medical emergencies, in‑patients and outpatients
• Appropriate knowledge base, and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
• Proficiency in a range of medical procedures (as defined by the core curriculum)
• Able to work without direct supervision where appropriate and to prioritise clinical need
• Able to maximise safety and minimise risk and an understanding of clinical governance
• Current ALS certification or equivalent
• Skills in the management of acute medical emergencies (e.g. ALERT, IMPACT certification)

Personal Qualities & attributes

• Enthusiastic and self‑motivated
• Able to work both independently and as part of a team
• Resourceful and imaginative

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 year per annum plus London weighting (pro rata)