Senior Clinical Fellow in Medical Education and Research (Infection)
The closing date is 21 February 2026
Job summary
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 (alison.rodger@ucl.ac.uk) or Dr Indran Balakrishnan indran.balakrishnan@nhs.net
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/
Details
Date posted
27 January 2026
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Doctor - other
Salary
£65,048 a year per annum plus £2.162 London weight
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
391-RFL-7743409
Job locations
Royal Free Hospital
Pond Street
Hampstead
NW3 2QG
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Free Hospital
Pond Street
Hampstead
NW3 2QG
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