Senior Clinical Fellow in Medical Education and Research (Infection)
| Posting date: | 23 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £65,048 per annum plus £2,162 London Weighting |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 March 2026 |
| Location: | Hampstead, NW3 2QG |
| Company: | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7825231/391-RFL-7743409-A |
Summary
A Vacancy at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
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
The post holder will become an integral part of the microbiology and infectious diseases teams with the primary aim of coordinating and providing clinical undergraduate teaching and to also participate in recruitment and monitoring activities in clinical trials and other research activities in the department.
Attendance at the weekly Infectious Diseases ward round and/or thrice weekly microbiology clinical meetings will allow exposure to a wide range of infection related cases for undergraduate clinical teaching and inclusion in the infection teaching portfolio (see research and development).
The post holder will participate in the chronic infection clinic (a weekly clinic involving patients with chronic infections such as osteomyelitis, intra-abdominal sepsis, endocarditis, graft infections, and diabetic foot infections) and the outpatient antibiotic therapy virtual ward round.
Depending on the level of clinical experience, there will be the opportunity to participate in the registrar on call rota for infectious diseases and microbiology.
An indepth induction programme in microbiology will be available for those who have had limited exposure to microbiology in their previous training.
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/
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
This advert closes on Monday 9 Mar 2026
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
The post holder will become an integral part of the microbiology and infectious diseases teams with the primary aim of coordinating and providing clinical undergraduate teaching and to also participate in recruitment and monitoring activities in clinical trials and other research activities in the department.
Attendance at the weekly Infectious Diseases ward round and/or thrice weekly microbiology clinical meetings will allow exposure to a wide range of infection related cases for undergraduate clinical teaching and inclusion in the infection teaching portfolio (see research and development).
The post holder will participate in the chronic infection clinic (a weekly clinic involving patients with chronic infections such as osteomyelitis, intra-abdominal sepsis, endocarditis, graft infections, and diabetic foot infections) and the outpatient antibiotic therapy virtual ward round.
Depending on the level of clinical experience, there will be the opportunity to participate in the registrar on call rota for infectious diseases and microbiology.
An indepth induction programme in microbiology will be available for those who have had limited exposure to microbiology in their previous training.
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/
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
This advert closes on Monday 9 Mar 2026