# Clinical Fellow in Clinical Infection > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-fellow-in-clinical-infection/1461a5ad-c9ae-42ad-9fbb-ea869065adea - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-fellow-in-clinical-infection/1461a5ad-c9ae-42ad-9fbb-ea869065adea.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Infectious Diseases - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £52,656 - £65,048 pro rata - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 6 months (06 months) - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-25T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-10T11:52:15.122Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Tooting/St_Georges_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Clinical_Infectious_Disease/Clinical_Infectious_Disease-v8027570 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8027570?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Clinical Fellow (ST3 equivalent- essential criteria MRCP and NHS experience) working within the Infection care group across infectious diseases and medical microbiology roles. This role may encompass ward Infectious Disease cover, Infectious Disease and HIV clinics, Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Service (OPAT), Laboratory results authorisation and interpretation, telephone and bedside consults, Infection Control, Bacteraemia and chronic infection service, Virology, and ITU liaison. The postholder will participate in the on-call service for Infection once an appropriate level of training has been achieved. Consultant advice is available always during such service. The current rota is 1:12 non-resident on-call with weekends 1:6. Please Read Job Description for Full Duties and Responsibilities ### Main duties of the job Clinical management:  This role may be in Medical Microbiology or Infectious Diseases (ID). Within Microbiology the role involves :(1) Result authorisation and telephone advice to doctors and other health professionals in the hospital and community; (2) Blood culture service and infection consults; (3) intensive care unit liaison; (4) hospital infection control; (5) antibiotic stewardship; (5) Virology; (6) OPAT and management of chronic infections. Within ID the role involves: To appropriately assess, investigate and manage acutely ill patients presenting to St George’s Hospital with community-acquired and imported infection, tuberculosis and HIV and associated opportunistic infections. Participation in a general ID outpatient clinic may be done in rotation with SHOs. The infection department has also played a major part in our hospitals Covid-19 response and you may be rotated to Covid-19 wards. Teaching: Bedside teaching of medical students in rotation with clinical team Training: Attendance at weekly clinical and MDT meetings and journal club Bench training in Medical Microbiology and weekly ST teaching in Infection Audit/ research: As this is a fixed term appointment, participation in audit is voluntary but not mandatory Please Read Job Description for Full Duties and Responsibilities ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities This job description is not an exhaustive document but is a reflection of the current position. Details and emphasis may change in line with service needs after consultation with the postholder. Please Read Job Description for Full Duties and Responsibilities ## Job Details Clinical Fellow (ST3 equivalent- essential criteria MRCP and NHS experience) working within the Infection care group across infectious diseases and medical microbiology roles. This role may encompass ward Infectious Disease cover, Infectious Disease and HIV clinics, Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Service (OPAT), Laboratory results authorisation and interpretation, telephone and bedside consults, Infection Control, Bacteraemia and chronic infection service, Virology, and ITU liaison. The postholder will participate in the on-call service for Infection once an appropriate level of training has been achieved. Consultant advice is available always during such service. The current rota is 1:12 non-resident on-call with weekends 1:6. Please Read Job Description for Full Duties and Responsibilities ## Job Description Clinical management: This role may be in Medical Microbiology or Infectious Diseases (ID). Within Microbiology the role involves :(1) Result authorisation and telephone advice to doctors and other health professionals in the hospital and community; (2) Blood culture service and infection consults; (3) intensive care unit liaison; (4) hospital infection control; (5) antibiotic stewardship; (5) Virology; (6) OPAT and management of chronic infections. Within ID the role involves: To appropriately assess, investigate and manage acutely ill patients presenting to St George’s Hospital with community-acquired and imported infection, tuberculosis and HIV and associated opportunistic infections. Participation in a general ID outpatient clinic may be done in rotation with SHOs. The infection department has also played a major part in our hospitals Covid-19 response and you may be rotated to Covid-19 wards. Teaching: Bedside teaching of medical students in rotation with clinical team Training: Attendance at weekly clinical and MDT meetings and journal club Bench training in Medical Microbiology and weekly ST teaching in Infection Audit/ research: As this is a fixed term appointment, participation in audit is voluntary but not mandatory Please Read Job Description for Full Duties and Responsibilities ## Responsibilities This job description is not an exhaustive document but is a reflection of the current position. Details and emphasis may change in line with service needs after consultation with the postholder. Please Read Job Description for Full Duties and Responsibilities ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Experience of clinical teaching - Evidence of participation in research and audit - Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English - Good communication, teamwork and organisational/ time management skills; demonstrates probity **Desirable** - 1-2 publications in peerreviewed journals - Evidence of effective leadership in and outside medicine ### Skills **Essential** - Competence at coreCompetence at core training completion level in the management of medical emergencies, in-patients and outpatients - Competent at performance of lumbar punctures **Desirable** - Evidence of skills in the management of acute medical emergencies (e.g. ALERT, IMPACT certification) - Evidence of ST3 level procedural skills relevant to medical patients (clinical independence in central venous cannulation, chest drain insertion, joint aspiration, DC cardioversion, abdominal paracentesis) ### Knowledge **Essential** - Demonstrates awareness of the basics of managing patients with infection, including awareness of relevant medical microbiology and virology laboratory techniques ### Experience **Essential** - Evidence of experience in a range of acute medical specialties, with experience of managing patients on unselected medical take during core training or equivalent - Able to work without direct supervision where appropriate - Able to prioritise clinical need - Able to maximise safety and minimise risk - Previous NHS employment at IMT2 level. **Desirable** - Experience at CT/ST 1/2 level of managing patients with infectious disease including imported/ tropical infections ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - MBBS or equivalent medical qualification; - CT/ST 1&2 competences; - MRCP(UK) Part 1 or equivalent by time of application - Full MRCP(UK) diploma or equivalent by time of post offer. - Full GMC registration - Evidence of achievement of foundation and core medical competencies from a UKFPO-affiliated foundation programme or equivalent in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice - Advanced Life Support Certificate from the Resuscitation Council UK or equivalent **Desirable** - Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Health - Intercalated BSc or equivalent ## Documents - [onboarding roadmap (pdf, 87.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3007) - [clinical fellow post (pdf, 312.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10314681) - [swl ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3045) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.