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An opportunity has arisen for a 12-month) fixed term post in Clinical Virology at UCLH.
The post will involve working at Senior Clinical Fellow (ST3+) level within the Department of Clinical Virology under the supervision of Virology consultants. The Clinical Virology department provides a liaison to the diagnostic virology laboratory, while providing clinical teams in the various hospitals that make up UCLH NHS Foundation Trust with clinical advice. The department works with the teams in Infection Prevention and Control as well as microbiology and Infectious Diseases to provide a comprehensive Infection Service.
This post would be ideal for someone who is looking to gain further experience in Clinical Virology with a view to pursuing specialty training in Infection or for a senior virologist looking for further experience in advanced diagnostics.
Main duties of the job
The clinical fellow will undertake the role of the virology ‘specialty registrar’ and will participate in the work of the department in clinical liaison, laboratory and infection control, under supervision of the consultants. This includes authorization (sign-out) of laboratory reports, dealing with telephone enquiries from clinicians and participating in ward rounds and multidisciplinary team meetings. There is a weekly viral hepatitis clinic that they would attend.
Specifically, this post has been created so that the clinical fellow can work alongside the virology/microbiology consultants and laboratory staff to monitor the introduction of mNGS as a diagnostic tool in clinical practice. Evaluation of the service after its implementation will be required with the post holder acting as a key point of contact for this. They will liaise closely with clinical colleagues concerning the diagnosis and management of patients, and prevention of infections.
Where appropriate, experience in all sections of the virology laboratory will be provided.
Additionally, the successful candidate will be on the on-call microbiology specialty registrar Rota. Specialist registrars who have completed the induction period join in the clinical advice on-call rota on Monday to Friday for Microbiology (including Virology) and on Saturday/Sunday for microbiology alone. As appropriate there is a consultant Microbiologist and consultant Virologist second on call.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Clinical Virology is within the Infection Division is one of six Divisions within the Medicine Board. The Infection Division comprises the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, infectious diseases inpatient and outpatient activity including the OPAT clinic, Clinical Microbiology, Clinical Virology, Parasitology, the Department of Infection Prevention & Control, the Find & Treat service and NathNac. The Division works closely with the Pathology Division.
Within the Divisions of Infection and Pathology each discipline has a Clinical Lead. Clinical Leads provides professional leadership and are responsible for the service co-ordination and delivery of the clinical services across the trust. They are appointed by the Divisional Clinical Director of Pathology and the Medical Director of the Medicine Board and are accountable to the Divisional Clinical Director for professional issues, and the Divisional Manager for managerial issues.
The post holder will collaborate with clinical teams, other fellows, nurses, other clinical staff and laboratory biomedical scientists.
Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.
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Person specification
Values
Essential
- Demonstrate ability to meet Trust Values of safety, kindness, teamwork and improving
Experience
Essential
- Be able to provide complete details of their employment history
- Have evidence that their career progression is consistent with their personal circumstances.
- Have evidence that their present level of achievement and performance is commensurate with the totality of their period of training
- Not have previously relinquished or been released / removed from a medical virology/microbiology training programme, except under exceptional circumstances.
- Not previously resigned, been removed from, or relinquished a post or programme with resultant failure to gain the award of a FACD5.2, except under extraordinary circumstances and on the production of evidence of satisfactory outcome from appropriate remediation
- Previous experience of working within or observing a department of clinical microbiology/virology
Desirable
- Experience of laboratory work (including research) relevant to medical virology
- Experience of infection liaison to haematology or oncology services
- Prior experience of metagenomic sequencing
Communication
Essential
- Demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication, and capacity to adapt language to the situation, as appropriate. Able to build rapport, listen, persuade & negotiate.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Capacity to take in others’ perspectives and treat others with understanding; sees patients as people. Demonstrates respect for all.
Desirable
- Demonstrates relevant information technology skills, e.g. electronic patient records, laboratory information management systems
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practise at the time of intended start date.
Desirable
- Additional related qualifications, e.g. MRCP or equivalent, Diploma in Medical Microbiology, MSc in Microbiology, FRCPath Part 1 and/or Part 2
Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion
Essential
- Demonstratable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and/or Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties
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This advert is for Clinical Fellow in Clinical Virology (ST3+) with University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Infectious Diseases role. The advertised salary is £67,325 Per Annum Inclusive of London weighting. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (Standard Trust Doctor rotation). The application deadline is 01 Jul 2026.
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