# Junior Clinical Fellow in Virology > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/junior-clinical-fellow-in-virology/7f8e5912-0857-4c56-adb0-9c7a2aa8cca2 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/junior-clinical-fellow-in-virology/7f8e5912-0857-4c56-adb0-9c7a2aa8cca2.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Infectious Diseases - **Grade:** Junior - **Salary:** £54,499 per annum plus London weighting - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed Term - August start) - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-08T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-24T10:52:13.591Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Virology/Virology-v8099464 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8099464?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The position of Junior Clinical Fellow in Virology is available in Virology at The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. This post will be based within the Virology Department at the Royal Free Hospital which is part of the Infection Service Line which includes Medical Virology, Medical Microbiology, HIV Medicine and Infectious Diseases. The Royal Free Virology clinical service provides expert clinical advice, guidance and training in all aspects of clinical virology including diagnostic stewardship, result interpretation, clinical management, antiviral drug use and infection prevention and control within the Trust, its satellite services and referring centres situated both in primary and secondary/tertiary care. The department has a particular interest and expertise in: - Opportunistic infections in the immunocompromised host (primary immunodeficiency, HIV infection and solid organ Transplant) - HIV infection - Viral hepatitis - Antenatal and paediatric infections - Blood-borne viruses in Haemodialysis - High-consequence infectious diseases ### Main duties of the job The appointee will be expected, under the supervision of appropriate senior members of staff, to become familiar with the organisation of the department, to learn first-hand the examination and investigation of specimens submitted to the laboratory, to interact closely with laboratory staff, to interpret the test results and to authorise final reports. He/she will liaise with the clinical staff about patients, attend ward rounds/specialist MDTs and visit wards to provide clinical consults. He/she will take active part in infection and outbreak control issues. Other duties and opportunities will depend on the interests and abilities of the individual. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Job Details The position of Junior Clinical Fellow in Virology is available in Virology at The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. This post will be based within the Virology Department at the Royal Free Hospital which is part of the Infection Service Line which includes Medical Virology, Medical Microbiology, HIV Medicine and Infectious Diseases. The Royal Free Virology clinical service provides expert clinical advice, guidance and training in all aspects of clinical virology including diagnostic stewardship, result interpretation, clinical management, antiviral drug use and infection prevention and control within the Trust, its satellite services and referring centres situated both in primary and secondary/tertiary care. The department has a particular interest and expertise in: Opportunistic infections in the immunocompromised host (primary immunodeficiency, HIV infection and solid organ Transplant) HIV infection Viral hepatitis Antenatal and paediatric infections Blood-borne viruses in Haemodialysis High-consequence infectious diseases ## Job Description The appointee will be expected, under the supervision of appropriate senior members of staff, to become familiar with the organisation of the department, to learn first-hand the examination and investigation of specimens submitted to the laboratory, to interact closely with laboratory staff, to interpret the test results and to authorise final reports. He/she will liaise with the clinical staff about patients, attend ward rounds/specialist MDTs and visit wards to provide clinical consults. He/she will take active part in infection and outbreak control issues. Other duties and opportunities will depend on the interests and abilities of the individual. ## Responsibilities Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Person Specification ### Others **Essential** - Experience in clinical audits **Desirable** - Experience in research - Experience in teaching ### Experience **Essential** - - Knowledge of the contemporary practice of medical virology - Knowledge of laboratory techniques used in microbiology and virology - - Experience in Virology or Microbiology or Infectious Diseases ### Skills and aptitudes **Essential** - Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills. - Ability to work as part of a team. - Commitment to achieve a high level of clinical expertise in Virology ### Royal Free World Class Values **Essential** - Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values ### Personal Qualities & attributes **Essential** - Commitment to continuous professional development ### Education & professional Qualifications **Essential** - MBBS **Desirable** - MRCP ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 368.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10393458) - [functional requirements (pdf, 99.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10393457) - [personal specification (pdf, 368.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10393456) - [locally employed doctor junior clinical fellow (pdf, 356.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10393459) - [medical and dental - benefits, about rfl, values and governing objectives (pdf, 670.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2754) ## 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.