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Location
Salary
£65,048 Per Annum inclusive plus London weighting
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Senior
Deadline
07 May 2026
Contract Type
Fixed term: 12 months (Limited Funding ends 03-08-2027)
Posted Date
23 Apr 2026

Job overview

1 fixed term post in Infectious Diseases/Tropical Medicine at UCLH is available from 5.8.26- 3.8.27.

The post involves working in the inpatient ward teams under the supervision of Infectious diseases Consultants. This provides a unique opportunity to work in the national referral centre from Tropical Medicine and tertiary Infectious Diseases service.

This post would be ideal for someone who is looking to gain experience in Tropical Medicine/Infectious Diseases with a view to pursuing specialty training in Infectious Diseases.

Main duties of the job

The key responsibility is to work in the inpatient infection service at UCLH and support the HIV service based at the Mortimer market centre. This provides unparalleled experience of managing tropical and imported infections as well as complex UK acquired infection and care patients living with HIV both as inpatient and outpatient care. The posts includes attendance at the rich program of learning and training opportunities throughout the week.

Additionally, the successful candidates will be on the on call rota for Infectious Diseases at registrar level this , including ward cover for ID inpatients, and admitting referrals to ID from the Emergency Department, as well as providing advice over the phone to referring hospitals with the support of the on call consultant.  The post will allow for valuable experience managing infectious presentations as well as strengthening core general medical skills.

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.

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

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* 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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