Job summary
- Main area
- Microbiology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Junior Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months ([email protected])
- Hours
- Part time - 24 hours per week (60%)
- Job ref
- 391-NMUH-7401238
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- North Middlesex University Hospital
- Town
- Edmonton
- Salary
- £52,656 Per Annum (Pro Rata) Including HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Junior Clinical Fellow in Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
NHS Medical & Dental: Junior Clinical Fellow
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
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Job overview
Clinical Fellow in Infection/ Medical Microbiology
The opportunity for a clinical fellowship in Infection/Medical Microbiology with a special interest in Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) has arisen, based at North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust. The post is for a period of 6 months, commencing September 2025, part-time at 60% (3 days per week or 60% equivalent). This would be an ideal opportunity to acquire experience for those interested in a career in infection prior to specialization. This post does not have Royal College of Postgraduate approval for training; however, the trainee will be trained alongside deanery appointed registrars, foundation year doctors and medical students. There are excellent opportunities for gaining experience in clinical infection management, auditing, quality improvement projects, and academic publications.
The main duties of the job will be to provide clinical microbiology/infection services to North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust, and to support AMS practice and auditing at the NMUH site.
Main duties of the job
Main Duties
- Support the AMS Lead with AMS audits and ward rounds/oversight of antibiotic use on the wards.
- Support the liaison Infection and Microbiology Service: - Reviewing patients identified with sepsis/ reviewing patients with complex infections in the hospital, supporting the Infection registrar in their daily jobs, particularly in the absence of the Microbiology SHO.
Working for our organisation
The microbiology department works closely with all infection specialties and others to deliver an infection service that is in line with the needs of our patients.
We have close collaborations with Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, and Virology colleagues across North Central London.
We are an established postgraduate clinical training site in North London for trainees specializing in Core Infection Training / Specialist Infection Training / HIV. Two deanery appointed Core Infection registrars rotate on a six-monthly basis through our service and participate in the Microbiology on-call. We also have a dedicated microbiology F2 working with us on a four-month rotational basis.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This is a 6 month post commencing September 2025 at North Middlesex University. It is open to all doctors that have completed Foundation status or equivalent, but preference will be given to individuals who have had prior experience in Microbiology/Infectious Diseases.
The successful candidate will work in the Microbiology department with an Infectious Disease liaison. This job will most suit a candidate looking to expand their experience of Infectious diseases / Medical Microbiology and AMS. The position offers unique opportunities to lead AMS audits and quality improvement projects, and other AMS activities like antibiotic ward rounds on medical and surgical wards. Previous candidates have been able to contribute to numerous audits and paper presentations at International Conferences (FIS).
Main Duties
- Support the AMS Lead with AMS audits and ward rounds/oversight of antibiotic use on the wards.
- Support the liaison Infection and Microbiology Service: - Reviewing patients identified with sepsis/ reviewing patients with complex infections in the hospital, supporting the Infection registrar in their daily jobs, particularly in the absence of the Microbiology SHO.
General Duties
Clinical Fellow in Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
The successful candidate will work directly under the supervision of an Infection Consultant, and alongside the Infection SpR in training.
The priority of this post is to support Antimicrobial Stewardship. Attention to detail, good communication, and well as excellent clinical documentation and organizational skills are required. You will be expected to contribute to clinical audit, guideline development, and quality improvement projects.
The job demands a high-level of flexibility, initiative, multi-tasking, and independent working. The daily tasks can change rapidly, reactive to the evolving situation within the hospital.
Teaching
The North Middlesex University Hospital has gained a reputation for teaching excellence in the region due to our dedicated consultant teachers and a rich variety of clinical cases. The department offers extensive learning opportunities. The candidate will have the opportunity to participate in departmental teaching.
Protected training sessions are provided to the appropriate goals of training agreed by the educational supervisors. Study leave will be granted, subject to approval by ES in accordance with the Trust policy. Candidates will be supported towards gaining relevant post-graduate qualifications, and will also be encouraged and supported by consultants to present and publish
Their work in the form of posters, articles, and presentations in local, national and international conferences and journals.
Undergraduate Education
The hospital has a commitment to training medical students from the University College London (UCL) Medical School. Medical students at St. George’s International School of Medicine in Grenada also attend for varying periods in different specialties.
Postgraduate Education
The hospital has a modern, well-equipped Academic Centre for Post-Graduate Medical Education (PGME) with a comprehensive medical library and an adjacent Open Learning Centre. The Academic Centre is well used by the Hospital staff and local General Practitioners and offers an intensive programe of postgraduate lectures and demonstrations. The Hospital has an excellent reputation for its postgraduate medical education. There are regular FRCS, MRCP, DCH and MRCOG courses held and on-going MRCP training. ALS, EPALS, GIC and APLS courses are also conducted locally in the hospital, and preference is given to our staff in enrolment.
Person specification
Skills, Aptitudes, Personal qualities & Attributes & others
Essential criteria
- • Ability to manage common acute and chronic infectious diseases
- • Ability to teach and train health care workers
Desirable criteria
- • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills- verbal and written
- • A flexible collaborative approach
- • Good team worker
- • Leadership skills
Values
Essential criteria
- • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education and qualification
Essential criteria
- • *MBBS or equivalent
- *Current full registration with the General Medical Council
- • Evidence of completion of the UK foundation programme or equivalent competencies
- • Two years postgraduate clinical experience in the NHS
- • MRCP part 1
Desirable criteria
- • Two years postgraduate clinical experience in the NHS
- • Evidence of participation in audit and quality improvement
- • Experinece of recent direct patient care
- • Experience in clinical infectious diseases including imported infections
others
Essential criteria
- • Ability to commit to the requirements of the post
- • Ability to organsise work load efficiently
- • Ability to be self-directed
- • Enthusuastic, problem solving approach
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mariyam Mirfenderesky
- Job title
- Clinical lead Microbiology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07715173215
- Additional information
Swati Jain
Service Support Administrator
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