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Job summary

Main area
Microbiology
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 4 (MT04)
Contract
Fixed term: 6 months (FTC - 4th March start date)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week (+ on call)
Job ref
391-RFL-7727721
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Free Hospital
Town
Hampstead
Salary
£65,048 per annum plus London weighting (pro rata)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/02/2026 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Senior Clinical Fellow in Microbiology

NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 4 (MT04)

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.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job overview

We are seeking to appoint one Senior Clinical Fellow / Registrar in Medical Microbiology to work primarily within the Medical Microbiology Service at the Royal Free Hospital. This is a fixed-term post for 6 months, with a planned start date of 4 March 2026.

The post sits within a large, integrated Department of Infection, delivering specialist services across Medical Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Virology, and HIV. The successful applicant will contribute predominantly to clinical microbiology services, including provision of senior microbiology advice, laboratory liaison, antimicrobial stewardship, and infection management across the Trust.

In addition to core microbiology duties, the post holder will provide cross-cover support to Infectious Diseases and Virology, including participation in inpatient ward work and multidisciplinary infection services. The role offers exposure to complex and specialist infection services, including tuberculosis, chronic infection management, and the jointly delivered Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) service.

The post participates in a combined infection on-call rota and provides strong opportunities for teaching, audit, quality improvement, and research, including involvement in the UCL Medical School undergraduate teaching programme. The role is well suited to doctors pursuing further training or senior clinical experience in Medical Microbiology within a tertiary NHS teaching hospital.

Main duties of the job

Provision of daily clinical microbiology advice to inpatient and outpatient teams


-  Interpretation and authorisation of microbiological and molecular diagnostic results
-  Close liaison with diagnostic laboratories and clinical teams
-  Active participation in antimicrobial stewardship activities
-  Contribution to infection management for complex and high-risk patients, including those who are immunocompromised

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across four main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

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. 

Person specification

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & professional Qualification

Essential criteria
  • Current GMC registration
  • MBBS or equivalent Postgraduate degree
  • Full MRCP(UK)
Desirable criteria
  • Higher degrees including MSc, BSc, PhD or MD

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of experience in a range of acute medical specialties, with experience of managing patients on unselected medical take, during core training or equivalent
  • Experience at CT/ST level of managing patients with a range of infectious diseases

Academic Skills

Essential criteria
  • Fluency in English
  • Computer Literacy
  • Good communication skills
Desirable criteria
  • Involvement in teaching students, postgraduates and other professionals
  • Understanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management, evidence-based practice, patient safety, and clinical quality improvement initiatives
  • Understanding of research methodology
  • Relevant academic and research achievements, and involvement in a formal research project

Clinical Skills

Essential criteria
  • Competence at core-completion level in the management of medical emergencies, in-patients and outpatients
  • Appropriate knowledge base, and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
  • Proficiency in a range of medical procedures (as defined by the core curriculum)
  • Able to work without direct supervision where appropriate and to prioritise clinical need
  • Able to maximise safety and minimise risk and an understanding of clinical governance
  • Current ALS certification or equivalent
  • Skills in the management of acute medical emergencies (eg ALERT, IMPACT certification)

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential criteria
  • Enthusiastic and self-motivated
  • Able to work both independently and as part of team
  • Resourceful and imaginative

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Stephen Mepham
Job title
Clinical Lead for Microbiology
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Further information regarding this post may be obtained from Dr Stephen Mepham, Clinical Lead for Microbiology ([email protected]) and Dr Rachel Moores, ID training lead (rachel[email protected])

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