Job summary
- Main area
- HIV and Sexual Health
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow MT04
- Contract
- 6 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 391-NMUH-7803328
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- North Middlesex University Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £65,048 Per Annum + £2,162 London Weighting
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Clinical Fellow in HIV Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow 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.
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and motivated Senior Clinical Fellow to join our HIV Department at the North Middlesex University Hospital for a period of 6 months.
This is an excellent and unique opportunity for trainees interested in a career in or broadening their experience of HIV and Infectious diseases, and to develop their skills working within a dedicated and experienced multidisciplinary team.
The post will include audit and quality improvement.
You will work along-side specialist trainees in Acute Medicine/GUM/HIV/ID, and under Consultant supervision. This post is based in the Alexander Pringle Centre at North Middlesex University Hospital. There are opportunities for education and learning in management of HIV care, working with the ID team, Sexual Health and acute medical colleagues.
Prior experience in HIV and Sexual health, while desirable, is not essential, as training will be provided. Although the experience and training provided to the appointee are the same as provided to registrars in training, this post is not recognised for training.
Main duties of the job
Daily review and management of inpatients under the direct care of the HIV team
Conduct Registrar-led ward rounds
Weekly or twice-weekly review of inpatients under the care of other teams
Outpatient HIV clinics, under consultant supervision
Daily doctor review of emergency patients; review blood results; antiretroviral prescribing
Perform administrative duties arising from inpatients and outpatient clinics
Contributing to audit and quality improvement projects
Presenting cases at the North Central London (NCL) HIV Monthly MDT or at the NHNN Neuroencephalitis meeting, as well as other local and national meetings.
Working for our organisation
The Alexander Pringle centre (APC) is a self-contained outpatient unit based in the North Middlesex Hospital and offers general HIV outpatient and inpatient care. It serves the local population of Enfield and Haringey, and has approximately 1500 patients.
NMUH North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London’s busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond. Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients’ wellbeing. We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are looking for a keen and motivated doctor to join the Consultant-led HIV and Sexual health services, with the duties as outlined below:
Daily review and management of inpatients under the direct care of the HIV team.
Conduct Registrar-led ward rounds.
Weekly or twice-weekly review of inpatients under the care of other teams.
Outpatient HIV clinics, under consultant supervision.
Daily doctor review of emergency patients; review blood results; antiretroviral prescribing.
Perform administrative duties arising from inpatients and outpatient clinics.
The post holder will work jointly with other trainees in Infectious diseases, General Medicine and GP. They will participate in a rota that includes time as the lead registrar for inpatients, and time as the lead registrar for outpatients.
Prior experience in HIV medicine is not required but may be of benefit; training and supervision will be provided.
Person specification
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 12 months’ experience working in the NHS
- Completed Internal Medicine Training (IMT) or Acute Care Common Stem - Internal Medicine (ACCS-IM)
- Demonstrates appropriate knowledge base and sound clinical judgment
- Demonstrates basic awareness of importance and impact of infection on clinical practice
Desirable criteria
- IMT 3
- Previous experience in HIV or Infectious diseases
Clinical Skills
Essential criteria
- Experience of clinical risk management
- Clear, logical thinking, showing an analytical/scientific approach
Desirable criteria
- Competent to work without direct supervision where appropriate
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Appropriate level of clinical knowledge
- Shows knowledge of evidence-informed practice
- Shows awareness of own limitations
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of NHS, clinical governance & resource constraints
- Understanding of current developments and challenges in HIV medicine
- Awareness of MDT work Active involvement in audit
- Information technology skills
Organisation & Planning
Essential criteria
- Ability to prioritize clinical need
- Ability to organise oneself & own work
- Experience and ability to work in multi professional teams
Teaching Skills
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of teaching experience
- Enthusiasm for teaching, exposure to different groups/teaching methods
Academic/Research
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates understanding of the principles and importance of audit and research
Desirable criteria
- Research experience, presentations, publications, prizes and honors
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
- COMMUNICATION & LANGUAGE SKILLS - The ability to communicate with clarity and intelligibility in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, negotiate
- DECISIVENESS/ ACCOUNTABILITY - Ability to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority
- INTERPERSONAL SKILLS - See patients as people, empathize, work co-operatively with others, open and non-defensive
- USES A NON-JUDGMENTAL APPROACH TO PATIENTS AND COLLEAGUES - regardless of their sexuality, ethnicity, disability, religious beliefs or financial status
- FLEXIBILITY - Able to change and adapt, respond to rapidly changing circumstances
- RESILIENCE - Able to operate under pressure, cope with setbacks, self aware
- THOROUGH - Well prepared, shows self discipline/commitment, is punctual and meets deadlines
- SHOWS INITIATIVE, DRIVE and ENTHUSIASM - Self-starter, motivated, shows curiosity, initiative
- PROBITY - Displays honesty, integrity, aware of ethical dilemmas, respects confidentiality
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current license to practice
- MBBS (or equivalent) MRCP (or equivalent)
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rebecca Marcus
- Job title
- Consultant HIV/Sexual Health
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
To discuss the post, candidates are invited to contact Dr Rebecca Marcus on [email protected] or Dr Emily Cheserem on [email protected].
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
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- Telephone
- If you have any queries, please contact NLPSS Recruitment Helpdesk tel. 020 3758 2060
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