Clinical Fellow in Medical Microbiology

1 month ago


London, United Kingdom University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

An opportunity has arisen for a 6-month (renewable by mutual agreement to 12 months) fixed term post in Medical Microbiology at UCLH.

The post will involve working at Senior Clinical Fellow (ST3+) level within the Department of Medical Microbiology under the supervision of Microbiology Consultants and Registrars. The Clinical Microbiology department provides a liaison to the diagnostic microbiology laboratory, while providing clinical teams in the various hospitals that make up UCLH NHS Foundation Trust with clinical advice and antimicrobial stewardship input. The department works with the teams in Infection Prevention and Control as well as Infectious Diseases and Virology to provide a comprehensive Infection Service.

This post would be ideal for someone who is looking to gain further experience in Clinical Microbiology with a view to pursuing specialty training in Infection or for a senior microbiologist looking for further experience.

The clinical fellow will undertake the role of the microbiology ‘specialty registrar’ and will participate in the work of the department in clinical liaison, laboratory and infection control, under supervision of the consultants. This includes authorisation (sign-out) of laboratory reports, dealing with telephone enquiries from clinicians and participating in ward rounds and multidisciplinary team meetings.

He/she will liaise closely with clinical colleagues concerning the diagnosis and management of patients, and prevention of infections.

Where appropriate, bench-work experience in all sections of the laboratory will be provided.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Clinical Microbiology is within the Infection Division is one of six Divisions within the Medicine Board. The Infection Division comprises the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, infectious diseases inpatient and outpatient activity including the OPAT clinic, Clinical Microbiology, Clinical Virology, Parasitology, the Department of Infection Prevention & Control, the Find & Treat service and NathNac. The Division works closely with the Pathology Division.

Within the Divisions of Infection and Pathology each discipline has a Clinical Lead. Clinical Leads provides professional leadership and are responsible for the service co-ordination and delivery of the clinical services across the trust. They are appointed by the Divisional Clinical Director of Pathology and the Medical Director of the Medicine Board and are accountable to the Divisional Clinical Director for professional issues, and the Divisional Manager for managerial issues.

The post holder will collaborate with clinical teams, other fellows, nurses, other clinical staff and laboratory biomedical scientists.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.


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