Senior Clinical Fellow in HIV Medicine

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000

Job description

Job summary

This three-month senior clinical fellow post in HIV medicine is available from 27th May 2025 and is based at the Royal Free Hospital site in Hampstead, London NW3 2QG.

The successful applicant will join an enthusiastic and welcoming team of trainees and consultants in HIV medicine. Duties will include, but not be limited to, admission and care of HIV inpatients and review of patients in the Ian Charleson Day Centre, our outpatient HIV unit. The postholder will work in the capacity of Registrar. They will also participate in the ID on-call rota.

Training in infection is provided and there are a number of weekly joint educational meetings with the departments of HIV, Microbiology, Virology and Infectious Diseases.

Main duties of the job

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

About us

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 1.6 million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17 million 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.

Job 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

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential

• GMC registration
• MBBS or equivalent Postgraduate degree
• MRCP(UK) Part 1 or EEA eligibility

Desirable

• Full MRCP(UK)
• Intercalated BSc or equivalent
• Higher degrees including MSc, PhD or MD (where the research thesis is not part of first medical degree.)

Experience

Essential

• 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 1/2-level of managing patients with HIV

Clinical Skills

Essential

• 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) as an indication of manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination
• Able to work without direct supervision where appropriate
• Able to prioritise clinical need
• Able to maximise safety and minimise risk
• Current ALS certification or equivalent
• Skills in the management of patients not requiring hospital admission

Academic Skills

Essential

• 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 clinical governance
• Fluency in English
• Computer Literacy
• Good communication skills
• Enthusiastic and self-motivated
• Able to work both independently and as part of team
• Resourceful and imaginative

Desirable

• Understanding of research methodology
• Relevant academic and research achievements, and involvement in a formal research project

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

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UK Registration

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Employer details

Employer name

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Royal Free Hospital

Pond Street

Hampstead

NW3 2QG

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