Job summary
HTD Centenary Fellowship - for either 6 months full time or 12 months at 50% time
As part of the commemoration activities of the centenary of the Hospital for Tropical Diseases a clinical Fellowship scheme has been established. Subject to renewal of sponsorship, these competitive fellowships are to be awarded annually, commencing in 2021, funded by the Charitable Fund of the HTD.
These Centenary Fellowships are designed to facilitate Fellows to carry out projects that will extend the reach and impact of HTD beyond the walls of the hospital to enhance the effectiveness of HTD activity. Examples of the sorts of activity might include research projects in target populations (specific migrant groups, travellers visiting friends and relatives, immunocompromised) channelled either through communities and community groups or through collaborations in primary care.
Posts advertised here will commence in Aug/September 2023 or Feb/March 2024 (2 available). Applications accepted until deadline of 2nd June 2023 with provisional interview date of 13th/14th June 2023.
In their Personal Statement applicants should, in <500 words, describe the plan for the Fellowship project, briefly articulating aims and objectives, specific research question, target population, proposed methodology and any funding already available. Sufficient information should be included, including named supervisor(s), to enable reviewers to assess feasibility.
Main duties of the job
Although supervision and guidance is important for success in this role, applicants should expect to be working fairly independently for much of the time and should be comfortable organising their own schedule and leading their project.
Project activities will differ widely between Fellows and may involve work largely based in the community or in a primary care setting, with patients, members of the general public and/or clinical colleagues as well as on-site at UCLH for office-based work.
Many projects will entail meeting many new people and require strong inter-personal skills.
Successful candidates are likely to have some basic research experience including an understanding of the principles of Good Clinical Practice and will be required to keep up to date with GCP training.
About us
The infectious diseases department at UCLH encompasses a highly dynamic and friendly and welcoming team with a breadth of specialist interests in both clinical and academic aspects of infectious diseases and tropical medicine. There are close links with infection related pathology specialties and frequent opportunities for both timetabled and ad hoc learning.
Any medical doctor with an active license to practise in the UK is eligible. Early career doctors in primary and secondary care are particularly encouraged to apply. The position may suit individuals looking to create a portfolio of different clinical roles. It is anticipated that applicants will have discussed their proposal with a potential supervisor prior to application. The proposed primary supervisor, who should have agreed to participate, must be identified in the application form and may be a hospital Consultant or a GP. An HTD Consultant should be included in the supervisory team but need not necessarily be the project lead.
Proposals are welcomed from eligible candidates with any project proposal that is within scope and may be supervised by any senior clinician (GP or Consultant of any speciality).
The key metrics of interest to reviewers will be potential impact of the proposed project for the target population, the institution and for the candidate.
Periodic meetings bringing together current and former HTD Centenary Fellows will be used to share best-practice and troubleshoot challenges encountered.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Each fellowship provides salary funding to support an early career doctor to undertake a period of research or service development directly relevant to the work of HTD. The intention is that this will be primarily activity outside of the hospital setting, either in the community or in primary care.
These Fellowships are to support development of new services or research, so this should be at the centre of the project. Proposals for public engagement, health education or intervention implementation would fall within scope only if evaluation was a prominent component; projects where aspects of care in the hospital environment (inpatient, outpatient, emergency department) are the primary focus of the project would not be suitable.
Salary support is available for either six months full-time or 12 months half-time (according to awardee preference) and does not include research or project costs. Fellows will be eligible to apply for the £800 annual educational budget (for conference fees, travel costs etc.) available to all HTD trainees, and may in addition wish to apply for project costs up to a maximum of £5000 through the HTD Charitable Fund small grants awards.
Successful applicants will be expected to develop and deliver their proposed project in close collaboration with their supervisor/supervisory team prepare relevant submissions for institutional authorisations and ethics committee review attend and contribute to ad hoc HTD Centenary Fellow meetings provide a brief interim and final report for the HTD Charitable Fund
This is not a training post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Each fellowship provides salary funding to support an early career doctor to undertake a period of research or service development directly relevant to the work of HTD. The intention is that this will be primarily activity outside of the hospital setting, either in the community or in primary care.
These Fellowships are to support development of new services or research, so this should be at the centre of the project. Proposals for public engagement, health education or intervention implementation would fall within scope only if evaluation was a prominent component; projects where aspects of care in the hospital environment (inpatient, outpatient, emergency department) are the primary focus of the project would not be suitable.
Salary support is available for either six months full-time or 12 months half-time (according to awardee preference) and does not include research or project costs. Fellows will be eligible to apply for the £800 annual educational budget (for conference fees, travel costs etc.) available to all HTD trainees, and may in addition wish to apply for project costs up to a maximum of £5000 through the HTD Charitable Fund small grants awards.
Successful applicants will be expected to develop and deliver their proposed project in close collaboration with their supervisor/supervisory team prepare relevant submissions for institutional authorisations and ethics committee review attend and contribute to ad hoc HTD Centenary Fellow meetings provide a brief interim and final report for the HTD Charitable Fund
This is not a training post.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Qualifications
Essential
- Medical degree
- Current GMC license to practice
- Junior doctor (not qualified Consultant)
Application characteristics
Essential
- Well-articulated research question
- Supervisor appropriate to project
- Demonstrable feasibility of proposal
Person Specification
Knowledge & Qualifications
Essential
- Medical degree
- Current GMC license to practice
- Junior doctor (not qualified Consultant)
Application characteristics
Essential
- Well-articulated research question
- Supervisor appropriate to project
- Demonstrable feasibility of proposal
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
