Consultant in Travel Medicine

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced consultant to join the nationally and internationally recognised Travel and Tropical Medicine Service at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, part of University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This role offers the chance to work at the forefront of complex travel medicine within a highly specialist, academically led environment.

You will contribute to the care of travellers with complex medical needs and those undertaking humanitarian, educational or overseas deployments, working alongside a multidisciplinary team of expert clinicians, nurses and academics. The post combines expert clinical practice with opportunities for teaching, service innovation and collaboration with leading partners including University College London and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

We are looking for a consultant with strong clinical expertise, a commitment to collaborative working and education, and a passion for improving care for complex travellers. In return, we offer a flexible consultant role within a supportive, inclusive organisation that values professional development, sustainability and staff wellbeing, and is committed to delivering world‑class care for a diverse population.

The post holder will provide expert consultant‑level input to a specialist travel medicine service supporting travellers with complex health needs. You will deliver high‑quality clinical care within a multidisciplinary environment, offering advanced advice and decision‑making for individuals with underlying medical conditions and those undertaking overseas work in challenging settings.

A key aspect of the role is working collaboratively with specialist nurses, doctors, pharmacists and managers to ensure safe, evidence‑based and patient‑centred care. You will contribute to the clinical leadership of the service, supporting professional practice, maintaining high standards of governance, and helping to shape service development in response to emerging travel health needs.

The role includes a strong educational component. You will support and deliver teaching for healthcare professionals, contribute to training programmes, and share specialist expertise through internal and external educational activities. Strong communication skills and a commitment to developing others are essential.

• Provide expert clinical care and advice to complex travellers and support humanitarian, educational and overseas deployments.
• Deliver advanced decision‑making for individuals with underlying medical conditions and overseas work in challenging settings.
• Collaborate with specialist nurses, doctors, pharmacists and managers to ensure safe, evidence‑based, patient‑centred care.
• Support and deliver teaching, training programmes and internal and external educational activities.
• Participate in quality improvement, audit and service evaluation activities.
• Contribute to research and academic partnership initiatives.
• Lead new projects and initiatives within the service.

• Knowledge and Qualifications (Essential)
  • CCT in general medicine, infectious diseases or other relevant specialty.
  • Eligible for full registration with the GMC and hold a current licence to practise.
• Knowledge and Qualifications (Desirable)
  • Diploma or MSc in travel or tropical medicine.
• Experience (Essential)
  • Minimum of four years full‑time postgraduate training in medicine or part‑time equivalent since first obtaining registration.
  • Experience in Travel Medicine.
  • Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Skills and Abilities (Essential)
  • Ability to lead new projects.
  • Working knowledge of the principles of clinical audit and clinical governance.
  • Broad base knowledge including at least two of: epidemiology, general practice, infectious diseases, public health, travel medicine.
  • Research experience in a related field.
  • Ability to organise and prioritise own workload.
  • Ability to undertake clinical audit projects.
  • Self‑initiative.
  • Good IT and administrative skills.
  • Demonstrable ability to produce policy and written guidance.
• Skills and Abilities (Desirable)
  • Ability to give unsupervised opinion in Travel Medicine.
  • Evidence of publications in peer‑reviewed journals.
• Communication (Essential)
  • Good communication skills with service users.
• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (Essential)
  • Demonstrable understanding of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and knowledge of NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and Public Sector Equality Duties.

• Disclosure and Barring Service Check is required.
• Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
• Applications from job seekers requiring current Skilled Worker sponsorship will be considered.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Hospital for Tropical Diseases

Mortimer Market Capper Street (off Tottenham Court Road)

London

WC1E 6JB