Rheumatology Clinical Fellow

Rheumatology Clinical Fellow

The closing date is 26 February 2026.

The Department of Rheumatology is delighted to invite applications for a Senior Clinical Fellow (ST4+). This six‑month appointment replaces one of our specialist training posts and offers comprehensive experience in both acute inpatient rheumatology and specialist outpatient clinics, including services in vasculitis, early inflammatory arthritis, and osteoporosis.

The successful candidate will be allocated an educational supervisor and will have access to a range of training and professional development opportunities, including weekly consultant‑led teaching sessions, as well as regular clinical governance and audit meetings.

This post would be ideal for a doctor with an interest in rheumatology who is seeking to gain further experience prior to applying for a national training number.

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.

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.

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

Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

* UCLH top trust to work at in England‑ In the most recent NHS staff survey, UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.

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Why Choose UCLH?

• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practise
• Working at local appointment grade code MT04 or higher

• MRCP
• Completion of SCE in Rheumatology

• Experience in managing acute rheumatology inpatients
• Experience in running general rheumatology outpatients
• Track record of clinical governance, audit, management and IT skills
• Experience in managing patients with HLH

• Accountability; ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority. Interpersonal Skills
• Ability to see patients as people, ability to empathise and work co‑operatively with others.
• Track record of research, publications/ understanding / knowledge of Research ethics

• Demonstrable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and/or…