Viral Hepatitis Clinical Fellow

NHS Medical & Dental:
Local Appointment nodal point 4 (MT04)

Main area Hepatology/Viral Hepatitis Grade NHS Medical & Dental:
Local Appointment nodal point 4 (MT04) Contract 6 months (Fixed Term) Hours Full time - 40 hours per week Job
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Employer King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site King's College Hospital Town London Salary £67,325 per annum plus London Weighting £2,162 & oncall supplement TBD Salary period Yearly Closing 28/09/2026 23:59

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c £2.1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 14,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.

We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.

An exciting opportunity has risen for a 6-month Viral Hepatitis Clinical Fellow to strengthen the clinical and academic Viral Hepatitis service at Kings College Hospital (KCH) and its network partners. Relevant/notable experience working within the NHS is essential.
Previous applicants for this post should not re-apply. They will work within the Viral Hepatitis Operational Delivery Network (ODN) hosted by King’s and support with elimination initiatives across the region.

The post holder will have the opportunity to develop wide experience within the department, with sessions being dedicated to clinical work (which will include outpatient clinics) with some flexible sessions to develop relevant interests. The remaining sessions could involve clinically based research with the potential to develop bespoke clinical and research interests. The post could be tailored to specific interests within Hepatology /Hepatitis.

An important component of this post will be to support the Hepatitis Network (South East London and Kent) and its integrated pathways across primary and secondary care.

As well as acting as key member of the Hepatology and Viral Hepatitis multi-disciplinary team at King's, the post holder will support the ODN Programme Manager and Clinical Lead in overseeing and implementing Viral Hepatitis Elimination initiatives in SEL. The ODNs form a national framework of networks specialist commissioned to deliver on the Hepatitis C Elimination Programme and recently expanded to also include Hepatitis B and Community Liver Health Checks.

Therefore, this is an exciting opportunity to join an established programme driving delivery of national, regional and local priorities.

The successful applicant will be a meticulous clinician with sophisticated communication skills, enthusiastic, flexible and with an inquiring mind. You will be encouraged to show initiative, develop your skillset, and take on projects of value and interest. You will be a flexible, enthusiastic team player.

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. In June 2026, we launched our new strategy for 2026-31. Our vision is to transform healthcare, and we have agreed six strategic ambitions to help us improve care for patients, and the working lives of our staff.

Our six strategic ambitions are delivering
high-quality patient care
; creating a great place to work
; leading pio…