Location
Various UKHSA Labs including London, Birmingham, Salisbury

Hours
Full Time - 12 month fixed term fellowship

Salary
£54,499 - £76,582 per year

About the Role
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) prevents, prepares for and responds to infectious diseases and environmental hazards to keep communities safe, save lives and protect livelihoods. We provide scientific and operational leadership, working with local, national and international partners to protect public health and build the nation’s health security capability. UKHSA is an executive agency sponsored by the Department of Health and Social Care.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated registrar in Infectious Diseases, Medical Microbiology, Virology, Public Health or Paediatrics (including Paediatric Infectious Diseases) to join UKHSA as a Clinical Fellow. This fellowship offers national-level experience in managing major incidents and outbreaks, infectious disease surveillance, guidance and policy development, research, and service improvement.

An individual plan will be agreed with the Fellow based on prior experience and interests, outlining duties and objectives tailored to both the Directorate/Division’s needs and the individual’s development. The fellowship includes close collaboration across regional reference laboratories, directorates, and divisions.

The post is a 12-month Out of Programme Experience (OOPE) opportunity commencing April 2027, aimed at registrars currently on training programmes with a National Training Number (NTN) and with OOPE/OOPT approval in principle from their Training Programme Director (TPD).

The Fellow will gain understanding and experience in:
- The delivery of UKHSA’s national role
- Commissioning and financing of public health programmes and their impact
- Roles of various agencies in programme delivery, management and monitoring
- Guidance and policy development
- Service and quality improvement
- Providing public health input into commissioning and financing decisions

Key skills to be developed include:
- Liaising with stakeholders to optimise public health programme delivery
- Cross-divisional working within UKHSA
- Providing clinical input into national programmes
- Policy development and implementation
- Decision making and time management
- Conducting ad hoc analyses as directed
- Identifying, investigating and responding to communicable disease cases, clusters and outbreaks

This role supports hybrid working with a minimum of 60% of contracted hours spent at one of UKHSA’s scientific campuses or labs.

Experience
Registrars in Infectious Diseases, Medical Microbiology, Virology, Public Health or Paediatrics currently on a formally accredited specialist training programme with a National Training Number (NTN). Must have satisfactory progression through annual assessments (ARCP) and OOPE/OOPT approval in principle from their Training Programme Director.

About you
Enthusiastic and motivated individual seeking to gain national-level experience in infectious disease and public health. Able to work collaboratively across divisions and with external stakeholders. Strong decision-making, time management and analytical skills. Commitment to public health and service improvement.

Qualifications
Must be on a formally accredited specialist training programme with a National Training Number (NTN). Required to read, sign and return a Declaration Form confirming suitability for OOPE, endorsed by Training Programme Director/Head of School. Successful candidates must meet security clearance requirements including enhanced disclosure and barring checks and Counter Terrorism Check (CTC) clearance. Residency in the UK for the last 3 years is normally required for security vetting.