NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Clinical Genetics/Clinical Training Fellow Full-time NEW

NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Clinical Genetics/Clinical Training Fellow

Academic Clinical Lecturer in Clinical Genetics ST3-ST5 at University College London

Applications are invited for appointments as an Academic Clinical Lecturer on the Specialty Training Programme in the following:

1 x ST3 or ST4 or ST5 at University College London

Eligibility Guidance

This post is for the trainees who have completed a relevant higher degree that is PhD or MD (original research). You must have submitted your thesis by the time of application and been awarded your higher degree by the post start date.

Entry Grade

For ST3 entry, applicants must hold a current NTN in Clinical Genetics and must be ST3 at post start date

Or

Must complete a separate standard clinical application to Clinical Genetics ST3 national recruitment (called Clinical Benchmarking) and attend an assessment/interview for Clinical Genetics in 2026 and be found appointable.

For ST4 entry, applicants must hold a current NTN in Clinical Genetics and must be ST4 at post start date

For ST5 entry, applicants must hold a current NTN in Clinical Genetics and must be ST5 at post start date

Important information about training grades

Please note that the grade/s advertised are the grade/s at post start date. This means that applicants must be eligible to train at the advertised grade/s at the start date of the post.

Please be aware that trainees are not permitted to repeat training for the purposes of taking up a CL post and trainees are not permitted to start at a grade that is not advertised.

If you are in any doubt as to your eligibility, please submit a query via our applicant enquiries portal below.

About the role

General Information

This award is for completion of CCT/ CESR (CP) subject to satisfactory progression.

Fitness to Practice

If you have made a positive declaration in the FTP section, you must complete the Fitness to Practise (FTP) Declaration Form and provide details to the UCL application local HR team (contact details below).

Failure to provide the outlined information by the close of application may result in your application being withdrawn.

Please note that declaring a fitness‑to‑practise matter does not automatically preclude progression in the recruitment process.

Eligibility Criteria for recruitment to Specialty Training – Immigration Requirements

All medical practitioners are on the shortage occupation list, so all specialty recruitment applicants will be exempt from the resident labour market test.

NHS England (NHSE) is responsible for the sponsorship of Medical and Dental trainees for their Skilled worker visa application in England. The Medical Specialty Recruitment website has guidance for applicants requiring a visa.

About you

How to apply

Applicants must:

• Download and fully complete the UCL CL application form (below)
• Upload it together with all required supporting documents to the UCL recruitment system (TalentLink)
• Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Person Specifications

Please note there are two person specifications relevant to this post; the NIHR supplementary person specification (available below on this page) and the matched National Specialty Person Specification which can be found via the NHSE Medical Specialty Training Website – Person Specifications

Clinical Benchmarking

As stated above, applicants without an National Training Number (NTN) in the GMC core/specialty training programme and level to which they are applying must be found appointable at the core/speciality training interviews in the 2026 Recruitment Round 1/Round 2 (where applicable).

If no national recruitment is available at the core/specialty training programme and level to which they are applying, applicants without a NTN are ineligible.

Please see NHSE Clinical Lecturers – Academic Recruitment Pathways for more information.

Competencies

All applicants applying to medical specialties are required to have essential competencies or equivalent depending on the level they are applying for as demonstrated on the person specification.

Please upload all required evidence of competencies to your application form when completing the application form online. For those experiencing difficulties when uploading evidence, please ensure you contact the local HR team (contact details above).

What we offer

Supporting documentation

Applicants with an NTN based outside of the region to which they are applying must provide a 'Support for Reapplication to Continue Training in Another Region' form.

Applicants who have previously relinquished a specialty training programme must provide a 'Support for Reapplication to a Specialty Training Programme' form

Applicants with an NTN based inside of the region to which they are applying must provide their most recent ARCP.

Applicants who are in a dual training programme, much provide both ARCP demonstrating satisfactory progression.

All supporting forms can be accessed on the National Website Platform

Key Dates & Information

Closing date: Friday 14th August 2026 at 10:00am

Interview date: Thursday 10 September 2026 – Thursday 17 September 2026 TBC (subject to change)

Interview venue: Remote interviews via Microsoft teams (access to a microphone, camera and good Wi-Fi connection is essential)

Post start date: 4th August 2027 (start dates cannot be deferred unless for statutory reasons)

Interview Process

Document checking: Please have ready one form of Photo Identification for document checking.

Length of interview: 40 minutes.

Interview structure: A single station interview covering different criteria from the person specification

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Available Documents

NHS England | Medical Specialty Recruitment Applicant Guide – Guidance to help applicants apply to their chosen medical specialty

NHS England | Medical Person Specifications (2026 Recruitment) – Person specifications detailing eligibility requirements for those applicants needing to clinically benchmark.

Attached documents are available under links. Clicking a document link will initialise its download.

Useful Links

UCL GOS Institute of Child Health

UCL Clinical Academic Training (CATO)

NIHR Integrated Academic Training (IAT) Programme

NIHR Recruitment and Guidance

NHS England -London

NHS Employers

Oriel – Resource Bank

Reasonable adjustments and Disability Confident Scheme

For more information regarding reasonable adjustments and disability confident scheme please refer to the Medical Specialty Recruitment website.

Please ensure that you include specific details of your reasonable adjustments within the relevant section of your application, in addition to reasons and evidence.