NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Respiratory Medicine/Clinical Training Fellow

NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Respiratory Medicine/Clinical Training Fellow Academic Clinical Lecturer in Respiratory Medicine ST4-ST6 at University College London Applications are invited for appointments as an Academic Clinical Lecturer on the Specialty Training Programme in the following: 1 x ST4 or ST5 or ST6 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 ST4 entry, applicants must hold a current NTN in Respiratory Medicine and must be ST4 at post start date Or Must complete a separate standard clinical application to Respiratory Medicine ST4 national recruitment (called Clinical Benchmarking) and attend an assessment/interview for Respiratory Medicine in 2026 and be found appointable. For ST5 entry, applicants must hold a current NTN in Respiratory Medicine and must be ST5 at post start date For ST6 entry, applicants must hold a current NTN in Respiratory Medicine and must be ST6 at post start date About the role General Information This award is for completion of CCT/ CESR (CP) subject to satisfactory progression. Failure to provide the outlined information by the close of application may result in your application being withdrawn.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. Contacts / Enquiries Please contact Kinga Podolak on k.podolak@ucl.ac.uk 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 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. Please note that if you have not been found appointable at the specialty recruitment in 2026, then you will not be eligible for the post. All applicants applying to medical specialties are required to have essential competences 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 below). 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, must provide both ARCP demonstrating satisfactory progression. 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: Wednesday 20 January 2027 (start dates cannot be deferred unless for statutory reasons) End date of recruitment– 10am Friday 14 August 2026 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 Attached documents are available under links. Clicking a document link will initialise its download. Reasonable adjustments and Disability Confident Scheme Please ensure that you include specific details of your reasonable adjustments within the relevant section of your application, in addition to reasons and evidence. Attached documents are available under links. Clicking a document link will initialize its download. J-18808-Ljbffr