Clinical and Public Health Fellow

Job Advert Skip to main content Cookies on NHS Jobs We've put some small files called cookies on your device to help us make improvements to our site. To improve our site we'd also like to use cookies which will send information to Google Analytics. You can read more about our cookies before you choose. Accept analytics cookies Do not accept analytics cookies Jobs Menu Sign in Create an account English Cymraeg Menu Close menu Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) BETA Your feedback will help us to improve this service. UK Health Security Agency Clinical and Public Health Fellow The closing date is 10 November 2026 Apply for this job Job summary An 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 is an outstanding opportunity for the individual to gain experience and expertise at a national level in areas including investigation and management of major incidents and outbreaks; infectious disease surveillance; guidance and policy development and implementation; research; service development and improvement including close collaborative work across regional reference laboratories, directorate and divisions. An individual plan will be agreed with the Fellow depending on prior experience and interests, setting out their duties and objectives. The agreement will be tailored to take in consideration the both the needs of the Directorate/Division and the individual. It will include objective setting and mapping expected outputs and timescales for any projects. For full details, please see attached Job Description & Person Specification. Main duties of the job There is a fellowship opportunity available for 12 month Out of Programme Experiences (OOPE) post to commence April 2027 . This is aimed at Infectious Diseases, Medical Microbiology, Virology and Public Health registrars currently on training programmes with a National Training Number (NTN). The registrar MUST have OOPE/OOPT approval in principle from their TPD. The StR will be expected to: Gain understanding and experience of: The delivery of the national role of UKHSA The commissioning and financing of different aspects of the delivery of public health programmes and their impact on programme performance The role of the various agencies in delivering, managing and monitoring programme Guidance and policy development Service and quality improvement in relation to aspects of UKHSA's work Providing public health input into commissioning and financing decisions with regards to the delivery of public health programmes Develop skills in: Liaising with other stakeholders to optimise the delivery of public health programme Cross divisional working within UKHSA Providing clinical input into delivery of the national programmes Policy development and implementation Decision making and time management Working on ad hoc analyses of each area of responsibility as directed by consultants and scientists Identifying, investigating and responding to cases, clusters and outbreaksof communicable disease For full details, please see attached Job Description & Person Specification. About us We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce. UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all. Please visit our careers site for more information