Clinical Lectureship in Renal Medicine

Academic Clinical Lecturer Renal Medicine at City St George's, University of 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 or ST7 at City St George's, University of London Theme: Prevention and Public Health 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. You must hold a full GMC registration with a current, active licence to practise for the entire duration of your appointment. ST7 Applicants are only eligible to apply if they have a full 12 calendar months to CCT completion at the start date of this post. Applicants who have less than 12 months to CCT completion are not eligible to apply. Entry Grade For ST4 entry, applicants must hold a current NTN in Renal Medicine and must be ST4 at post start date Or Must complete a separate standard clinical application to Renal Medicine ST4 national recruitment (called Clinical Benchmarking) and attend an assessment/interview for Renal Medicine in 2026 and be found appointable. For ST5 entry, applicants must hold a current NTN in Renal Medicine and must be ST5 at post start date For ST6 entry, applicants must hold a current NTN in Renal Medicine and must be ST6 at post start date For ST7 entry, applicants must hold a current NTN in Renal Medicine and must be ST7 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. As an example, if a post is advertised at ST3 grade, then a current ST3 trainee who is on track to become an ST4 trainee at the post start date would NOT under any circumstances be permitted to take up the CL post at ST3 grade as this would entail repeating training that has already been completed. If you are in receipt of an ARCP at the grade you are applying to, you will not be eligible for that grade. If you are in any doubt as to your eligibility, please contact [email protected] . Clinical Benchmarking As stated above, applicants without a Deanery Reference Number (DRN) or National Training Number (NTN) in the GMC core/specialty training programme and level to which they are applying must have been 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 DRN/NTN are ineligible. Please click here 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 to proceed any further in the process. If you have any questions regarding eligibility or benchmarking, please contact [email protected] . General Information This award is for completion of CCT/ CESR (CP) subject to satisfactory progression. Person Specifications Please note there are two person specifications relevant to the ST4 post; the NIHR supplementary person specification (available via the ‘Documents tab’ on this page) and the matched national specialty person specification which can be found via the National Specialty Training Website: https://medical.hee.nhs.uk/medical-training-recruitment/medical-specialty-training All other entry grades have the NIHR supplementary person specification available in the document tab. Competencies All applicants applying to medical specialties are required to have essential competenc i es 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 online application form when completing the application form online. For those experiencing difficulties when uploading evidence, please ensure you contact [email protected] . 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 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. Fitness to Practice If you have made a positive declaration in the FTP section, you must follow this up by completing the FTP form which can be found in the documents section of this advert. This should be sent to [email protected] by the close of the application window. Failure to provide the outlined information by the close of application may result in your application being withdrawn. 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. Key Dates & Information Applications open: Friday 17 July 2026, 10:00 Applications close: Friday 14 August 2026, 10:00 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) Posts commence on: 3 March 2027 Interview Process Document checking: Please have ready one form of Photo Identification for document checking. Length of interview: 30 minutes. Interview structure: A single station interview covering different criteria from the person specification Preferencing Posts: For vacancies advertising multiple posts, preferencing will be made available via Oriel, more information will follow at a later stage. Prioritisation The Government has introduced a bill to prioritise UK medical graduates for foundation training and give preference to UK graduates and doctors with significant NHS experience for specialty training. This legislation is now going through Parliament. This is a national policy change outside of local control. Please see Important Update Medical Specialty Training and Foundation Programme 2026 Recruitment | Medical Hub for national guidance. Additional Information and Application Process See below for the job description and useful links related to this role. CL Renal Medicine LF JD 2026.pdf Title Link Oriel Resource Bank https://www.oriel.nhs.uk/Web/ResourceBank Applicant Support Portal https://lasepgmdesupport.hee.nhs.uk/support/home NHS Employers https://www.nhsemployers.org/your-workforce/pay-and-reward NIHR Guidance https://www.nihr.ac.uk/explore-nihr/academy-programmes/integrated-academic-training.htm NIHR IAT Guidance https://www.nihr.ac.uk/career-development/research-career-funding-programmes/postdoctoral/iat-programme/guide Oriel FAQ https://www.oriel.nhs.uk/Web/FAQContent Person Specification https://medical.hee.nhs.uk/medical-training-recruitment/medical-specialty-training/person-specifications/person-specifications-2026 Medical Specialty Recruitment Resource Bank https://medical.hee.nhs.uk/medical-training-recruitment/medical-specialty-training UK Visas and Immigration https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration To apply for this role, please complete the system application form and the forms below. NIHR CL Application form Part 1 & 2.docx NIHR CL Application form Part 3.docx FTP form.docx Once completed, please attach these forms as a combined PDF document under "Publication Documents" prior to submitting your application . Contacts / Enquiries Please contact [email protected] with any queries.