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CLINICAL LECTURER (CL) POSTS AT IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON: 2026

All CL posts are aimed at providing post-doctoral research training, and ideally to facilitate an application for intermediate research fellowship or clinician scientist application, and progressing a clinical academic career.

All applications to these posts should be made through the  online recruitment portal.  NHS England Academic Clinical Lecturer recruitment team manages recruitment to these posts on our behalf and enquiries about the application process should be made directly to

There are CL posts available in a range of clinical specialties which will recruited to in the usual way (so called "response mode posts"). These are specific to individual clinical specialties, will be advertised in Oriel under the appropriate specialty, and would allow the candidate to develop a research interest in any area at 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ within that specialty.

2026 CL Response Mode Posts

2026 CL Research Theme Posts

We have CL post available in cross-disciplinary research themes to which candidates from a restricted selection of specialties may apply.   These “themed posts” will be advertised separately. These CL posts aim to achieve the same outcome, and are at post-doctoral level, however the proposed research will be restricted to that of the research "theme". Candidates would remain of course as a clinical trainee within their host specialty.

Recruitment 

Recruitment of all CL opportunities, on the Integrated Academic Training programme, is conducted via Health Education England regions and managed through , the national NHS online recruitment system.  For 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ, recruitment to CL posts is coordinated by the London Recruitment team, based in the Operations Department of Health Education South London and overseen by NIHR. Details are available on the   and the  .

Recruitment windows usually open in March/April for posts starting in the following year. CL opportunities at 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ are available in different specialties each year.

CL posts are for a maximum of four years. The posts are designed to include 50% time carrying out academic research combined with 50% time in clinical training. The CL awards use clinical training opportunities on current GMC approved training programmes. Posts can continue beyond CCT date (with approval of NIHR). At 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ College, these opportunities are available in most GMC defined medical specialties. Once in the programme, London academic trainees are administratively overseen by the Integrated Academic Training Team (IAT) in Health Education England (London and South East). The IAT team has good links with (and regularly liaises with) members of the 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ College AHSC CATO team on matters relating to the administration of NIHR clinical academic training programmes. Day-to-day management is by clinical and academic supervisors and training programme directors at 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ College.

Contract 

CLs will have a contract with 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ and an honorary contract with 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ College Healthcare NHS Trust or another NHS Trust. Honorary contracts normally run concurrently with the substantive contract and are issued to allow trainees to work in the organisation where they do not have a substantive contract.

Contracts for the Academic Clinical Lecturer post will be issued by the relevant HR Department and coordinated at the departmental level by 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ and 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ College Healthcare Trust / relevant NHS Trust. There are a number of requirements, checks and different forms to fill out in order to finalise the contracts and it can take some time to complete, so trainees are advised to make contact early and establish who their departmental administrators are to assist them with these tasks. This is particularly important for trainees who are new to 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ College or the Trust who will have to complete a more comprehensive process than those who have been employed by 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ College before.

Clinical Academic trainees will also be required to complete other routine HR new starter and induction formalities, such as collection of ID cards, completion of induction training activities, Information Governance Training and other statutory and mandatory training sessions. 

For queries about contracts please contact the following:

• 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ College Healthcare Trust HR (if relevant)

Human Resources Department, Medical Personnel Team (veronica.williams6@nhs.net and jasmine.haron1@nhs.net)

• 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ HR

Human Resources Department (hrstaffhub@imperial.ac.uk)

Funding and bursaries 

There are currently three main sources of funding available to 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ NIHR  Clinical Lecturers to support their research. Each fund has a distinct purpose, eligibility criteria and application process - both are coordinated through the CATO team. Academic trainees are advised to consider their academic training, research consumables and skills development needs early on in their programmes in order to achieve maximum benefit from the funding available. See our  for further information. 

The three funding sources for CLs are listed below: 

• CLs are urged to apply for a  from the Academy of Medical Sciences (AOMS).  This grant offers up to £30,00 over 1-2 years for research consumables.   CL’s applying for a CATO managed BRC research consumables bursary will be asked if they have applied for an AOMS grant as part of the BRC bursary application process.
• 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Funding
• National Institute of Health Research Bursary for Academic Trainees
• CATO Research Skills Short Courses Bursary

Course and Development

During the course of each year, the CATO team organises a number of educational events and other activities which clinical academic trainees are strongly encouraged to attend. These are provided to disseminate information, present trainees with opportunities to ask questions, share information and encourage networking, social interaction and support.

During the course of their clinical academic training CLs can attend a range of generic courses to progress their academic and research skills, teaching skills and personal and professional development. These could be courses or workshops delivered internally by 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ (People and Organisational Development Team , Education Development Unit and the Early Career Researcher Institute (ECRI), 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ College Healthcare NHS Trust, or by external providers and other organisations. In many cases, trainees could apply for NIHR/CATO funding to cover the costs of attending these courses.
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Expectations of CLs

In addition to developing generic and research skills, trainees at 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ undertaking CL posts will be expected to have applied for an intermediate fellowship or clinician scientist award within 2 years of starting their CL post.  This requirement will be monitored.

CATO trainee forums and meetings

During the course of each year, the CATO team organises a number of educational events and other activities which clinical academic trainees are strongly encouraged to attend. These are provided to disseminate information, present trainees with opportunities to ask questions, share information and encourage networking, social interaction and support.

There are a number of individuals who can help and support doctors during their clinical academic training at 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ, including the CATO team.

• Academic training leads
• Clinical training leads
• Academic supervisor/research project supervisor
• Clinical supervisor
• Mentors
• Buddying - for academic clinical fellows

Departmental administrators

Each of the schools, institutes and departments at 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ College has administrative divisional/specialty teams who will be able to help academic trainees during their time at 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ College. To find an up to date list of contacts, visit the 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ College Faculty of Medicine website and search for the administration teams in the Departments section of the Faculty of Medicine.