Consultant in Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (RLH & NUH)

Barts Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in London is seeking a Consultant in Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. The role involves providing infection services and participating in teaching. Candidates must have FRCPath and GMC registration. This position offers an opportunity to work in a diverse hospital environment and contribute to a growing department of Microbiologists. An inclusive workplace is emphasized, supporting candidates' professional growth.

Benefits

Inclusive working environment

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Registerable medical qualification (MBChB, MBBS or equivalent).
• Experience in delivering Infectious diseases services.
• Knowledge of principles of Antimicrobial Stewardship.

Responsibilities

• Provide infection services to RLH and NUH hospitals.
• Participate in diagnostic, clinical, and infection control services.
• Deliver departmental teaching and training activities.

Skills

Experience of working in an OPAT service

Broad experience in delivering a clinical Microbiology service

Clinical experience in Antimicrobial Stewardship

Broad range of IT skills

Education

FRCPath (UK) in Medical Microbiology

MRCP (UK) or equivalent

Full and Specialist registration with GMC

Job description

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Job overview

Applications are invited for a substantive consultant post within the Department at Barts Health NHS Trust. This new post is based at both the Royal London (RLH) and Newham University (NUH) hospitals on a rotational basis. It provides excellent opportunities to work in both a large tertiary care centre and an acute general hospital in the East End of London. This post is suitable for consultants with dual accreditation in Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a growing department of Microbiologists, Virologists and Infectious diseases physicians, as well as working in a Trust with an on-site diagnostic laboratory. The laboratory is part of the new East and South East London (ESEL) NHS Pathology Partnership that came into existence on 1st May 2021. It is an NHS pathology partnership between Barts Health NHS Trust, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust pathology services, being hosted on site by Barts Health.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work alongside consultant colleagues to provide an infection service to RLH, a busy tertiary care hospital delivering general and specialist services to the population of North East London and beyond, and to NUH, a busy acute general hospital with a large burden of infection related illness. There may also be opportunity to participate in the inpatient infectious diseases activity of the department.

The post holder will work as part of an integrated Department of Infection, joining 17 permanent and 8 locum/honorary consultant colleagues across the Trust. It is expected the appointee will participate fully in delivery of diagnostic, clinical, antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control services to patients, staff and local general practitioners and deliver departmental teaching activity, including training of clinical scientists and specialist registrars in Medical Virology, Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will work as part of an integrated Department of Infection, joining 17 permanent and 8 locum/honorary consultant colleagues across the Trust. It is expected the appointee will participate fully in delivery of diagnostic, clinical, antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control services to patients, staff and local general practitioners and deliver departmental teaching activity, including training of clinical scientists and specialist registrars in Medical Virology, Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.

Applicants are expected to have FRCPath in Medical Microbiology, or show evidence of equivalent.

Applicants that are UK trained must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Medical Microbiology and Infectious diseases, or be within 6 months of CCT at the date of interview. Applicants that are non-UK trained will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT.

Applicants must hold Full and Specialist registration in both Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases with a license to practice without restrictions with the General Medical Council (GMC) or be within 6 months of full registration by the date of interview.

Any candidate who would like to work less than full-time will be eligible for consideration for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust, in consultation with consultant colleagues.

This posts workload roughly equates to a job plan of 8 DCC and 2 SPA.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registerable medical qualification (MBChB, MBBS or equivalent)

Higher Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MRCP (UK) or show evidence of equivalent qualification
• FRCPath (UK) (Medical Microbiology) or show evidence of equivalent qualification

Desirable criteria

• Other higher diploma (e.g.DTM&H)
• Infection Control qualification
• Other higher degree (e.g., MD or PhD)
• MSc in Medical Microbiology

Registration

Essential criteria

• Full and Specialist registration in Medical Microbiology (with license to practice) with the General Medical Council or be eligible for specialist registration within 6 months of interview
• Full and Specialist registration in Infectious Diseases (with license to practice) with the General Medical Council or be eligible for specialist registration within 6 months of interview
• Applicants that are UK trained must ALSO be a holder of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases or be within 6 months of CCT on the date of interview. Applicants that are non-UK trained will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT

Experience, knowledge and skills

Essential criteria

• Experience of working in an OPAT service
• Broad experience in delivering a clinical and diagnostic Microbiology service
• Broad experience in delivering an Infectious diseases service
• Clinical experience and thorough knowledge of principles of Antimicrobial Stewardship
• Broad range of IT skills and computer literacy
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in Infection Prevention and Control
• Evidence of a special interest that complements those of other consultants

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Heath NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• JD and PS (PDF, 449.1KB)
• Our Values and Behaviours (PDF, 334.9KB)
• Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 92.0KB)
• Candidate Information Pack (PDF, 549.5KB)