Consultant in Virology/Infection

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK is looking for two Consultant Virologists to enhance their Infection Directorate. You will provide clinical expertise and participate in research and training. The role includes opportunities for flexible work arrangements and professional development. Join a prominent team that supports diverse clinical areas and engages in innovative healthcare practices.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Generous benefits

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience providing virology expertise in clinical settings.
• Ability to engage in research and education.
• Skills in multi-disciplinary team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and diagnostic virology expertise.
• Develop infection policies and clinical governance activities.
• Supervise and train infection specialty trainees.

Skills

Consultant level clinical and diagnostic virology expertise

Leadership and training abilities

Clinical audit and quality improvement

Education

Medical degree and GMC registration

Job description

Responsibilities

• Provide consultant level clinical and diagnostic virology expertise to ensure safe, effective and evidence based patient care across the Trust.
• Deliver specialist input to high risk clinical areas including transplant, HIV, viral hepatitis, antenatal and foetal maternal infection, renal dialysis and infection prevention and control.
• Provide expert virology advice and liaison to Barnet, Chase Farm and North Middlesex University Hospital microbiology teams.
• Participate in departmental multidisciplinary team meetings, ward rounds, handovers and the daytime clinical duty rota. There is currently no out of hours on call commitment.
• Lead and contribute to the development of Trust wide infection policies, laboratory harmonisation and clinical governance activities.
• Support emerging infection preparedness and provide input into high consequence infectious disease response as part of the Infection Directorate.
• Supervise and train infection specialty trainees, clinical scientists and foundation doctors, acting as an Educational and or Clinical Supervisor.
• Engage in clinical audit, quality improvement and research with opportunities to collaborate on translational and academic projects.
• Maintain continuing professional development in line with GMC and Royal College standards.

The indicative job plan is 10 PAs comprising 8.5 Direct Clinical Care and 1.5 Supporting Professional Activities, with flexibility for less than full time applicants.

Job Overview

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint two substantive Consultant Virologists to join our dynamic and expanding Infection Directorate within the Division of Infection, Immunity, Rare Diseases and Outpatients. These are exciting opportunities to join one of the United Kingdom's leading centres for infection services, providing specialist virology expertise across our four main hospital sites: the Royal Free, Barnet, Chase Farm and North Middlesex University Hospitals.

Our Virology Department plays a vital role in supporting a wide range of clinical services including solid organ transplantation, HIV medicine, viral hepatitis, renal dialysis, antenatal and foetal maternal infection, infection prevention and control, and high consequence infectious diseases.

You will join a well established, research active consultant team working at the forefront of clinical virology, education and translational research. The Royal Free has strong academic links with University College London and UCL Partners, offering opportunities for professional growth, teaching and innovation.

Applicants seeking less than full time or flexible working are warmly encouraged to apply, The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across four main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.