Consultant Infection Specialist

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in England is seeking a Consultant Infection Specialist to join their team focused on tropical medicine and parasitology. This role involves outpatient and inpatient services, managing complex infections, and contributing to clinical guidelines. The ideal candidate will hold relevant qualifications including a Diploma in Tropical Medicine, with responsibilities averaging 4 Programmed Activities per week. Competitive salary offered ranging from £109,725 to £145,478 annually, along with London weighting.

Qualifications

• Full and Specialist registration with the General Medical Council (GMC).
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience in clinical parasitology and tropical medicine.

Responsibilities

• Support outpatient and inpatient infectious disease services.
• Manage complex infections including tropical diseases.
• Contribute to clinical guidelines and teaching.

Skills

Specialist experience in clinical parasitology

Excellent knowledge of laboratory diagnostic techniques

Ability to communicate clearly in written and spoken English

Experience in reporting and interpreting parasitology results

Education

Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

CCT in an Infection specialty

MRCP or equivalent

Job description

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Infection Specialist

The closing date is 04 December 2025

Consultant Infection Specialist with a focus on tropical medicine and parasitology

A unique opportunity has arisen for a 4 PA Consultant in Infection with a specialist focus on Tropical Medicine and Parasitology at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases (HTD), part of University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH).

This post will enhance consultant service delivery within the NHS England Highly Specialist Tropical Medicine and Parasitology Service, with a particular emphasis on the Clinical Parasitology Service and participation in associated national multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will join a dynamic and expert multi‑disciplinary team comprising Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Consultants, Clinical Parasitologists, Tropical Dermatologists, Specialist Pharmacists, Nurse Specialists, and Laboratory Scientists.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a national specialist service known for delivering high‑quality care, education, and innovation in the management of parasitic and tropical infections. The post is ideal for a Consultant seeking a flexible, specialist role, potentially alongside academic, clinical, or educational commitments elsewhere.

About us

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically‑led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top‑quality patient care, excellent education, and world‑class research.

We provide first‑class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world‑class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Job responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

The Consultant will support outpatient and inpatient infectious disease services at University College London Hospitals (UCLH), with a focus on tropical medicine and parasitology. The role averages four Programmed Activities (PAs) per week – three for clinical care and one for supporting professional activities – delivered on a rotational basis.

Clinical duties include outpatient parasitology and tropical medicine clinics, providing national‑level advice, chairing Parasitology MDT meetings, supervising trainees and specialist nurses, and delivering consultant‑led inpatient care on Ward T08. This includes managing complex infections such as tropical diseases, hospital‑ and community‑acquired infections, and infections in immunocompromised patients, including those with HIV.

Supporting activities include contributing to clinical guidelines, teaching and training, supervision, audit, quality improvement, and clinical governance, as well as maintaining professional development.

The Consultant will contribute to both outpatient tropical medicine and parasitology services and inpatient infectious disease services at University College London Hospitals (UCLH). The job plan will comprise 4 Programmed Activities (PAs) per week on average, delivered in a rotational manner with blocks covering these services.

Direct Clinical Care (3 PAs)

• Deliver outpatient parasitology and tropical medicine clinics, providing expert assessment and management of parasitic infections.
• Provide national‑level clinical advice on the diagnosis and management of parasitic infections.
• Participate in and chair national Parasitology Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) meetings.
• Supervise Parasitology Resident doctor(s) and Clinical Nurse Specialists, supporting patient management and nurse‑led clinics.
• Provide consultant‑led inpatient care on Ward T08, managing complex infection cases, including tropical infections, community‑acquired and hospital‑acquired infections, infections in immunocompromised patients (including HIV).
• Participate in the inpatient on‑call rota (approximately 1 in 24, averaged annually).

Supporting Professional Activities (1 PA)

• Contribute to national and local guidelines in parasitology and tropical medicine.
• Deliver teaching and training for resident doctors, specialty trainees, and national specialist groups.
• Undertake educational supervision, audit, quality improvement, and clinical governance activities.
• Participate in Consultants monthly meetings and maintain Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

*UCLH top trust to work at in England – In the most recent NHS staff survey, UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff. To find out more, visit: Flexible working.

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

Person Specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

• Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) or be eligible for registration within six months of interview.
• Applicants that are UK trained, must be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in an Infection specialty, or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview.
• Applicants that are non‑UK trained will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT.
• MRCP or equivalent.
• Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
• Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Tropical Medicine.

Experience

• Specialist experience in clinical parasitology.
• Experience of leading regional or national specialist MDTs including engagement with national reference laboratories.
• Excellent knowledge of routine laboratory‑based diagnostic parasitological techniques.
• Experience in reporting and interpreting parasitology results and advising clinicians.
• Experience in clinical parasitology and tropical medicine outside of the UK.
• Training or experience in General Medicine or other related specialities.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to offer an expert opinion on the differential diagnosis, appropriate tests and management of a range of tropical and parasitological conditions.
• Ability to lead a group of multidisciplinary professionals in a national MDT setting.

Leadership

• Able to show leadership, make decisions, take responsibility, exert authority.
• Evidence of leadership at a regional or national level.

Personal and People Development

• Communication: Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
• Accountability: Ability to work flexibly within specialist teams, to take responsibility, lead and make decisions where appropriate.
• Interpersonal Skills: Ability to see patients as people, ability to empathise and work co‑operatively with others.
• Able to be a dynamic team member within the department and to contribute broadly to the running of the department.

Clinical Governance

• Understands the principles of clinical governance, laboratory quality management / risk management.
• Evidence of participation in CME/CPD.
• Evidence of involvement in clinical governance.

Audit

• Participation in clinical audit.
• Evidence of clinical governance & high‑quality audit.

Research, Teaching skill & experience

• Teaching on formal educational courses.
• Understanding / knowledge of research ethics.
• Willingness to participate in research and clinical trial work.
• Ability to critically assess published research and put it into practice.
• Experience of postgraduate teaching for medical staff and other health care workers.
• Experience delivering tropical medicine and parasitology teaching at post graduate level.
• Experience in delivery of national infection guidelines.
• Published peer‑reviewed papers in parasitology or tropical medicine.

Management & IT

• Evidence of having worked and being able to communicate within an interdisciplinary/multispecialty service with appropriate levels of communication through direct discussions with team members, MDT meetings, and presentations to a team.
• Experience of using an Electronic patient healthcare record system in clinical practice.
• Basic IT skills (e.g. email, to support presentations).
• Management course completed or evidence of knowledge of management structures & processes.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum + London weighting (on‑call Cat B 1%)