Locum Consultant Adult Infectious Diseases & Med.Micro

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Greater London is seeking a Locum Consultant in Adult Infectious Diseases to support cancer services and intensive care. The role involves providing ward-based infection consults, leading antimicrobial stewardship, and contributing to guideline development. Candidates must hold full GMC registration and have significant clinical experience in infection management, particularly among immunocompromised patients. This position allows for rotations across multiple hospital sites for enhanced clinical exposure.

Qualifications

• Full and Specialist GMC Registration and current licence to practise.
• UK‑trained applicants must be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training.
• MRCP or equivalent required.

Responsibilities

• Provide ward-based infection consults and telephone advice.
• Support development of service guidelines and quality improvement.
• Participate in audits and service management.

Skills

Comprehensive experience across adult infectious diseases

Experience in writing clinical infection guidelines

Knowledge in Infection Prevention and Control

Expertise in managing infections in cancer patients

Ability to operate an infectious diseases consult service

Experience in leading a multi-disciplinary team

Education

Full and Specialist GMC Registration

MRCP or equivalent

Infection Prevention and Control qualification

FRCPath or equivalent

Job description

Locum Consultant Adult Infectious Diseases & Med.Micro (ID/MMV) or GIM

Closing date: 08 February 2026

Full‑time, 6‑ fixed‑term locum. No. of sessions: 10.

Overview

Individual consultants bring specialist expertise and this post will initially support Cancer services and Intensive Care delivering ward‑based infection consults and telephone advice on diagnosis, management and prevention of infection in response to referrals and significant laboratory results. Consultant will join the 2.5 WTE existing Infection consultants based at Guys’ Hospital and will rotate between Guys, Royal Brompton (RBH) and Harefield (HH) sites, supporting routine clinical infection work at all five trust sites.

Responsibilities

• Ward‑based infection consults and telephone advice on diagnosis, management and prevention of infection.
• Support development of specialist service guidelines and quality improvement initiatives.
• Timetabled multi‑disciplinary clinical meetings, ward rounds and surgical board rounds, anti‑microbial stewardship.
• Support ID outpatient clinics in close conjunction with sub‑specialist service.
• Specialist Registrar clinical supervision (2 SpRs attached to Guys service).
• Leadership of antimicrobial stewardship within Cancer and Surgery on Guys Hospital site (bacterial and fungal).
• Laboratory duties: result authorisation, contribution to day‑to‑day running of diagnostic service, troubleshooting of unexpected results and participation in laboratory management and development.
• Induction and training of StRs rotating to Microbiology/Virology/ID; participation in postgraduate teaching and training; participation in KCL Medical School undergraduate teaching years 2 and 3.
• Working closely with clinical teams, pharmacists and IPC nursing team to support and develop local clinical guidelines, manage outbreaks and deliver key performance objectives (e.g. C. difficile, bloodstream infections).
• Participation in non‑resident on‑call rota shared equally with other consultants in the Microbiology section. Weekend authorisation performed remotely; no weekend on‑site presence generally required.
• Contribute to the induction and training of the StRs rotating to Microbiology/Virology/ID and may be required to take an active part in postgraduate teaching and training and participate in KCL Medical School undergraduate teaching in years 2 and 3.

Qualifications

• Full and Specialist GMC Registration and current licence to practise.
• UK‑trained applicants must be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview.
• MRCP or equivalent.
• Non‑UK‑trained applicants must show evidence of equivalence to UK CCT.
• On GMC Specialist Register for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases OR General Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases.
• Infection Prevention and Control qualification (e.g. DipHIC or MSc).
• FRCPath or equivalent.

Clinical Experience

• Comprehensive experience across the range of adult infectious diseases.
• Experience in writing clinical infection and/or laboratory guidelines.
• Working knowledge in Infection Prevention and Control in acute care setting (e.g. management of outbreaks).
• Working knowledge and experience of antimicrobial stewardship.
• Expert knowledge and experience in management of infection in the non‑HIV immunocompromised host, e.g. transplant or cancer patients.
• Expert knowledge and experience in diagnosis and management of infections in renal patient populations.
• Expert knowledge and experience in orthopaedic and/or diabetic foot infections.
• Expert knowledge and experience in OPAT.
• Leading or managing a diagnostic laboratory.
• Introduction of new laboratory tests into the diagnostic repertoire.
• Managing change in order to deliver clinical infection or infection control targets.

Clinical Skills

• Operating an Infectious Diseases clinical consult service and contributing to multi‑disciplinary clinical meetings.
• Clinical assessment and management of infection in Critical Care patients.
• Running an Infectious Diseases out‑patient clinic or OPAT service.
• Ability to work as an effective member of a multi‑disciplinary team.

Audit Management & IT

• A track record demonstrating clinical governance, audit, service development and management and IT skills.
• Evidence of leading service development and participation in quality improvement projects for clinical and/or laboratory services.

Research, Teaching skill & experience

• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff.
• Teaching qualification.
• A track record of research, publications.
• Understanding/knowledge of research ethics.
• Experience of independently attracting research funding.
• Holder of GCP certification and involvement in clinical trials.
• Communication; Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
• Accountability; Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
• Interpersonal Skills; Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co‑operatively with others. Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure.
• Staff Management; Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff. Ability to lead staff, balance competing demands on the diagnostic service, striving to develop an efficient and high‑quality laboratory service.
• Experience in leading a multi‑disciplinary team.
• Finance; Knowledge of finance and budgets.
• Experience of business case and service development.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust