Infection Consultant

Job summary One less than full time substantive post (8 PAs) as consultant in Clinical Infection is available at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The post-holder is expected to have full and specialist registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) and to hold CCTs in Microbiology and Infectious diseases, or equivalent ( CESR), or to be eligible for CCTs and specialist registration within six months of interview.
The applicant will be expected to take on roles in the clinical infection service.
The components of this are flexible, worked as a rotation with colleagues and assigned by mutual negotiation.
They may include microbiology/virology laboratory work, bedside infection consults across the Trust, outpatients (general ID, HIV, OPAT, TB, bone infection MDT clinic, diabetic foot infection MDT clinic, hepatitis and chronic fatigue), and inpatient care on the bone infection unit (BIU) and infectious diseases ward.
The post holder should also be competent to care for general medical patients on the infectious diseases ward.
Infection prevention and control and antimicrobial stewardship are integrated into all these components, led by the infection control and antimicrobial stewardship teams.
Main duties of the job Clinical responsibilities will be dividedbetween the microbiology/virology lab, out-patients services (ID, HIV, OPAT, TB, bone infection, diabetic foot infection, hepatitis and chronic fatigue), in-patient infection service (ID, BIU), and infection consults.
Clinical duties will be based at the John Radcliffe Hospital (infection consults, outpatients, infectious diseases in-patient work), the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (Bone Infection Unit), the Churchill Hospital (diabetic foot infection clinic and service, haem-onc/transplant infection consult work).
Infection services across the Trust are delivered by a large multi-disciplinary team of consultant colleagues with different specialist areas, and the appointee will be eligible to take part in multiple aspects of the service, including in-patient care according to their competency and experience.
The job plan will be agreed with the clinical lead.
The post holder will be allocated a mentor by the clinical lead.
The post holder will take part in an on-call rota for which the predictable out of hours component is incorporated into the job plan.
It is a condition of the appointment that the post holder will be willing to work in any of the Trust's 4 locations.
The travel time from the John Radcliffe to the Horton Hospital is 45-60 minutes.
Post holders are expected to live within 45 minutes travel of the John Radcliffe Hospital when on call.
About us Teaching/Research Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a teaching hospital trust, and the post-holder will be required to participate in programmes for teaching clinical students, training junior doctors and in clinical examinations.
Clinical Governance The post-holder will participate in all clinical governance activities, including clinical audit, clinical effectiveness, risk management, quality improvement activities as required by the Trust, and external accrediting bodies.
Personal and Professional Development The post-holder will be required to keep himself/herself fully up-to-date with their relevant area of practice and to be able to demonstrate this to the satisfaction of the Trust.
Professional or study leave will be granted at the discretion of the Trust, in line with the prevailing Terms and Conditions of Service, to support appropriate study, postgraduate training activities, relevant CME courses and other appropriate personal development needs.
Appraisal/RevalidationThe post-holder will have an appraiser allocated by the Trust and undergo yearly appraisals.
They must fulfil GMC requirements for revalidation.
The responsible officer for this post will be the Chief Medical Officer for OUH NHS FT. Job description Job responsibilities The post holder will have an active role in delivering infection control advice, antimicrobial stewardship and conducting case investigations on all sites.
They will be expected to make an active contribution to the production of relevant policies within the terms of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Code of Practice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance).
Infection Control is everyones responsibility.
All staff, both clinical and non-clinical, are required to adhere to the Trusts Infection Prevention and Control Policies and make every effort to maintain high standards of infection control at all times thereby reducing the burden of Healthcare Associated Infections.
Person Specification Qualifications/Training Essential Full registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) MRCP (UK) or equivalent CCTs in Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases or equivalent qualifications (, CESR) which enable specialist registration OR eligibility for these CCTs and specialist registration within six months of interview Desirable Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Experience Essential Experience managing the daily workflow of a microbiology/virology lab at consultant level, and in making decisions pertaining to infection prevention & control.
Experience managing in-patients on an Infectious Diseases ward at consultant level Experience of managing ward-based infection consultations at consultant level Experience managing HIV, high consequence infectious diseases, tropical medicine, antimicrobial resistance and outpatient antimicrobial therapy (OPAT), Experience managing complicated bone and joint infections.
Experience managing patients with Chronic Fatigue syndrome.
Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems A strong and demonstrable commitment to the organisation and delivery of teaching.
Desirable Ability to manage acute general medical patients at consultant level.
Experience working in a UK infectious diseases unit.
Skills and Knowledge Essential Good leadership skills.
Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the level of consultant in a teaching hospital Effective administrative and time management skills.
Training in clinical management Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork Good spoken and written English.
Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities Evidence of having participated in post graduate research projects and evidence demonstrating critical thinking Desirable PhD in an infection related subject Peer reviewed publications Research grants Other Requirements Essential Transport: The ability to travel between sites (in Oxford and Banbury) Residence : Within 45 minutes of John Radcliffe Hospital while on call