Consultant interested OPAT Therapy Infectious Diseases / Microbiology
☞ Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
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Update day: 28-09-2024
Location: Nottingham East Midlands
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Job type: Permanent
Salary: £88,364 - £119,133 a year
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NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
Advert for Consultant posts in Infection Specialties:
OPAT, Infectious Diseases
Applicants are invited for two Consultant posts within the Infection and Microbiology service at Nottingham University Hospitals:
1x Infectious Diseases Consultant
1x OPAT Consultant combined with either Microbiology or Infectious Diseases.
Each post is a substantive post with 10 programmed activities per week. These posts have arisen from an expansion of Infection and Microbiology services. The posts encompass both Queens Medical Centre and the City Campus of Nottingham University Hospital.
Main duties of the job
The Infectious Diseases & OPAT (Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy), Microbiology and Virology services are currently reviewing their portfolio of posts with a view to expansion. As part of this we have funding for new Consultant posts of 10 PAs. This Job Description concerns a post for which the main focus is to support the large and expanding OPAT service including virtual ward rounds and OPAT clinics, manage OPAT referrals and MDTs with specialties closely allied to OPAT. Depending on the appointed candidate the central work with OPAT may be combined with either Infectious Diseases or Microbiology. As an Infectious Diseases Consultant there will be the opportunity to manage inpatient and outpatient Infectious Diseases patients. Alternatively, if the candidate is joint trained with Microbiology then there is the opportunity to include laboratory duties, results authorisation and interpretation, clinical and antibiotic advice, patient consults, ward rounds and MDTs, antimicrobial stewardship and Infection Prevention and Control as part of the role. Candidates with an Infectious Diseases with or without a Microbiology background are welcome to apply.
The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the provision of a comprehensive clinical infection service which incorporates clinical governance, teaching and training, and research.
Working for our organisation
The Infectious Diseases and OPAT (Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy) Department is based at the City Campus. For the OPAT service there will be review of patients in the Intravenous Infusion Centre, review via virtual ward rounds and face to face in clinic. There will be liaison with a wide variety of specialties. At City Campus there is a 13 bed, dedicated Infectious Disease Ward, which has seven en-suite side rooms, five with monitored, negative pressure ventilation. The ward has recently been refurbished. Patients are admitted from the emergency medical admission wards, transferred from other departments within the Trust, or other hospitals within the region. Patients with a wide range of infections are seen including HIV, tuberculosis, returned travellers, community and hospital acquired infections, and pyrexia of unknown origin. Duties in Infectious Diseases include contributions to an outpatient clinic, inpatient care and out of hours on call, in rotation with existing Consultants.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post-holders will also be expected to undertake undergraduate and postgraduate teaching to doctors and nurses, clinical audit, management activities and work in a multidisciplinary team.
All applicants must have accreditation in Infectious Diseases on the GMC’s specialist register, or be within 6 months of their Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) date on the interview day. Those wishing to apply for the two posts including Microbiology must also have accreditation in Microbiology.
Person specification
Professional registration
Essential criteria
- 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 ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Infectious Diseases, 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
Professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MRCP or evidence of equivalent training and experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development (existing Consultants must be able to demonstrate active participation in a recognised CPD scheme)
Desirable criteria
- Higher professional degree e.g. MSc, MD, PhD
Clinical skills/Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with antimicrobial stewardship, infection control teams, or similar multi-disciplinary infection team
- Evidenced technical skills as described in the job description
- Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of leading an antimicrobial stewardship, infection control team, or similar multidisciplinary infection team
- Specific training in Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy
- Specific training in communication skills
- Specific training in patient safety and/or human factors
Management skills
Essential criteria
- Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery.
- Able to delegate appropriately.
- Able to work in a team.
- Demonstrates ability to foster and promote the delivery of a clinical infection service
Desirable criteria
- Higher degree/qualification/ specific training in clinical leadership or management
- Experience in managing change in service delivery of a clinical and/or diagnostic infection service
Teaching, Audit and Research
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates experience in undergraduate and postgraduate medical teaching.
- Demonstrates participation in teaching and training team members
- Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit/Quality Improvement
- Skills in critical appraisal of scientific papers
Desirable criteria
- Specific training in medical education and/or higher degree in medical education (e.g. PGCert, MSc)
- Specific training in quality improvement or clinical audit
- Evidence of leadership in quality improvement / clinical audit / clinical governance
- Original Research Publications Higher teaching degree or qualification or training
- Evidence of participation in peer review/editorial review of scientific papers
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Bring your whole self to work for us at NUH. We love diversity and we value your difference, your unique skills, knowledge and experience. Becoming one of our people may realise your potential, helping us to raise our performance in delivering world class healthcare to the diverse patient populations we serve.
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are currently under-represented at NUH.
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Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.
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Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.
Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
Skilled Workers Visa: We welcome applications from individuals who require a skilled worker visa in line with the Home Office regulations. NON-UK/NON SETTLED candidates may not be appointed, if a suitably qualified and skilled UK/SETTLED candidate is successful at interview stage as it is unlikely that the Trust is able to satisfy the Home Office Visa requirements
ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate all ID and right to work documentation such as passports, visa’s and driving license through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.
Consent:
- Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Departmentconfidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
- Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£41.90 for enhanced and £21.90 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
Deadline: 12-11-2024
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