Consultant in Infection

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for 2 Consultants in Medical Microbiology, or Virology, with or without Infectious Diseases, to join the University Hospitals Sussex, Department of Infection. The successful candidates will join our friendly, and committed team of 15 Infection Doctors in post, who have expertise across a broad range of clinical and academic areas and provide high quality infection services to the hospitals and community of Sussex.

We are looking for motivated individuals who want to embrace the opportunities offered within our department in our acute teaching hospital in Brighton, and District General Hospitals in Worthing, Chichester and Haywards Health.

Our team work closely with our UKAS accredited Microbiology Laboratories based in the Royal Sussex County Hospital (RSCH), Brighton, and St Richard's Hospital (SRH), Chichester which provide a comprehensive diagnostic repertoire.

Inpatient Infectious Diseases is based at RSCH, in Brighton, in the recently completed state of the art Louisa Martindale Building, which has recently been awarded Specialist Regional Infectious Diseases Centre (SRIDC).We are flexible regarding preference of base hospital. These posts include cover of the out-of-hours advice service for Worthing and SRH (1 in 4), with a day off in the week given in lieu of predictable on call.

Main duties of the job

The Consultants in Infection (Medical Microbiology/ Virology) are responsible for providing a high-quality, comprehensive and efficient clinical Microbiology service to the Trust and community. Duties are shared with the other consultants in the department. We are committed to delivering a unified clinical infection service, covering the laboratories, and all clinical infection duties. Consultants all contribute to the service depending on their skills and experience and are encouraged to develop a specialist interest.

Duties includeo Involvement in the management of patients with infections through direct clinical liaison, bacteraemia, and antimicrobial stewardship roundso Provision of a comprehensive infection service including advice on appropriate samples, appropriate interpretation of results including timely communication to requestors, treatment, and infection prevention adviceo Take up a lead role, if required: OPAT, Clinical lead/ deputy lead, Infection Control, Antimicrobial Stewardshipo Work with colleagues to develop, promote and monitor antimicrobial stewardship in the Trusto Clinical and Educational supervision of Specialist Trainees in Infectiono Participate in the teaching of medical Students during their clinical infection attachmento Contribute to clinic governance initiatives in the department

About us

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in ourWellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

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Person Specification

Experience/ Qualifications

Essential

Basic medical degree FRCPath or appropriate specialist qualification Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice CCT in Medical Microbiology or Virology (with or without Infectious Diseases) or equivalent (equivalence must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC) Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the AAC

Desirable

Higher Degree

Organisation and Planning

Essential

Experience and ability to work in multi-professional teams Understanding of: NHS / Clinical governance / Resource constraints

Desirable

Evidence of managerial skills:

Knowledge

Desirable

Breadth of experience in and outside specialty

Teaching Skills

Essential

Evidence of an interest and commitment to teaching

Desirable

Recognised teaching qualification

Academic and Research

Essential

Evidence of participation in audit

Desirable

Research experience Publications Prizes and honours

Career Progression

Essential

Appropriate progression of career to date Evidence of:- Good communication skills both oral and written

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