Job summary
Job summary
You will join a friendly and dynamic team of Infectious Diseases Physicians and Academics, at a regional specialist centre.
We welcome applications from doctors at different stages of post-graduate training. The salary will be commensurate with experience based on the national junior doctor pay scale (salary range (£29,384 - £58,398).
The role will be tailored according to clinical need, but successful applicants will be offered learning and development opportunities in Infection according to their interests. There will be opportunities to help deliver teaching, and become involved in quality improvement projects.
There will be opportunities to gain experience working in a tertiary centre acting as a regional hub for HIV, TB, Tropical and High Consequence Infectious Diseases. This will include ward work, clinic exposure, and attending teaching and complex MDT meetings.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support patient care on 2 Infectious Diseases Wards, and our General Medicine ward at a level appropriate to their stage of training or career development. This will be supported by educational and clinical supervision.
The post holder would be expected to join our multidisciplinary meetings, for Infection Radiology, TB, and HIV.
The post holder would be welcome to join our educational meetings, including a weekly departmental teaching program, journal and audit club, and monthly regional meetings for TB and HIV. When staffing allows the post holder may be able to attend trust-level educational programmes and an appropriate level.
We would encourage successful applicants to participate in the Hospital Medical on call rota for which appropriate additional renumeration would be provided.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Person Specification Registration Essential
- GMC registration (with a licence to practice) and Right to work in the UK.
Professional Qualifications Essential
Desirable
- Other Postgraduate qualifications appropriate to stage of training including MRCP and DTMH.
Clinical Essential
- Post-graduate clinical experience in a medical speciality, with experience of managing an acute take of medical patients.
Desirable
Research Essential
- Ability to demonstrate practice of evidence based medicine
Desirable
- Up to date good clinical practice training
- Post-graduate research qualifications
- Publication in peer reviewed journal or poster presentation at a national conference
Quality Improvement and change
Desirable - Evidence of previous personal participation in clinical audit/service evaluations/quality improvement programmes.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details Employer name
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job description
Job responsibilities
Person Specification Registration Essential
- GMC registration (with a licence to practice) and Right to work in the UK.
Professional Qualifications Essential
Desirable
- Other Postgraduate qualifications appropriate to stage of training including MRCP and DTMH.
Clinical Essential
- Post-graduate clinical experience in a medical speciality, with experience of managing an acute take of medical patients.
Desirable
Research Essential
- Ability to demonstrate practice of evidence based medicine
Desirable
- Up to date good clinical practice training
- Post-graduate research qualifications
- Publication in peer reviewed journal or poster presentation at a national conference
Quality Improvement and change
Desirable - Evidence of previous personal participation in clinical audit/service evaluations/quality improvement programmes.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details Employer name
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Other Postgraduate qualifications appropriate to stage of training including MRCP and DTMH
Clinical
Essential
- Post-graduate clinical experience in a medical speciality, with experience of managing an acute take of medical patients
Desirable
Research
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate practice of evidence based medicine
Desirable
- Up to date good clinical practice training
- Post-graduate research qualifications
- Publication in peer reviewed journal or poster presentation at a national conference
Quality Improvement
Desirable
- Evidence of previous personal participation in clinical audit/service evaluations/quality improvement programmes.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Other Postgraduate qualifications appropriate to stage of training including MRCP and DTMH
Clinical
Essential
- Post-graduate clinical experience in a medical speciality, with experience of managing an acute take of medical patients
Desirable
Research
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate practice of evidence based medicine
Desirable
- Up to date good clinical practice training
- Post-graduate research qualifications
- Publication in peer reviewed journal or poster presentation at a national conference
Quality Improvement
Desirable
- Evidence of previous personal participation in clinical audit/service evaluations/quality improvement programmes.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
