Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 12-month fixed term 5 PA Consultant Medical Microbiologist post at UCLH due to current substantive staff undertaking a sabbatical due to start as soon as possible. The appointee will be joining a team of dynamic Consultants at UCLH.
There may be an opportunity to extend beyond this period dependant on funding.
This post is varied and will give the post-holder an opportunity to gain experience in a wide variety of infection liaison activities and teaching.
The main activities are:o Intensive Care, providing laboratory liaison, expert microbiological and infection control advice and antimicrobial stewardship for patients in the intensive care unit, UCLH.o General Microbiology - leading the daily clinical bacteraemia / microbiology MDT on a rotational basis and participating in the Microbiology on-call service out of hours.o Providing clinical cover for Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, principally by delivering laboratory support.o Delivering Antimicrobial Stewardship through a regular medical / surgical ward round and attendance at the Trust's Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee.o Undergraduate teaching lead for UCL medical students placements in Infection: to include bedside teaching, case-based discussion sessions and infection services including assessment and evaluation of education. Attendance at Module management group to discuss quality of teaching.
CV reqd for application.
Main duties of the job
The job plan is expected to comprise 5 PAs per week on average. This will include Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) time.
o Intensive Care:o Providing laboratory liaison, expert microbiological and infection control advice and antimicrobial stewardship for patients in the intensive care unit, UCLH, including attending twice weekly meetings to review results of metagenomics tests on blood and respiratory specimens for this patient population.o General Microbiology:o Leading the daily clinical bacteraemia / microbiology MDT on a rotational basis.o Participating in the Microbiology on-call service by providing advice on microbiological testing and clinical management out of hours - for frequency see below.o Specialist Microbiology:o Providing clinical cover for Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, principally by delivering laboratory support.o Antimicrobial Stewardship:o Antimicrobial stewardship round, medical / surgical ward on a rotational basis.o Microbiology representation at the Trust's Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee.o Teaching:o Undergraduate teaching lead for UCL medical students placements in Infection: to include bedside teaching, case-based discussion sessions and infection services including assessment and evaluation of education. Attendance at Module management group to discuss quality of teaching.
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- 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.
- FRCPath or equivalent.
- MRCP or equivalent.
- MBBS or equivalent.
Desirable
- Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Infectious Diseases
- Applicants that are UK trained, must be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Medical Microbiology, 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.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in dealing with infections in critically ill patients.
- Specialist experience in clinical microbiology.
- Experience of delivering antimicrobial stewardship at a ward level.
- Routine laboratory-based diagnostic microbiological techniques including molecular assays.
- Reporting and interpreting microbiology results and advising clinicians.
Desirable
- Training or experience in General Medicine or other related specialities, e.g. infectious diseases, haematology
- Experience of dealing with infection control outbreaks and handling of day to day enquiries.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to offer an expert opinion in a specialist area commensurate with the needs of the service.
- Ability to perform clinical examination on patients, give advice on specimen collection.
Leadership
Essential
- Able to show leadership, make decisions, take responsibility, exert authority
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Communication: Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
- Accountability: Ability to work flexibly within specialist teams, to take responsibility, lead and make decisions where appropriate.
- Interpersonal Skills: Ability to see patients as people, ability to empathise and work co-operatively with others.
Desirable
- Able to be a dynamic team member within the department and to contribute broadly to the running of the department.
Clinical Governance
Essential
- Understands the principles of clinical governance, laboratory quality management / risk management.
- Evidence of participation in CME/CPD.
Desirable
- Evidence of involvement in clinical governance.
Audit
Essential
- Participation in clinical audit and attendance at appropriate courses.
- Evidence of clinical governance & high-quality audit
Research. Teaching skill & experience
Essential
- Understanding / knowledge of research ethics
- Evidence of research activity & publications
- Ability to critically assess published research and put it into practice.
- Experience of teaching medical students.
- Evidence of involvement in education of trainees.
- Experience of postgraduate teaching for medical staff and other health care workers.
Desirable
- Track record of research and publications
- Able to collaborate in an active research programme.
- Published peer-reviewed papers in sub-speciality areas
- Teaching on formal educational courses
Management & IT
Essential
- Evidence of having worked and being able to communicate within an Interdisciplinary / multispecialty service with appropriate levels of communication through direct discussions with team members, MDT meetings, and presentations to a team
- Basic IT skills (e.g. email, to support presentations)
Desirable
- Management course completed or evidence of knowledge of management structures & processes
- Experience of using an Electronic patient healthcare record system in clinical practice
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- 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.
- FRCPath or equivalent.
- MRCP or equivalent.
- MBBS or equivalent.
Desirable
- Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Infectious Diseases
- Applicants that are UK trained, must be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Medical Microbiology, 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.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in dealing with infections in critically ill patients.
- Specialist experience in clinical microbiology.
- Experience of delivering antimicrobial stewardship at a ward level.
- Routine laboratory-based diagnostic microbiological techniques including molecular assays.
- Reporting and interpreting microbiology results and advising clinicians.
Desirable
- Training or experience in General Medicine or other related specialities, e.g. infectious diseases, haematology
- Experience of dealing with infection control outbreaks and handling of day to day enquiries.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to offer an expert opinion in a specialist area commensurate with the needs of the service.
- Ability to perform clinical examination on patients, give advice on specimen collection.
Leadership
Essential
- Able to show leadership, make decisions, take responsibility, exert authority
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Communication: Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
- Accountability: Ability to work flexibly within specialist teams, to take responsibility, lead and make decisions where appropriate.
- Interpersonal Skills: Ability to see patients as people, ability to empathise and work co-operatively with others.
Desirable
- Able to be a dynamic team member within the department and to contribute broadly to the running of the department.
Clinical Governance
Essential
- Understands the principles of clinical governance, laboratory quality management / risk management.
- Evidence of participation in CME/CPD.
Desirable
- Evidence of involvement in clinical governance.
Audit
Essential
- Participation in clinical audit and attendance at appropriate courses.
- Evidence of clinical governance & high-quality audit
Research. Teaching skill & experience
Essential
- Understanding / knowledge of research ethics
- Evidence of research activity & publications
- Ability to critically assess published research and put it into practice.
- Experience of teaching medical students.
- Evidence of involvement in education of trainees.
- Experience of postgraduate teaching for medical staff and other health care workers.
Desirable
- Track record of research and publications
- Able to collaborate in an active research programme.
- Published peer-reviewed papers in sub-speciality areas
- Teaching on formal educational courses
Management & IT
Essential
- Evidence of having worked and being able to communicate within an Interdisciplinary / multispecialty service with appropriate levels of communication through direct discussions with team members, MDT meetings, and presentations to a team
- Basic IT skills (e.g. email, to support presentations)
Desirable
- Management course completed or evidence of knowledge of management structures & processes
- Experience of using an Electronic patient healthcare record system in clinical practice
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).
Employer details
Employer name
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
University College London Hospital
250 Euston Road
London
NW1 2PG
Employer's website
https://www.uclh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
