Consultant Physician in Infectious Diseases

Job responsibilities

This is a new post and is based at the Royal Victoria Infirmary as part of the Department of Infection and Tropical Medicine. This is a busy infectious diseases department which specialises in all aspects of clinical ID including: HIV, TB, returning travellers, community acquired infection, complex bone and joint infection, and neurological infection. The post holder will provide clinical support to all aspects of our general infectious disease service, with opportunity to develop specific clinical lead roles, in liaison with the Head of Department and consultant team. They will be required to contribute to our specialty out-of-hours rota at a minimum intensity of 1:8 pro rata and to provide general medical care for patients boarded to selected non-medical wards. All substantive consultants are also expected to maintain their knowledge and skills in relation to the commissioned HCID service, with protected time allocated for this within job plans.

Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills

Essential

• Primary medical qualification.
• Full GMC registration.
• Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC).
• MRCP, CCT in ID, dual-accredited with any of MM, MV or GIM.

Desirable

• Higher degree (MA, MPH, MD, PhD, or equivalent)

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Evidence of experience in the specialty.
• Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty.
• Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality.
• Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre.

Management and Administration Experience

Essential

• Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty.
• Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines.
• An understanding of Clinical Governance.

Desirable

• Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals.
• Evidence of leadership / project management.
• Evidence of having implemented change.
• Experience in developing and implementing new technologies.

Teaching

Essential

• Experience of supervising junior medical staff.
• Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
• Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills.

Desirable

• Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills.
• Postgraduate qualification in medical education.

Research

Essential

• Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings.
• Research/critical review of literature.
• Publications in the last five years.

Desirable

• Higher degree.

Audit

Essential

• Evidence of participation in audit.

Desirable

• Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit.
• Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement.

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 (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).