Job summary
This new Consultant in Infection post will be based mainly at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital although some clinical microbiology commitments will also take place at Cheltenham General Hospital and some community sites.
This is a full time post for a Consultant in Infection covering general clinical infection and microbiology responsibilities with a specific role to develop and lead the Trust out patient infection management.
Main duties of the job
Work closely with microbiology, pathology and colleagues in healthcare to ensure provision of a comprehensive clinical medical microbiology service including advice and policy development regarding pre-examination, examination and post-examination phases. This work will include clinical rounds including visits to wards and specialist units such as the Departments of Critical Care, clinical interpretation / authorisation of reports and MDT attendance.
Meetings with pharmacy colleagues take place as part of antimicrobial stewardship within the Trust.
OPAT Lead:
The post holder will be OPAT Lead providing strategic leadership and oversight for the ongoing development and expansion of out-patient Infection services across Gloucestershire. This will include diversification to provide better options for managing patients' infections in an out-patient setting by development of OPAT / CoPAT pathways, close liaison with our Acute Medicine services through Same Day Emergency Clinic (SDEC) settings, virtual ward pathways and improved cross county working with GHC Trust and ICB. Our aim is to enable a higher proportion of our population to have access to these services enabling pressure release on the Acute Trust, bed day savings, patient flow improvements and financial savings.
They will work alongside existing CMMs, Consultant AMS pharmacist and OPAT nurses and will engage with OPAT referrals and weekly MDTs. This will likely include clinic based direct review of some patients.
About us
This is a new post with the successful applicant joining an experienced team of six Consultant Medical Microbiologists (CMMs), a General Practitioner (GP) with specialist interest in infection and, currently, a post-part 1 FRCPath Higher Specialist Scientist Training (HSST) trainee in Medical Microbiology providing clinical infection services within Gloucestershire. [A1]In addition, the post holder will have responsibility for development and Clinical Governance of the county out-patient infection management streams with a remit to expand upon current services including Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT) and Virtual Wards. The aim of this post would be to expand a safe, robust service of out-patient infection services to facilitate earlier discharge, improve patient flow and admission prevention to realise financial savings, improved patient outcomes and improved patient experience. This will include building close working relationships with Acute Medicine colleagues and using community delivery teams, Acute Trust day case areas and virtual ward projects.
Current clinical staff are:
Dr John Boyes (CMM)
Dr Li Chin (CMM)
Dr Younis Dahar (CMM)
Dr Rob Jackson (CMM)
Dr Alan Lees (CMM)
Dr Tom McKearney (GP)
Dr Philippa Moore (CMM)
Amy Read (HSST trainee)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the supplied full Job Description for a broader outline of the advertised role and main responsibilities .
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the supplied full Job Description for a broader outline of the advertised role and main responsibilities .
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or eligible for registration within six months of interview)
- Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of the relevant Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), 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
- FRCPath (UK) by examination or evidence of equivalent qualification
Desirable
- MRCP (UK) or evidence of equivalent qualification
- Higher Medical Degree PhD/MD
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in medical microbiology including the prevention and control of healthcare associated infection.
- Ability to take responsibility for and appropriately prioritise safe, high quality service delivery without direct supervision
- Teaching experience
- Clinical Governance experience including outbreak / incident management
- Research experience including peer-reviewed publications
Desirable
- Experience of working closely with OPAT, or equivalent, services
- Management experience
- Clinical audit experience
Knowledge, Skills and Attributions
Essential
- Up to date knowledge and experience in medical microbiology and the prevention and control of healthcare associated infection. Existing consultants must demonstrate ongoing participation in a relevant Continuing Professional Development (CPD) scheme.
- Knowledge of evidence-based practice
- Broad range of Information Technology skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Able to provide leadership within a team and able to work as a team member
- Ability to self-motivate
Desirable
- Calm under pressure
- Awareness of current relevant strategy and policy developments within the NHS.
Communication and Language Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively with clinical colleagues, colleagues in pathology and support staff.
- Good knowledge of, and ability to use, spoken and written English
- Ability to present effectively to an audience, using a variety of methods, and to respond to questions and queries.
- Has an interest in teaching across all relevant grades of healthcare staff
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or eligible for registration within six months of interview)
- Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of the relevant Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), 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
- FRCPath (UK) by examination or evidence of equivalent qualification
Desirable
- MRCP (UK) or evidence of equivalent qualification
- Higher Medical Degree PhD/MD
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in medical microbiology including the prevention and control of healthcare associated infection.
- Ability to take responsibility for and appropriately prioritise safe, high quality service delivery without direct supervision
- Teaching experience
- Clinical Governance experience including outbreak / incident management
- Research experience including peer-reviewed publications
Desirable
- Experience of working closely with OPAT, or equivalent, services
- Management experience
- Clinical audit experience
Knowledge, Skills and Attributions
Essential
- Up to date knowledge and experience in medical microbiology and the prevention and control of healthcare associated infection. Existing consultants must demonstrate ongoing participation in a relevant Continuing Professional Development (CPD) scheme.
- Knowledge of evidence-based practice
- Broad range of Information Technology skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Able to provide leadership within a team and able to work as a team member
- Ability to self-motivate
Desirable
- Calm under pressure
- Awareness of current relevant strategy and policy developments within the NHS.
Communication and Language Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively with clinical colleagues, colleagues in pathology and support staff.
- Good knowledge of, and ability to use, spoken and written English
- Ability to present effectively to an audience, using a variety of methods, and to respond to questions and queries.
- Has an interest in teaching across all relevant grades of healthcare staff
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).
