Locum Specialist Microbiology/Infectious Diseases

Locum Specialist Microbiology/Infectious Diseases

The post-holder will provide, along with the other 3 Consultants, a full consultation service to clinicians in both the hospital and community setting, in addition to overseeing the work of the laboratory. The Infection Prevention and Control Team have a high profile in the Trust, and the successful candidate will be expected to take an active part in day-to-day work of the Team and lead on IPC related issues.

BHT is part of the South 4 Pathology Partnership and works in close collaboration with Oxford University Hospitals, Great Western Hospital Swindon, and Milton Keynes University Hospital, in the delivery and development of Microbiology services.

Main Duties of the Job

You will participate in 1:4 in a rota to provide clinical support to all hospital sites and local GPs. This includes supporting our OPAT team to manage patients in the community, including weekly virtual OPAT rounds - when covering OPAT, attending orthopaedic, Spinal Surgery, Spinal Injuries and Haematology MDT meetings and undertaking daily ICU ward rounds.

About Us

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why Work for Us?

• We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What Do We Stand For?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Job Responsibilities

Main Duties of the Role Include:

Clinical Practice and Liaison

Provision of a comprehensive infection service. This includes direct clinical care and proactive liaison in a timely manner with consultant colleagues, other hospital staff, medical microbiology colleagues, Genito-Urinary Medicine (GUM) physicians and lead respiratory physicians for tuberculosis management, general practitioners, antibiotic pharmacists, IPC nurses, health protection consultants and CCDCs concerning the diagnosis and management of patients, and control and prevention of infection.

Regular departmental visits and commitments to specific units including Intensive Care, Haematology/Oncology, Medical/Surgical admission units, regular and ad hoc visits to wards, and departmental commitment to IPC.

Regular departmental commitments to committees such as Antimicrobial Stewardship Group, Pathology Business meetings, Microbiology Consultants Senior Laboratory Staff meetings and IPCT meetings.

Regular commitments to Orthopaedic multidisciplinary team (MDT), Spinal Injuries MDT, Spinal Surgery MDT and Haematology MDT meetings.

Person Specification Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent.
• Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practice) with the General Medical Council (GMC) or be eligible for registration within six months of interview.
• FRCPath (UK)/ SCE Infectious Diseases by examination or equivalent qualification.

Experience

• Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in the relevant specialty - Medical Microbiology/Infectious Disease.
• Enthusiasm for ward-based clinical liaison.
• Able to take responsibility for delivering the service without direct supervision.
• Knowledge of evidence-based practice in Medical Microbiology/Infectious Disease. Knowledge and experience of infection prevention and control.
• Evidence of a special interest that complements those of the other consultants in the department.
• Experience in the rationalisation and control of antimicrobial prescribing.
• Interest and experience of IPC.

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.

£96,990 to £107,155 a year dependant on experience.