Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Consultant in Infection to join our friendly existing team. The postholder will help deliver high quality infection care for the city of Liverpool, regional specialist care for the North West, and nationally recognised services in Tropical Medicine and High Consequence Infectious Diseases (HCID). Our base within the combined Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LUHFT) has recently moved to the New Royal Liverpool University Hospital , a state of the art hospital offering 646 single occupancy rooms including 33 specialist Tropical and Infectious Disease Unit (TIDU) beds. LUHFT and TIDU offer comprehensive infection service including HIV, Viral Hepatitis, TB and NTM, travel and tropical medicine, neurological infections, OPAT, and holistic management of community and hospital acquired infections. as well as supporting the hospital through acute and general medicine provision.
Main duties of the job
The appointee will be based in LUHFT with the majority of clinical work at Royal Liverpool University Hospital but clinical services will be required at Aintree and Broadgreen Hospital sites as required. By agreement the role may involve peripheral clinics. The main duties and job plan are outlined below. The outline 10PA job plan includes 7.5-8 DCC PAs (including 2-2.5 non direct clinical PAs) and 2-2.5 supporting Programmed Activity sessions (SPAs) where all Consultants are expected to have educational supervisor responsibilities and supported to take additional managerial responsibilities as able.
On Call
On call commitments will be performed on a pro-rata basis and will include a combination of weekend and on call working. Weekday consultant on-call (Monday 9am - Friday 5pm) is rotated between the duty ward consultants in alternating one-week blocks, annualised it equates to roughly 1 in 8. Weekend on call (Friday 5pm-Monday 9am) is on a rotational basis with a roughly 1 in 7 commitment, this can be taken as an additional 1 PA or incorporated into an annualised job plan through discussion with the clinical lead.
SPA duties
Dedicated 1.5 core SPA (annualised) for audit, CME, appraisal, and revalidation is included in annualised job plans. As an active teaching and training department dedicated SPA time is given in addition to core SPA (currently 0.25 SPA per trainee for formal educational or clinical supervisor roles).
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
Main Duties
- To take responsibility at consultant level in outpatient clinics of the Tropical and Infectious Disease Unit including HIV clinics of the Liverpool Centre for Sexual Health, and tropical clinics of LSTM (if requested and appropriate)
- To take responsibility at a consultant level in the OPAT service and to assist in the further development of the service.
- To take responsibility at consultant level for continuing inpatient care of patients within the TIDU bedbase.
- To help develop and maintain multidisciplinary clinical networks and care pathways appropriate to the evolving needs of diverse groups of patients. This may include development of joint clinics and virtual clinics with neighbouring Hospital and Community based Trusts, and engaging with and involving patient representative groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties
- To take responsibility at consultant level in outpatient clinics of the Tropical and Infectious Disease Unit including HIV clinics of the Liverpool Centre for Sexual Health, and tropical clinics of LSTM (if requested and appropriate)
- To take responsibility at a consultant level in the OPAT service and to assist in the further development of the service.
- To take responsibility at consultant level for continuing inpatient care of patients within the TIDU bedbase.
- To help develop and maintain multidisciplinary clinical networks and care pathways appropriate to the evolving needs of diverse groups of patients. This may include development of joint clinics and virtual clinics with neighbouring Hospital and Community based Trusts, and engaging with and involving patient representative groups.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification (e.g. MB BS) & registered with GMC
- Higher qualification in medicine (MRCP or equivalent)
- Registered on GMC Specialist Register (or within 6 months of at time of interview) in Infectious Diseases or Tropical Medicine
- Dual CCT in ID/GIM, ID/MM, or ID/Virology, will be considered
Desirable
- MD, PhD or equivalent
- Diploma in HIV Medicine DTM&H Diploma in Travel Health Other subspecialty interest
Skills/knowledge/experience
Essential
- Broad knowledge and experience in all aspects of Infectious Diseases.
- Effective teaching skills suitable for undergraduate & postgraduate teaching, supervision & appraisal
- Articulate with excellent verbal and written communication skills (in English) suitable for patients, relatives and health care professionals
- Able to work within and lead a multi-disciplinary team Effective communicator Flexibility of approach
- Leadership qualities and willingness to share in running & growth of team and service
- Knowledge of & compliance with national standards of clinical governance & audit
- Commitment to clinically facing NHS research and embedding in clinical practice
- Meets professional Requirements of GMC Good Medical Practice
Desirable
- Training/experience in clinical microbiology or virology
- Experience within OPAT services
- Experience of working in a tropical or other resource poor setting
- Extra experience in related areas e.g. TB, hepatitis, HIV, Chronic fatigue
- Research experience
- Teacher training Prior supervisory experience/training
- Management Training
- Research experience Success in grant applications GCP training
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification (e.g. MB BS) & registered with GMC
- Higher qualification in medicine (MRCP or equivalent)
- Registered on GMC Specialist Register (or within 6 months of at time of interview) in Infectious Diseases or Tropical Medicine
- Dual CCT in ID/GIM, ID/MM, or ID/Virology, will be considered
Desirable
- MD, PhD or equivalent
- Diploma in HIV Medicine DTM&H Diploma in Travel Health Other subspecialty interest
Skills/knowledge/experience
Essential
- Broad knowledge and experience in all aspects of Infectious Diseases.
- Effective teaching skills suitable for undergraduate & postgraduate teaching, supervision & appraisal
- Articulate with excellent verbal and written communication skills (in English) suitable for patients, relatives and health care professionals
- Able to work within and lead a multi-disciplinary team Effective communicator Flexibility of approach
- Leadership qualities and willingness to share in running & growth of team and service
- Knowledge of & compliance with national standards of clinical governance & audit
- Commitment to clinically facing NHS research and embedding in clinical practice
- Meets professional Requirements of GMC Good Medical Practice
Desirable
- Training/experience in clinical microbiology or virology
- Experience within OPAT services
- Experience of working in a tropical or other resource poor setting
- Extra experience in related areas e.g. TB, hepatitis, HIV, Chronic fatigue
- Research experience
- Teacher training Prior supervisory experience/training
- Management Training
- Research experience Success in grant applications GCP training
Additional information
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).
