The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Trust Fellow in Infection And Tropical Medicine

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Job summary

We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for three highly motivated and ambitious individuals to join our team. The successful applicants will have already completed Foundation Training or equivalent and hold a full GMC license. Familiarity with the NHS and a demonstrable existing interest in Infectious Diseases are both desirable but not essential.

The post holders should have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be able to work efficiently and with a degree of independence in a complex multidisciplinary clinical environment. The Department of Infection and Tropical Medicine at the RVI hosts a High Level Isolation Unit (HLIU) that is part of the national High Consequence Infectious Diseases Network of facilities. The post holder will be expected to engage with training in relation to HLIU personal protective equipment (PPE) along with delivery of standardised clinical and infection control procedures.

Main duties of the job

Clinical

The scope of clinical work that the post holder will be called on to contribute will include:

Clinical management of in-patients under the care of the ITM team. This may variously include patients admitted to the Royal Victoria Infirmary on Ward 19 (main infection ward, with negative pressure isolation facilities), HLIU, Ward 5 (patients with a mix of general medical and infection-related problems, generally of lower acuity and/or complexity), general medical patients boarded to other wards, and joint care of patients under other specialist teams who have been referred to ITM.

Contribution to ITM outpatient clinics, including individual consultants' general infection clinics along with specialist clinics in Tb, HIV, Viral Hepatitis, and Chronic Fatigue and post-COVID syndromes.

Out-of-hours. Any post holder may have the opportunity to gain specialty on-call experience by contributing to the ITM out-of-hours rota. This would be receive a level of consultant support appropriate to the individual's level of experience, and could be negotiated separately to the core contract (i.e. would not be mandatory).

About us

Closing Date: Wednesday 3 July 2024 at midnight

Interview Date: 11 July 2024

For an informal discussion and further information regarding this opportunity, please contact the Head of Department, Dr Ewan Hunter, on 0191 213 9813, or via email at: ewan.hunter1@nhs.net

Date posted

01 July 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£43,923 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

317-TD-24-155

Job locations

Ward 19 Infectious Diseases - RVI

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE1 4LP

Job description

Job responsibilities

To work within the Infection and Tropical Medicine (ITM) MDT to provide good clinical care to patients presenting or being referred to the Trust for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic infections and/or other general medical problems.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

Primary Medical Qualification.
Full GMC registration.

Clinical Skills and Knowledge

Essential

NHS work experience.
Good history & examination skills.

Maintaining clinical competence

Essential

Written evidence of satisfactory training to date, e.g. workplace-based assessments.

Teaching

Desirable

Experience of teaching undergraduate medical students and junior peers.

Clinical Governance, Audit and Research

Desirable

Experience of audit and or QI projects.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

Primary Medical Qualification.
Full GMC registration.

Clinical Skills and Knowledge

Essential

NHS work experience.
Good history & examination skills.

Maintaining clinical competence

Essential

Written evidence of satisfactory training to date, e.g. workplace-based assessments.

Teaching

Desirable

Experience of teaching undergraduate medical students and junior peers.

Clinical Governance, Audit and Research

Desirable

Experience of audit and or QI projects.

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).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ward 19 Infectious Diseases - RVI

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE1 4LP

Employer's website

https://careers.nuth.nhs.uk/why-us (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ward 19 Infectious Diseases - RVI

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE1 4LP

Employer's website

https://careers.nuth.nhs.uk/why-us (Opens in a new tab)