Job summary
OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
LOCUM CONSULTANT in CLINICAL INFECTION & GENERAL MEDICIN
One full time 1-month locum post (10 PAs) as consultant in Clinical Infection and General Medicine (AGM) is available at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust from 29.1.24-29.2.24
The post-holder is expected to have Full and Specialist registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) in Infectious Diseases and General Internal Medicine or be eligible for CCT and specialist registration within six months of interview.
Candidates are highly recommended to visit the department and hospital and are invited to contact Dr Charles Woodrow, Clinical Lead for Infectious Diseases (email: charlie.woodrow@ouh.nhs.uk) or Dr Sudhir Singh, Clinical Director for Acute Medicine (email: sudhir.singh@ouh.nhs.uk).
In the interest of equal opportunities, we want to make sure that information about candidates is provided in the same format so all applicants should fill in the standard application form on the NHS Jobs website.
Main duties of the job
OVERVIEW OF JOB DOMAINS
CLINICAL WORK
Clinical responsibilities will be divided between out-patients services (ID, HIV, OPAT, TB, bone infection, diabetic foot infection, hepatitis and chronic fatigue), in-patient infection service (ID, BIU), infection consults, and acute general medicine (AGM). Clinical duties will be based at the John Radcliffe Hospital (infection consults, outpatients, infectious diseases in-patient work, general medicine), the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (Bone Infection Unit), the Churchill Hospital (diabetic foot infection clinic and service, haem-onc/transplant infection consult work) and the Horton Hospital (ID/AGM service).
It is a condition of the appointment that the post holder will be willing to work in any of the Trust's 4 locations. The travel time between the John Radcliffe and NOC/Churchill hospitals is approximately 20 minutes. The travel time from the John Radcliffe to the Horton Hospital is 45-60 minutes. Appropriate office space and administrative support will be provided.
Infection Prevention and Control and Antimicrobial stewardship
The post holder will have an active role in delivering infection control advice, antimicrobial stewardship and conducting case investigations on all sites. They will be expected to make an active contribution to the production of relevant policies within the terms of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Code of Practice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance).
About us
Teaching/Research
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a teaching hospital trust, and the post-holder will be required to participate in programmes for teaching clinical students, training junior doctors and in clinical examinations. It is expected that this will be an integral part of everyday clinical activity.
Clinical Governance
The post-holder will participate in all clinical governance activities, including clinical audit, clinical effectiveness, risk management, quality improvement activities as required by the Trust, and external accrediting bodies.
Personal and Professional Development
The post-holder will be required to keep himself/herself fully up-to-date with their relevant area of practice and to be able to demonstrate this to the satisfaction of the Trust.
Management
The post-holder will be required to work within the Trust's management policies and procedures, both statutory and internal, accepting that the resources available to the Trust are finite and that all changes in clinical practice or workload, or developments requiring additional resources must have prior agreement with the Trust. He/she will undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of his /her patients and the running of his/her clinical service under the direction of the lead clinician and/or directorate chair.
Job description
Job responsibilities
An indicative full time (10 PA) timetable and Job Plan is outlined below. The final Job Plan for the post will be agreed with the clinical director upon appointment, and will be subject to renegotiation at least annually. The Trust expects consultants typically to spend 85% of their time on clinical and associated work, and 15% on continuing medical education, professional development and clinical governance. Additional time may be spent on administration or management, and the proportion may vary from time to time by agreement with the clinical director. This may result in additional SPA activity being recognised.
Day
Time
Location
Work
Categorisation
PAs
Monday
0900-1000
JRH/HGH
Weekend handover
DCC
0.25
1000-1700
JRH/HGH
Ward reviews / Clinical Admin / ITU rounds / Consults / Clinic (gen ID)
DCC
1.75
Tuesday
0900-1300
JRH/HGH
Ward round / Consults / Clinic (HIV, gen ID)
DCC
1
1300-1400
JRH/HGH
CPD (seminar)
SPA
0.25
1400-1500
JRH/HGH
Ward reviews / Clinical Admin / ITU rounds / Consults
DCC
0.25
1500-1700
JRH/HGH
Audit / Governance / CME
SPA
0.5
Wednesday
0900-1000
JRH/HGH
CPD (case presentations)
SPA
0.25
1000-1300
JRH/HGH
Ward reviews / Clinical Admin / ITU rounds / Consults
DCC
0.75
1400-1700
JRH/HGH
Ward reviews / Clinic (OPAT, BIU, TB) / Clinical Admin / ITU rounds / Consults
DCC
0.75
Thursday
0900-1300
JRH/HGH
Ward reviews / Clinic (gen ID, HIV, BIU) / Clinical Admin / ITU rounds / Consults
DCC
1
1300-1400
JRH/HGH
CPD (grand round)
SPA
0.25
1500-1700
JRH/HGH
Ward reviews / Clinic (gen ID, chronic fatigue) / Clinical Admin / ITU rounds / Consults
DCC
0.5
Friday
0900-1000
JRH/HGH
Radiology MDT
DCC
0.25
1000-1300
JRH/HGH
Ward round / Consults
DCC
0.75
1300-1400
JRH/HGH
Journal club
SPA
0.25
1400-1700
JRH/HGH
Ward reviews / Clinical Admin / ITU rounds / Consults / Handover
DCC
0.75
Saturday
Flexible
JRH/HGH
Ward round / consults
DCC
see below
Sunday
Flexible
JRH/HGH
Ward round / consults
DCC
Additional activity to be worked flexibly subject to agreement
Predictable emergency on-call work
Weekends
DCC
0.5
Un-predictable emergency on-call work
Variable
On-site, at home on the telephone and travelling to and from site
DCC
TOTAL PAs
10.0
Indicative programmed activity for full time post
(to be delivered pro-rata for less than full time post)
Number
Direct clinical care (including unpredictable on-call)
8.5
Supporting professional activities
1.5
Other NHS responsibilities
Included under direct clinical care
External duties
0
TOTAL PROGRAMMED ACTIVITIES
10.0
Anticipated on-call availability supplement
None
Agreed on-call rota
NA
Agreed category (delete):
NA
On-call supplement %:
This is an indicative job plan. The actual initial job plan worked will be negotiated with the Clinical Director upon appointment.
Annual and study leave arrangements must be co-ordinated within the specialty to ensure there is an acceptable level of consultant cover.
Job description
Job responsibilities
An indicative full time (10 PA) timetable and Job Plan is outlined below. The final Job Plan for the post will be agreed with the clinical director upon appointment, and will be subject to renegotiation at least annually. The Trust expects consultants typically to spend 85% of their time on clinical and associated work, and 15% on continuing medical education, professional development and clinical governance. Additional time may be spent on administration or management, and the proportion may vary from time to time by agreement with the clinical director. This may result in additional SPA activity being recognised.
Day
Time
Location
Work
Categorisation
PAs
Monday
0900-1000
JRH/HGH
Weekend handover
DCC
0.25
1000-1700
JRH/HGH
Ward reviews / Clinical Admin / ITU rounds / Consults / Clinic (gen ID)
DCC
1.75
Tuesday
0900-1300
JRH/HGH
Ward round / Consults / Clinic (HIV, gen ID)
DCC
1
1300-1400
JRH/HGH
CPD (seminar)
SPA
0.25
1400-1500
JRH/HGH
Ward reviews / Clinical Admin / ITU rounds / Consults
DCC
0.25
1500-1700
JRH/HGH
Audit / Governance / CME
SPA
0.5
Wednesday
0900-1000
JRH/HGH
CPD (case presentations)
SPA
0.25
1000-1300
JRH/HGH
Ward reviews / Clinical Admin / ITU rounds / Consults
DCC
0.75
1400-1700
JRH/HGH
Ward reviews / Clinic (OPAT, BIU, TB) / Clinical Admin / ITU rounds / Consults
DCC
0.75
Thursday
0900-1300
JRH/HGH
Ward reviews / Clinic (gen ID, HIV, BIU) / Clinical Admin / ITU rounds / Consults
DCC
1
1300-1400
JRH/HGH
CPD (grand round)
SPA
0.25
1500-1700
JRH/HGH
Ward reviews / Clinic (gen ID, chronic fatigue) / Clinical Admin / ITU rounds / Consults
DCC
0.5
Friday
0900-1000
JRH/HGH
Radiology MDT
DCC
0.25
1000-1300
JRH/HGH
Ward round / Consults
DCC
0.75
1300-1400
JRH/HGH
Journal club
SPA
0.25
1400-1700
JRH/HGH
Ward reviews / Clinical Admin / ITU rounds / Consults / Handover
DCC
0.75
Saturday
Flexible
JRH/HGH
Ward round / consults
DCC
see below
Sunday
Flexible
JRH/HGH
Ward round / consults
DCC
Additional activity to be worked flexibly subject to agreement
Predictable emergency on-call work
Weekends
DCC
0.5
Un-predictable emergency on-call work
Variable
On-site, at home on the telephone and travelling to and from site
DCC
TOTAL PAs
10.0
Indicative programmed activity for full time post
(to be delivered pro-rata for less than full time post)
Number
Direct clinical care (including unpredictable on-call)
8.5
Supporting professional activities
1.5
Other NHS responsibilities
Included under direct clinical care
External duties
0
TOTAL PROGRAMMED ACTIVITIES
10.0
Anticipated on-call availability supplement
None
Agreed on-call rota
NA
Agreed category (delete):
NA
On-call supplement %:
This is an indicative job plan. The actual initial job plan worked will be negotiated with the Clinical Director upon appointment.
Annual and study leave arrangements must be co-ordinated within the specialty to ensure there is an acceptable level of consultant cover.
Person Specification
Full GMC Registration
Essential
- GMC Registration with licence to work
- Post Graduate experience in Infectious Diseases
- Experience of inpatient and outpatient management of infectious diseases and ward-based infection consultations.
- Experience managing an inpatient infectious diseases service and acute unselected medical takes at consultant level.
- A strong and demonstrable commitment to the organisation and delivery of teaching
- Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems.
- Good leadership skills. Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the level of consultant in a teaching hospital.
Desirable
- CCT within 6 months
- Higher medical degree
- FRCPath Microbiology or Virology or evidence of equivalent training and experience.
- Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene
- Clinical experience in HIV, high consequence infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, complicated bone and joint infections, outpatient antimicrobial therapy (OPAT), tropical medicine.
- Experience working in a UK infectious diseases unit.
Person Specification
Full GMC Registration
Essential
- GMC Registration with licence to work
- Post Graduate experience in Infectious Diseases
- Experience of inpatient and outpatient management of infectious diseases and ward-based infection consultations.
- Experience managing an inpatient infectious diseases service and acute unselected medical takes at consultant level.
- A strong and demonstrable commitment to the organisation and delivery of teaching
- Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems.
- Good leadership skills. Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the level of consultant in a teaching hospital.
Desirable
- CCT within 6 months
- Higher medical degree
- FRCPath Microbiology or Virology or evidence of equivalent training and experience.
- Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene
- Clinical experience in HIV, high consequence infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, complicated bone and joint infections, outpatient antimicrobial therapy (OPAT), tropical medicine.
- Experience working in a UK infectious diseases unit.
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).
