Job summary
CONSULTANT IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Department of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine for 1 new Consultant Physician to work among 6 existing consultants. We would welcome applicants from holders of either Infectious Diseases/GIM or Infectious Diseases/Microbiology CST. The successful applicant will work with colleagues on the inpatient Infectious Diseases Unit where there is a broad range of patients with imported, immunosuppressed and UK acquired infections. They will contribute to the General Infectious Diseases, Hepatitis B/C and HIV outpatient clinical service.
As this post is regulated by the Protection of Children Act 1999, The Criminal Justice Courts Act 2000 and / or the Care Standards Act 2000 an enhanced police criminal records disclosure will be requested by the Trust in the event of a successful application.
(Pending royal college approval)
Main duties of the job
The successful appointee will be expected to participate in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and clinical audit. They will be required to undertake management duties and work in a multidisciplinary team. The University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust consists of three acute teaching hospitals serving the population of Leicestershire. It is fully committed to Continuing Medical Education for consultants.
About us
We are one of the biggest and busiest NHS trusts in the country, incorporating the General, Glenfield and Royal Infirmary hospitals. We have our very own Children's Hospital and run one of the country's leading heart centres.
Our team is made up of more than 17,000 staff providing a range of services primarily for the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We work with partners at the University of Leicester and De Montfort University providing world-class teaching to nurture and develop the next generation of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, many of whom go on to spend their working lives with us.
Our purpose is to provide 'Caring at its best' and our staff have helped us create a set of values that embody who we are and what we're here to do. They are:
- We focus on what matters most
- We treat others how we would like to be treated
- We are passionate and creative in our work
- We do what we say we are going to do
- We are one team and we are best when we work together
Our patients are at the heart of all we do and we believe that 'Caring at its best' is not just about the treatments and services we provide, but about giving our patients the best possible experience.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust: (leicestershospitals.nhs.uk)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The appointee will be responsible for managing in-patients on the Infectious Diseases Unit (mix of imported, tropical, immunosuppressed, UK acquired infection and general cases) and participating on the Infectious Diseases on-call rota. Depending on the appointees interests, there is flexibility and potential to support the other Infectious Diseases Consultants who have responsibility for delivering the Hepatitis C network, adult HIV clinics and tuberculosis clinics. We would welcome applications and pre-application visits from Infectious Diseases/GIM, Infectious Diseases/Microbiology or Infectious Diseases/Virology CCT holders.
See Supporting Documents for a more detailed job description and person specification.
Experience / Clinical Skills
Essential Criteria:
- Fully trained in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Clinical Knowledge and Expertise: Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgment to problems; demonstrates clear, logical thinking/analytical approach; understands evidence based practice
- IT Skills, ability to use web browser, excel, word
- Willingness to develop skills and experience in areas of interest
Desirable Criteria:
- Experience in UK medical microbiology and/or Infectious Diseases;
- Relevant management experience
Management
Essential Criteria:
- Able to work in multidisciplinary teams and supervise juniors
- Understanding of wider health agenda and modern NHS
- Knowledge of clinical governance issues
- Capacity to manage/prioritise time and information effectively; capacity to organise own
- Flexible
- Understands principles and actively participate in Clinical Governance / CPD
- Willingness to work as a member of the team and to share administrative
Desirable Criteria:
- Awareness of Service Development issues
- Evidence of management and administration experience
- Management training on an accredited course
Communication
Essential Criteria:
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication with patients and
- To be empathic and sensitive; capacity to take others perspectives and treat others with understanding
Desirable Criteria:
Audit/ Quality Improvement
Essential Criteria:
- Experience in and commitment to medical audit
Desirable Criteria:
- Undergone training in teaching and willingness to organise relevant audit
- Completion of formal courses in audit
- Published Audit
Research
Essential Criteria:
- Understanding and interest in
- Ability to appraise research critically
- Ability to supervise juniors undertaking research projects.
Desirable Criteria:
- Evidence of recent research and development activity
- Publications in nationally and internationally recognised peer-reviewed journals on subjects relevant to the specialty.
Teaching
Essential Criteria:
- Experience of, and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduates
- Appraisal and assessment skills
- Enthusiastic and ability to inspire others
Desirable Criteria:
- Willingness to develop new approaches to teaching
- Post Graduate qualification in medical education.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The appointee will be responsible for managing in-patients on the Infectious Diseases Unit (mix of imported, tropical, immunosuppressed, UK acquired infection and general cases) and participating on the Infectious Diseases on-call rota. Depending on the appointees interests, there is flexibility and potential to support the other Infectious Diseases Consultants who have responsibility for delivering the Hepatitis C network, adult HIV clinics and tuberculosis clinics. We would welcome applications and pre-application visits from Infectious Diseases/GIM, Infectious Diseases/Microbiology or Infectious Diseases/Virology CCT holders.
See Supporting Documents for a more detailed job description and person specification.
Experience / Clinical Skills
Essential Criteria:
- Fully trained in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Clinical Knowledge and Expertise: Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgment to problems; demonstrates clear, logical thinking/analytical approach; understands evidence based practice
- IT Skills, ability to use web browser, excel, word
- Willingness to develop skills and experience in areas of interest
Desirable Criteria:
- Experience in UK medical microbiology and/or Infectious Diseases;
- Relevant management experience
Management
Essential Criteria:
- Able to work in multidisciplinary teams and supervise juniors
- Understanding of wider health agenda and modern NHS
- Knowledge of clinical governance issues
- Capacity to manage/prioritise time and information effectively; capacity to organise own
- Flexible
- Understands principles and actively participate in Clinical Governance / CPD
- Willingness to work as a member of the team and to share administrative
Desirable Criteria:
- Awareness of Service Development issues
- Evidence of management and administration experience
- Management training on an accredited course
Communication
Essential Criteria:
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication with patients and
- To be empathic and sensitive; capacity to take others perspectives and treat others with understanding
Desirable Criteria:
Audit/ Quality Improvement
Essential Criteria:
- Experience in and commitment to medical audit
Desirable Criteria:
- Undergone training in teaching and willingness to organise relevant audit
- Completion of formal courses in audit
- Published Audit
Research
Essential Criteria:
- Understanding and interest in
- Ability to appraise research critically
- Ability to supervise juniors undertaking research projects.
Desirable Criteria:
- Evidence of recent research and development activity
- Publications in nationally and internationally recognised peer-reviewed journals on subjects relevant to the specialty.
Teaching
Essential Criteria:
- Experience of, and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduates
- Appraisal and assessment skills
- Enthusiastic and ability to inspire others
Desirable Criteria:
- Willingness to develop new approaches to teaching
- Post Graduate qualification in medical education.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Hold MRCP or equivalent qualification
- CCT in Infectious Diseases (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview), CESR or European Community Rights
Desirable
- FRCPath, MD, PhD, DTM&H
- CCT in Microbiology
- CCT in General Internal or Acute Medicine
Experience/Clinical skills
Essential
- Fully trained in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Clinical Knowledge and Expertise: Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgment to problems; demonstrates clear, logical thinking/analytical approach; understands evidence based practice
- IT Skills, ability to use web browser, excel, word etc.
- Willingness to develop skills and experience in areas of interest
Desirable
- Experience in UK medical microbiology and/or Infectious Diseases;
- Experience of setting up and managing OPAT services
Motivation
Essential
- Personal integrity and reliability and willingness to learn new skills
- Ability to motivate and develop both medical Staff and non medical staff
Desirable
- Commitment to further develop the post and the service provided
- Initiative and prepared to develop new ideas
Management
Essential
- Able to work in multidisciplinary teams and supervise juniors
- Understanding of wider health agenda and modern NHS
- Knowledge of clinical governance issues
- Capacity to manage/prioritise time and information effectively
- Capacity to organise own workload.
- Flexible
- Understands principles and actively participate in Clinical Governance / CPD
- Willingness to work as a member of the team and to share administrative
Desirable
- Awareness of Service Development issues
- Evidence of management and administration experience
- Management training on an accredited course
Audit
Essential
- Experience in and commitment to medical audit
Desirable
- Undergone training in teaching and willingness to organise relevant audit activities.
- Completion of formal courses in audit
- Published Audit
Research
Essential
- Understanding and interest in research.
- Ability to appraise research critically
- Ability to supervise juniors undertaking research projects
Desirable
- Evidence of recent research and development activity
- Publications in nationally and internationally recognised peer-reviewed journals on subjects relevant to the specialty
Communication Skills
Essential
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication with patients and colleagues.
- To be empathic and sensitive; have capacity to take others perspectives and treat others with understanding
Desirable
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduates
- Appraisal and assessment skills
- Enthusiastic and ability to inspire others
Desirable
- Willingness to develop new approaches to teaching
- Post Graduate qualification in medical education.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Hold MRCP or equivalent qualification
- CCT in Infectious Diseases (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview), CESR or European Community Rights
Desirable
- FRCPath, MD, PhD, DTM&H
- CCT in Microbiology
- CCT in General Internal or Acute Medicine
Experience/Clinical skills
Essential
- Fully trained in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Clinical Knowledge and Expertise: Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgment to problems; demonstrates clear, logical thinking/analytical approach; understands evidence based practice
- IT Skills, ability to use web browser, excel, word etc.
- Willingness to develop skills and experience in areas of interest
Desirable
- Experience in UK medical microbiology and/or Infectious Diseases;
- Experience of setting up and managing OPAT services
Motivation
Essential
- Personal integrity and reliability and willingness to learn new skills
- Ability to motivate and develop both medical Staff and non medical staff
Desirable
- Commitment to further develop the post and the service provided
- Initiative and prepared to develop new ideas
Management
Essential
- Able to work in multidisciplinary teams and supervise juniors
- Understanding of wider health agenda and modern NHS
- Knowledge of clinical governance issues
- Capacity to manage/prioritise time and information effectively
- Capacity to organise own workload.
- Flexible
- Understands principles and actively participate in Clinical Governance / CPD
- Willingness to work as a member of the team and to share administrative
Desirable
- Awareness of Service Development issues
- Evidence of management and administration experience
- Management training on an accredited course
Audit
Essential
- Experience in and commitment to medical audit
Desirable
- Undergone training in teaching and willingness to organise relevant audit activities.
- Completion of formal courses in audit
- Published Audit
Research
Essential
- Understanding and interest in research.
- Ability to appraise research critically
- Ability to supervise juniors undertaking research projects
Desirable
- Evidence of recent research and development activity
- Publications in nationally and internationally recognised peer-reviewed journals on subjects relevant to the specialty
Communication Skills
Essential
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication with patients and colleagues.
- To be empathic and sensitive; have capacity to take others perspectives and treat others with understanding
Desirable
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduates
- Appraisal and assessment skills
- Enthusiastic and ability to inspire others
Desirable
- Willingness to develop new approaches to teaching
- Post Graduate qualification in medical education.
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
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).