Position: Permanent
Location: Swindon
Salary: £105k to £139k (Depending on Exp),
This post attracts a relocation allowance of up to £8k
Post Details: PA’s 10 or less
On call availability supplement – 1:6 weekends 1:4 week nights (on call supplement 8%)
Job summary
We are looking for two medical microbiologists to join our clients existing team of 3 consultants in the department of Microbiology.
The appointees will cover a total of 20 PAs over two posts, with flexibility over how this is divided depending on individual requirements. Over the next year, we are aiming to broaden the scope of microbiology services offered and are therefore particularly interested to hear from infectious diseases/medical microbiology jointly trained candidates who would be interested in helping us to drive transformation and service improvements for our patients.
Main duties of the job
Clinical practice and liaison
- Taking a leadership role within the Trust/ hospital / Health Board in matters relating to infection management.
- 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 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 ofinfection.
- 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 IPC meetings, Medicines Management Committee, Antibiotic Working Group, Sepsis Working group, Pathology Directorate meetings, Microbiology Management Committee
- Regular commitments to Orthopaedic multidisciplinary team (MDT), Diabetic/ High Risk Foot MDT, Cardiology and antibiotic pharmacy rounds.
- Development of sub-specialty interests that fit in with Division needs and the strategic direction of the Trust.
- Responsibilities for teaching, examination and accreditation duties are required, and for contributing to undergraduate and post-graduate and continuing medical education.
Support:
- Study/ Professional Leave (30 days over a 3 year cycle)
- Access to shared secretarial support
- Office
- Personal Computer
- Access to library/books/journals
Requirements
- Full and specialist registration (and a license to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) or eligibility for registration within six months of the interview.
- UK-trained applicants must hold a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or be within six months of receiving their CCT by the interview date.
- Non-UK-trained applicants must provide evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT.
- FRCPath (UK) by examination or evidence of an equivalent qualification.
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.
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