Consultant in Infection
NHS
This new Consultant in Infection post will be based mainly at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital although some clinical microbiology commitments will also take place at Cheltenham General Hospital and some community sites.This is a full time post for a Consultant in Infection covering general clinical infection and microbiology responsibilities with a specific role to develop and lead the Trust out patient infection management.Main duties of the jobWork closely with microbiology, pathology and colleagues in healthcare to ensure provision of a comprehensive clinical medical microbiology service including advice and policy development regarding pre-examination, examination and post-examination phases. This work will include clinical rounds including visits to wards and specialist units such as the Departments of Critical Care, clinical interpretation / authorisation of reports and MDT attendance.Meetings with pharmacy colleagues take place as part of antimicrobial stewardship within the Trust.OPAT Lead:The post holder will be OPAT Lead providing strategic leadership and oversight for the ongoing development and expansion of out-patient Infection services across Gloucestershire. This will include diversification to provide better options for managing patients’ infections in an out-patient setting by development of OPAT / CoPAT pathways, close liaison with our Acute Medicine services through Same Day Emergency Clinic (SDEC) settings, virtual ward pathways and improved cross county working with GHC Trust and ICB. Our aim is to enable a higher proportion of our population to have access to these services enabling pressure release on the Acute Trust, bed day savings, patient flow improvements and financial savings.They will work alongside existing CMMs, Consultant AMS pharmacist and OPAT nurses and will engage with OPAT referrals and weekly MDTs. This will likely include clinic based direct review of some patients.About usThis is a new post with the successful applicant joining an experienced team of six Consultant Medical Microbiologists (CMMs), a General Practitioner (GP) with specialist interest in infection and, currently, a post-part 1 FRCPath Higher Specialist Scientist Training (HSST) trainee in Medical Microbiology providing clinical infection services within Gloucestershire. [A1]In addition, the post holder will have responsibility for development and Clinical Governance of the county out-patient infection management streams with a remit to expand upon current services including Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT) and Virtual Wards. The aim of this post would be to expand a safe, robust service of out-patient infection services to facilitate earlier discharge, improve patient flow and admission prevention to realise financial savings, improved patient outcomes and improved patient experience. This will include building close working relationships with Acute Medicine colleagues and using community delivery teams, Acute Trust day case areas and virtual ward projects.Current clinical staff are:Dr John Boyes (CMM)Dr Li Chin (CMM)Dr Younis Dahar (CMM)Dr Rob Jackson (CMM)Dr Alan Lees (CMM)Dr Tom McKearney (GP)Dr Philippa Moore (CMM)Amy Read (HSST trainee)Date posted24 October 2024Pay schemeHospital medical and dental staffGradeConsultantSalary£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annumContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number318-24-CONSINFECTIONAJob locationsGloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustGreat Western RoadGloucesterGL1 3NNJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see the supplied full Job Description for a broader outline of the advertised role and main responsibilities . Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see the supplied full Job Description for a broader outline of the advertised role and main responsibilities .Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
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ExperienceEssential
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Knowledge, Skills and AttributionsEssential
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Communication and Language SkillsEssential
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
Desirable
ExperienceEssential
Desirable
Knowledge, Skills and AttributionsEssential
Desirable
Communication and Language SkillsEssential
£105504 – 139882 per year
Gloucester
Sat, 26 Oct 2024 05:15:58 GMT
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