Locum Consultant - Infectious Disease/Medical Microbiology (NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant) - Microbiology - Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust – Aylesbury, South East
We are looking to appoint 1 year fixed term Locum Consultant in Infectious Disease/Medical Microbiology at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire NHS Trust.
The post-holder will share in the provision of a first-class clinical microbiology service to the areas covered by the laboratory, along with the other Consultant Microbiologists: Dr Ruby Devi and Dr Karthiga Sithamparanathan.
The Department also has an ST3 Microbiology/Infectious Diseases trainee from the Oxford Thames Valley deanery rotation working Mon-Fri 9-5pm.
You will participate in a 1 in 4 weekly on call-rota with prospective cover. Category A on call supplement applies. Please note these posts are 10 PAs for each with a potential for 1 additional PA per post for lead infection prevention control doctor or antimicrobial stewardship lead.
On call is undertaken from home with remote access to the usual suite of applications, namely Winpath – the laboratory IT application for reviewing and authorising microbiology results.
The post is covered by the Terms and Conditions of the new Consultant Contract (England 2003).
The Trust requires the successful candidate to have and maintain full and specialist registration with a current licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC) and to fulfil the duties and responsibilities of a doctor as set down by the GMC.
The successful candidate will be required to live within 10 miles of ‘principal place of work’ at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, or 30 minutes travelling time when on call.
The appointee will be expected to cover for colleagues’ absence from duty on the basis of agreed arrangements in the department and with the employing Trust.
You will be one of 4 consultants working in a rota to provide clinical support to all hospital sites and local GPs. This includes supporting our OPAT team to manage patients in the community, including weekly virtual OPAT rounds - when covering OPAT, attending orthopaedic, Spinal Surgery, Spinal Injuries and Haematology MDT meetings and undertaking daily ICU ward rounds.
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
* As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
* We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
* We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
* We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
* As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
* Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
* Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
* Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
* Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Clinical practice and liaison
* 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 (GUM) 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 of infection.
* 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 Antimicrobial Stewardship Group, Pathology Business meetings, Microbiology Consultants Senior Laboratory Staff meetings and IPCT meetings.
* Regular commitments to Orthopaedic multidisciplinary team (MDT), Spinal Injuries MDT, Spinal Surgery MDT and Haematology MDT meetings.
The appointee will take equal (or appropriate share of) responsibility for departmental commitments.
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