Job Description

Applications are invited for a locum consultant post in infection at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, to support delivery of the infection service at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital. The post is available as a twelve-month fixed term contract in the first instance.



The post is best suited to an applicant with CCTs or equivalent in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology. Candidates with CCTs in Microbiology, or Infectious Diseases, or Infectious Diseases and General Medicine are also welcome to apply.



The candidate will work 10PAs, with no out of hours on-call commitment, based mainly at the RNOH, Stanmore.

The job plan will include the following:

Clinical microbiology service Specialist bone infection service Infection prevention and control service Outpatient antimicrobial service Educational and clinical supervision of junior doctors

The post sits within the Department of Microbiology, which is part of the Infection and Associated Specialties Clinical Service Line. This includes the Departments of Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, Virology, and HIV medicine, with strong links to the Department of Immunology.



Clinical microbiology services at the RNOH include the provision of joint outpatient clinics, inpatient ward rounds, oversight of new laboratory results and authorisation, and the teaching of medical students. In addition, successful applicants will have opportunities to contribute to the provision of the out-patient antimicrobial treatment (OPAT) service, specialist surgical MDTs, the antimicrobial stewardship service, and the infection prevention and control service (IPC) at the RNOH Stanmore site.



The Trust runs internationally recognised clinical research and training programmes and our hospitals conduct medical research, much of which is of international reputation. The department has strong links with the University College London (UCL) Centre for Clinical Microbiology (CCM). The Royal Free London is a leading Trust for the training of doctors, nurses, midwives and professions allied to medicine. Fourteen infection trainees rotate through the department and provide on call services for the infection services under consultant supervision.



Our mission is to be world class in terms of our innovative healthcare services, clinical research and teaching excellence.



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The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across four main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.



Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top



For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/



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