Consultant in Infection

• Provide input where required to infection management of patients and contribute to Microbiology Multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Participation in the joint ward round with the Antimicrobial Pharmacist and rounds on other specialist unit's e.g. critical care, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics, Surgery, will be agreed among the consultants according to personal interest & may rotate between the consultants with mutual agreement. Currently some of the ward rounds and MDTs are taking place through Microsoft Teams.
• Be involved in the management of patients on the OPAT service.
• Be involved in the Undergraduate Teaching of medical students.
• Be involved in the clinical supervision of Higher Specialist Scientific Training.
• Participate in the Infection Service Consultant on-call rota (one in 6) for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
• Assume a continuous commitment for care of patients, even if employed less than full-time and ensure that adequate arrangements are made for leave and off duty periods.
• Promote high professional standards of clinical care for patients, both direct patient care and by the maintenance of continuing professional development.
• Develop links with General Practitioners operating in the area.

Essential

• Primary Medical Qualification
• FRCPath or equivalent qualification
• Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the GMC (or eligible for registration within 6 months of interview)
• Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), in microbiology or joint CCT in infectious diseases and microbiology, or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview.
• Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT

Essential

• Trained Clinical Supervisor
• Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in the management of Infection and laboratory liaison.

Desirable

• Trained Educational Supervisor
• Experience of Infection Prevention, Antibiotic Review Service and Outpatient Antimicrobial Therapy.
• Experience in other medical specialities.

Essential

• Proven evidence of effective communication skills with examples
• Good organisation skills with examples
• Works well within a multidisciplinary environment
• Resident within 30 minutes travel time to Preston / Chorley.