Consultant in Infectious Diseases &/or Medical Micro/Viro/GIM
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
London, SE1 7EH
Salary
£113,565 to £150,569
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
15 September 2026
15 days left
Job description
The post holder will provide the infection support concentrating on the St Thomas' and Evelina hospital sites. Working closely with the Paediatric Inf...
- The postholder will be the main microbiology liaison with Evelina Children's Hospital. Specific roles will include PICU ward rounds, general infection liaison, development of broader antimicrobial stewardship activities and an infection control role leading post-infection review processes for reportable bacteraemias in Evelina. The postholder will develop and lead a penicillin allergy de-labelling service with support from the allergy team which will include setting up an outpatient clinic with nursing and/or ID pharmacy support. The postholder will contribute to adult infection services - in particular, they will provide support to the bacteraemia and endocarditis service and will contribute to the provision of cross cover at other sites within the Trust Whilst individual consultants will develop their own areas of specialist expertise over time, all will deliver:
- Ward-based general infection consults and telephone advice
- Timetabled multi-disciplinary clinical meetings and ward rounds
- ID out-patient clinics
Support the Infection Sciences laboratory services alongside the other site microbiologists and virologists. Laboratory duties will include result authorisation, contribution to the day-to-day running of the diagnostic service, troubleshooting of unexpected results, and active participation in laboratory management and development.
In addition the postholder will
Support the Infection Sciences laboratory services alongside the other site microbiologists and virologists. Laboratory duties will include result authorisation, contribution to the day-to-day running of the diagnostic service, troubleshooting of unexpected results, and active participation in laboratory management and development. Alongside existing consultant colleagues, they will support the work at the new large, multi-hospital offsite laboratory hub at Blackfriars. This includes transfer of microbiology workload from GP practices in Bexley, Greenwich and Lewisham in late 2026.
The post-holder will be expected to contribute to the induction and training of the StRs rotating to Microbiology/Infectious Diseases/Virology and to take an active part in postgraduate teaching and training and participate in KCL Medical school undergraduate teaching in years 2 and 3.
Work closely with clinical teams, pharmacists and the IPC nursing team to develop local clinical guidelines, manage outbreaks in relevant clinical areas e.g. PICU, and deliver key performance objectives (e.g. C. difficile, blood stream infections etc.) and staff education/training. This will include contributing to good antimicrobial stewardship (bacterial and fungal).
All consultants will have PA allocation for specific responsibilities e.g. antimicrobial stewardship, IPC, OPAT. The post-holder will participate in the non-resident on-call rota which will be shared equally with the other consultants in the Microbiology section. Weekend authorisation is performed by the on-call Infection consultant, this can be done remotely and no weekend on-site presence is generally required. At present there is a separate on-call rota covering Guys & St. Thomas Hospitals and Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals, however this is under review and the post holder may be required to contribute to either rota.
Trainees
There are currently twelve StRs training in Infectious Diseases combined with either Microbiology/Virology or General Medicine, plus F1 and F3 junior doctors. The development of 2 senior infection fellow posts rotating between RBH and HH is in progress, which will offer unique specialist training opportunities under the supervision of the RBH Infection consultants.
DoI has hosted a thriving Integrated Academic Training (IAT) programme with the School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences. A
4. Postgraduate education facilities DoI education meetings centre around the DoIs own purpose-built facility, equipped with state-of-the-art AV technology to ensure high-quality remote participation and access to learning. In particular, the presentation of difficult cases or those highlighting important learning are encouraged at the weekly Thurs Case Discussion and external speakers with specific areas of expertise are invited to the Tues Academic Seminar. The DoI weekly education programme is currently as follows:
Academic Seminar (GSTT) Tuesday 09.00 - 10.00
Microbiology Tutorial (GSTT) Wednesday 09.30 10.15
Virology Tutorial (GSTT) Wednesday 10.15 - 11.00
Hospital Grand Round (GSTT) Wednesday 13.00 - 14.00
Clinical Case Discussion (GSTT) Thursday 13.00 - 14.00
In addition to the above, the KCL Academic Dept. of Infectious Diseases offers a regular programme of invited speakers with national and international reputations for their scientific research. Furthermore, the Trusts Dept. of Postgraduate Education runs an active and diverse education and training programme for all clinical staff.
The Diagnostic Laboratories A major redesign of laboratory services has occurred as part of the joint venture between Guys and St Thomas NHS Trust, Kings College Hospital and SYNLAB UK & Ireland. Working with Synnovis, the JV Has opened a Pathology Hub near Blackfriars, located about 10 minutes-walk from both St Thomas and Guys sites. This will provide a 24/7 diagnostic service for our patients with technological and operational benefits such as faster translation of rapid pathogen genome sequencing and real-time data analysis. The service offers a wide range of specialist bacteriology, virology and fungal diagnostics including cystic fibrosis and transplant bacteriology, mycobacterial identification and susceptibility testing, molecular PCR assays, serology assays and testing for the heart valve bank.
Pathology specialties have been relocated to the hub. An Essential Services Laboratory (ESL) has been retained at each site which will process urgent samples. A category 3 laboratory is also retained at St. Thomas in order to service our HCID-a centre. Further information about Synnovis and the South East London Pathology Hub can be found here: https://sel.synlab.co.uk/
Main place of employment
The post-holder will be based at the St Thomas site and the Evelina. It is a requirement of your employment that you be prepared to work at any additional or different location owned or served by the Trust, either on an on-going or temporary basis according to the demands of the service.
Induction: There will be a personalised induction programme both for the Microbiology and clinical Infectious Diseases service. The programme will be tailored to the needs of the successful candidate.
Accommodation and equipment: The Consultant Doctor will haveaccess to a computer and desk space and the support of departmental administration and clerical staff. The Guy's, King's and St. Thomas' Medical School library is on the St. Thomas' and Guy's sites. Electronic access to the KCL e-journals will be available. There are libraries/learning zones at the Brompton and Harefield sites.
Continuing professional development (CPD) and Appraisal: The post holder will be expected to participate in CPD. Consultants can apply for professional and study leave over a three-year period up to 30 days (on average 10 days per year). Statutory and Mandatory training must be taken within the leave allocation. Consultants have access through the Post-graduate Centre to apply for funds to support CPD activities. All medical staff are required to undertake annual appraisal and revalidation. Appraisal documentation for GMC Specialist Revalidation will be submitted through the SARD system.
Mentoring
There is an active mentoring and coaching scheme available to all consultants. New consultants are encouraged to participate in the New Consultants Forum with organised seminars supporting professional development.
Job Planning: The post holders job plan is anticipated to contain 8 Programmed Activities (PA) per week, to be carried out primarily at the St Thomas / Evelina sites.
The DoI comprises about 115 clinical and administrative staff from the Dept. of Infectious Diseases (including the Virology & Microbiology laboratories run in partnership with Synnovis UK and Ireland) and the Dept. of Infection Prevention & Control. Dr Nicholas Price is the Clinical Director and joint-Director of IPC (DIPC) and Ms Avey Bhatia, Chief Nurse, has Executive IPC responsibility. Dr Geraldine O'Hara (Infectious Diseases & HCID) Dr Bill Newsholme (Infection Prevention & Control) and Dr James Whitehorn (Laboratories) are the medical Service Leads.
In addition to medical staff (below), there are approximately 60 IPC staff led by joint-DIPC, Dr Jon Otter, plus a dedicated ID pharmacy team. Every DoI consultant works in partnership with IPC colleagues and is allocated specific responsibilities in job planning (e.g. anti-microbial resistance/ stewardship, C. difficile and bacteraemia investigation, surgical site infection, IV line care etc.). ID consultant leadership is by example and is considered essential to driving higher standards of IPC quality across and lending front-line credibility.
The Dept of IPC comprises Acute Trust and Community nurses, an Intravascular Device team, a Surgical Site Infection Surveillance team and Decontamination team. The IPC matrons work in close partnership with a dedicated Infection consultant supporting in area.
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Full and Specialist GMC Registration and current licence to practise.
- Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), 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
- On GMC Specialist Register for Microbiology OR Microbiology and Infectious Diseases OR Virology
Desirable
- MRCP or equivalent
- FRCPath or equivalent
- MD or PhD
- Infection Prevention and Control qualification (e.g. DipHIC or MSc)
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Comprehensive experience across the range of adult infectious diseases.
- Experience in writing clinical infection and/or laboratory guidelines.
- Working knowledge in Infection Prevention and Control in the acute care setting e.g. management of outbreaks and antimicrobial stewardship.
Desirable
- Expert knowledge and experience in management of infection in the non-HIV immunocompromised host eg. Transplant and/or cancer patients.
- Diagnosis and management of infections in chronic lung disease involving non-tuberculous mycobacteria, tuberculosis, fungi, resistance to multiple antibiotics.
- Leading or managing a diagnostic laboratory.
- Introduction of new laboratory tests into the diagnostic repertoire.
- Managing change in order to deliver clinical infection or infection control targets.
- Post-graduate IPC qualification.
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Operating an Infectious Diseases clinical consult service and contributing to multidisciplinary clinical meetings.
- If applicable, running an Infectious Diseases out-patient clinic or OPAT service.
- Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team.
Desirable
- Clinical assessment and management of Critical Care patients and/or paediatric patients
Audit Management & IT
Essential
- A track record demonstrating clinical governance, audit, service development and management and IT skills
- Evidence of leading service development and participation in quality improvement projects for clinical and/or laboratory services
Research. Teaching skill & experience
Essential
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff.
Desirable
- A track record of research, publications/ understanding / knowledge of Research ethics.
- Teaching qualification
- Experience of independently attracting research funding
- Holder of GCP certification and involvement in clinical trials
Leadership / Management skills
Essential
- Communication; Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate. Accountability; Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority. Interpersonal Skills; Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others. Staff Management; Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff. Ability to lead staff, balance competing demands on the diagnostic service, striving to develop an efficient and high-quality laboratory service. Finance; Knowledge of finance and budgets.
Desirable
- Experience in leading a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of business case and service development.
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First seen
26 August 2026
Last checked
28 August 2026
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