Job summary
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for three highly motivated and ambitious individuals to join our team. The successful applicants will have already completed Foundation Training or equivalent and hold a full GMC license. Familiarity with the NHS and a demonstrable existing interest in Infectious Diseases are both desirable but not essential.
The post holders should have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be able to work efficiently and with a degree of independence in a complex multidisciplinary clinical environment. The Department of Infection and Tropical Medicine at the RVI hosts a High Level Isolation Unit (HLIU) that is part of the national High Consequence Infectious Diseases Network of facilities. The post holder will be expected to engage with training in relation to HLIU personal protective equipment (PPE) along with delivery of standardised clinical and infection control procedures.
Main duties of the job
Clinical
The scope of clinical work that the post holder will be called on to contribute will include:
Clinical management of in-patients under the care of the ITM team. This may variously include patients admitted to the Royal Victoria Infirmary on Ward 19 (main infection ward, with negative pressure isolation facilities), HLIU, Ward 5 (patients with a mix of general medical and infection-related problems, generally of lower acuity and/or complexity), general medical patients boarded to other wards, and joint care of patients under other specialist teams who have been referred to ITM.
Contribution to ITM outpatient clinics, including individual consultants' general infection clinics along with specialist clinics in Tb, HIV, Viral Hepatitis, and Chronic Fatigue and post-COVID syndromes.
Out-of-hours. Any post holder may have the opportunity to gain specialty on-call experience by contributing to the ITM out-of-hours rota. This would be receive a level of consultant support appropriate to the individual's level of experience, and could be negotiated separately to the core contract (i.e. would not be mandatory).
About us
Closing Date: Wednesday 3 July 2024 at midnight
Interview Date: 11 July 2024
For an informal discussion and further information regarding this opportunity, please contact the Head of Department, Dr Ewan Hunter, on 0191 213 9813, or via email at: [email protected]
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work within the Infection and Tropical Medicine (ITM) MDT to provide good clinical care to patients presenting or being referred to the Trust for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic infections and/or other general medical problems.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification.
- Full GMC registration.
Clinical Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- NHS work experience.
- Good history & examination skills.
Maintaining clinical competence
Essential
- Written evidence of satisfactory training to date, e.g. workplace-based assessments.
Teaching
Desirable
- Experience of teaching undergraduate medical students and junior peers.
Clinical Governance, Audit and Research
Desirable
- Experience of audit and or QI projects.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Ward 19 Infectious Diseases - RVI
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4LP