Locum Consultant

Social network you want to login/join with: Locum Consultant in Medical Virology, LondonBarts Health NHS TrustConsulting–EU work permit required:Applications are invited for a new locum Virology consultant post within the Department of Infection at Barts Health NHS Trust. This post is based primarily at the Royal London Hospital (RLH) but has responsibilities covering all the hospitals within Barts Health NHS Trust, as well as those of the East and South East London (ESEL) NHS Pathology Partnership. The successful candidate will work alongside consultant colleagues to provide a comprehensive consultant Virology service for all the Barts Health sites and those sites for which Barts Health holds SLA’s. This post provides excellent opportunities to work across the large academic tertiary care centres and acute general hospitals in the East End of London.This locum post is suitable for consultants accredited in Medical Virology and those with dual accreditation in Medical Virology and Infectious DiseasesThis is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a growing department of Microbiologists, Virologists and Infectious diseases physicians, as well as working in a Trust with an on-site diagnostic laboratory. The laboratory, based at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, hosts the new East and South East London (ESEL) NHS Pathology Partnership that came into existence on 1st May 2021. It is an NHS pathology partnership between Barts Health NHS Trust, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust pathology services. The Virology and Microbiology laboratories are UKAS ISO 15189 accredited and provides a full range of high-quality routine and specialist microbiology and virology investigations for Barts Health, as well as for Trusts having service level agreements with Barts Health. The laboratory is one of the Specialist Virology centres and is recognised by the UK Clinical Virology Network. Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. The post holder will work as part of an integrated Department of Infection, joining 15 permanent and 8 locum/honorary consultant colleagues across the Trust. It is expected the appointee will participate in delivery of diagnostic, clinical, stewardship and infection prevention and control services to patients, staff and local general practitioners and deliver departmental teaching activity, including training of clinical scientists and specialist registrars in Medical Virology, Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.This post attracts a 1 in 4 third tier on call for Virology mostly worked remotely. Dependent on candidate experience and qualifications, there may be opportunity to participate in the Microbiology or Infectious Diseases on call for the department.This posts workload roughly equates to a job plan of 8 DCC and 2 SPA, although final job planning will take place after appointment.Applicants must hold Full and Specialist registration with a license to practice without restrictions with the General Medical Council (GMC) or be within 6 months of full registration by the date of interview.Applicants that are UK trained must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Medical Virology or be within 6 months of CCT at the date of interview. Any candidate who would like to work less than full-time will be eligible for consideration for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis in consultation with consultant colleagues.Registerable medical qualification (MBChB, MBBS or equivalent)MD or PhD)Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene or equivalentFull and Specialist registration in Medical Virology or Medical Microbiology (with license to practice) with the General Medical Council or be eligible for specialist registration within 3 months of interviewApplicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or be within 3 months of CCT on the date of interviewFull and Specialist registration in Infectious Diseases (with license to practice) with the General Medical Council or be eligible for specialist registration within 3 months of interviewBroad range of IT skills and computer literacyFamiliar with current structure of Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changesLeadership / management trainingAudit and Quality ImprovementExperience of participating in quality or safety improvement projectsTeaching and TrainingExperience of supervising doctors in trainingExperience of Educational SupervisionPublications in the chosen sub-specialty fieldFlexible approach to work and evidence of team workingCommitment to continuing medical education#…