Junior Clinical Fellow - Microbiology | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 13 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £43,923 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 June 2024 |
| Location: | Isleworth, TW7 6AF |
| Company: | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6278593/289-EIC-JCF-093 |
Summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a post Foundation Year (FY) level Doctor interested in gaining more experience in Infection to join the service, gain clinical experience in acute teaching NHS hospital, develop leadership skills, and gain competencies at post Foundation years (FY) level.
This post will be part of the Pathology department in Clinical Support Division.
The clinical infection service provided at Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust provides clinical liaison to onsite services including a combined medical and surgical ICU/ HDU, a large women’s and children’s department and acute medical and surgical services including an ambulatory care unit providing outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy.
Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) team is led by the Director of Infection Prevention and Control along with an onsite Infection Control doctor.
The microbiology laboratory diagnostic services are provided through a pathology network. North West London Pathology (NWLP) provides diagnostic services to patients within Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (Hammersmith, Charing Cross, St. Mary’s, Queen Charlotte and Chelsea Hospitals and Western Eye Hospital), Chelsea & Westminster Hospital Foundation Trust, Hillingdon Hospital Trust and associated General Practices covering a population of approximately 2.5 million people. It is currently based in a centralised laboratory at Charing Cross Hospital and is fully ISO accredited.
The post holder will be expected to participate in the microbiology service with consultant supervision. They will work in close liaison with IPC team and the Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacy team.
There will opportunity to participate in consultant led antimicrobial stewardship ward rounds and attendance at MDTs.
There is NO out of hour’s commitment with this post.
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East.
We have nearly 6,000 members of staff that care for nearly one million people locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children’s, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.
We are one of the best performing FTs in London for A&E waiting times, and mortality rates are better than average. Since the Care Quality Commission last inspected our hospitals we have taken on responsibility for a range of new services. Our new services include:
• Cardiac catheter service and a paediatric assessment unit on the West Middlesex site
• Surgical assessment unit on the Chelsea site
• New sexual health clinic at 10 Hammersmith Broadway
• · Virtual fracture clinics
• Learning disabilities passports
There has been a recent £20 million expansion to critical care facilities and refurbishment of the children’s unit at West Middlesex, both in partnership with the Trust’s dedicated charity CW+.
The post holder will be expected to participate in the microbiology service with consultant supervision. They will work in close liaison with IPC team and the Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacy team.
There will opportunity to participate in consultant led antimicrobial stewardship ward rounds and attendance at MDTs.
There is NO out of hour’s commitment with this post.
This advert closes on Monday 27 May 2024