Trust Grade Registrar in Infectious Diseases | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 10 June 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37,068 - £57,570 per annum plus London Weighting |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 July 2024 |
| Location: | London, W2 1NY |
| Company: | IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6382869/290-TDPA-086 |
Summary
We are pleased to offer 2 fixed term appointments for trust grade doctors (SpR level) in infectious diseases. One post is based in the Infectious diseases ward at St Mary’s Hospital and the other post is for Infectious diseases in-reach work at Charing Cross Hospital. Both positions are full time appointments, with no on-call requirement. The posts are for 3 months from June 2024, to support the existing teams.
The posts are suitable for doctors with who are working at registrar grade, who are looking to pursue a career in Infectious Diseases, Microbiology or Virology.
Please kindly note, that we reserve ourselves a right to close vacancy earlier should we have received sufficient amount of applications.
SMH: The successful candidate will work full time in the infectious diseases ward. The doctor will support the existing team with ID ward inpatient medical care, and contributing to TB ward reviews, infectious diseases consult work and SDEC patient reviews. There is the option to participate in outpatient clinics.
CXH: The successful candidate will work full time with the existing infectious diseases team, providing in-reach consults, participation on ID clinics, OPAT clinics and patient reviews, attendance at MDTs and ward rounds, including neuro-ID ward round.
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community. Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within the Trust such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.
As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
The SMH post holder will work alongside an IMT1 (GIM) and IMT3 (GIM) doctor to provide ward cover on the Infectious Diseases ward with whom they will liaise for leave, and a clinical fellow (SHO). The current system is that there is a consultant of the month who conducts twice daily ward rounds and daily reviews of unwell patients or patients new to the ward. The post holder’s role includes inpatient ward rounds, attendance at MDTs (TB, microbiology, endocarditis) and ward work (including referrals, investigations request, reviewing patients, liaising with families and colleagues.) There are options to attend the infectious diseases clinic, other specialty clinics and be engagement in the extensive departmental activities.
The CXH post holder will work alongside another registrar in infectious diseases and microbiology, and consultants in Infectious diseases, There is close liaison with the microbiology and infection control teams to provide a comprehensive Infection in-reach service. The post holder will participate in infectious diseases OP clinics, OPAT clinics and regular consultant led ward rounds, as well as acute reviews of patients with serious infections, including bacteraemias, tuberculosis and neuro-infectious.
Both post holders will gain excellent experience in managing patients with community and hospital acquired infections including fever in the returning traveller. The infectious diseases team share responsibility for TB patients with the respiratory team and there is a thriving MDR-TB service led by Professor Kon. We work closely with acute medicine to support the flow of patients and often see patients in A&E as well as in SDEC (same day emergency care.) We encourage the post holders to see these patients as well as reviewing referrals.The post holders will have the opportunity to develop relevant generic skills including leadership, teaching, communication and managing workload effectively. They will ensure excellent care of patients and ensure collaborative working within the MDT. There are many additional activities available,including teaching (year 5 medical students,) Quality Improvement and Audit,) presentations at the clinical academic seminars and participating in case reports.
This advert closes on Monday 24 Jun 2024