Consultant in Microbiology infectious Diseases
| Posting date: | 07 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £105,504.00 to £139,882.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £105504.00 - £139882.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 June 2025 |
| Location: | Ipswich, IP4 5PD |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9432-25-0627 |
Summary
(h) To work with colleagues in setting and delivering the clinical governance agenda, including accreditation through UKAS. (i) To participate in clinical and laboratory audit and maintain an appropriate level of participation in a recognised programme of Continuing Professional Development and to participate in the teaching of medical undergraduates and other groups of healthcare staff. (j) To participate in appraisal and job planning in accordance with Trust policy. (k) To make an appropriate contribution to setting and achieving directorate strategic goals and performance targets, aiming for year on year improvement. This is a whole time post consisting of 11.5 Programmed Activities (or equivalent for Consultant Clinical Scientist) which can include on-call commitments. This post attracts 8 are for direct clinical care (DCC), 2 supporting professional activity (SPA), and an additional 1.5 PA is paid for the out-of-hours on-call commitment (1:5) attracting at the highest frequency rate. The team work closely together and all have infection control responsibilities as part of normal clinical responsibilities. Specialist roles such as Infection Control Leads and Antimicrobial Stewardship leads are expected to be rotated around clinical colleagues under agreement and will be factored into DCC for the purpose of job planning. Any candidate who is unable for personal reasons to work full-time will be eligible to be considered. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis with the department/hospital in consultation with clinical colleagues. If the person appointed elects to undertake a maximum part-time contract, they will be required to devote substantially the whole of their professional time to the duties of the post. Consultants who are not required to be on-site for clinical duties are able to work remotely, and some aspects of the Ipswich site clinical service may be provided remotely as well on rotation with other members of the service.