Consultant in Infection
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 30 Ebrill 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Negotiable |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 31 Mai 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Bristol, BS10 5NB |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9339-26-0532 |
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Duties of the role include: - To take part in the activities of analytical microbiology, and clinical consultation and infection control services. - To promote infection control practice and be a site-specific Infection Prevention and Control Doctor as required when providing clinical service. - To take part in the routine workload of the department across all sites as outlined in the main job description, dividing your time flexibly and equitably with colleagues. - Take a proactive role in delivering the clinical infection service sharing continuous responsibility for the care of patients in liaison with clinical consultant colleagues. - To have continuing responsibility for activities so designated in liaison with consultant colleagues and others, and in line with departmental policies (subject to periodic amendment) for the proper function of medical microbiology and infection control. - To participate in constructing policies for the Trust as required. - Participate in the out-of-hours service for NBT and WGH and the surrounding area served. Currently this is a 1:8 (with inclusive cover) on-call commitment. - Provide prospective cover for the other consultant colleagues periods of leave. Reciprocal cover will be provided for the appointee. - The appointee will, together with their consultant colleagues, be responsible for the provision of a comprehensive, efficient, and cost-effective clinical microbiology, and infection prevention & control service to NBT and UHBW, and within Severn Infection Sciences. - Liaise in a timely manner with trust clinical staff, medical microbiologists, general practitioners, and health protection consultants concerning the diagnosis and management of patients, and control and prevention of infections. - Work with colleagues in the local/ regional health protection teams to support medical microbiology/ public health and surveillance duties and provide support for outbreak or incident management with advice on the prevention, diagnosis, control or treatment of illness as part of an acute public health response. - Clinical commitments will include attendance at ward rounds, clinical meetings, multidisciplinary meetings / clinics, and supervision of specialty trainees. - Laboratory commitments include day-to-day supervision of diagnostic methods and examination of specimens, authorisation, and interpretation of results. - Contribute to quality assurance performance within the department, including taking part in all relevant national external quality assurance (NEQAS) programmes. - Contribute to achieving and maintaining full accreditation with UKAS, or an equivalent agency. - Participation in medical IQA and Governance meetings as required.