About this role
Job summary
The post holder will provide the infection support for the Guy's hospital site, though the post is part of a rotation that supports routine clinical infection work at Guy's, the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals.
The clinical Infection sub-specialties at Guy's include:
Infections in patients with cancer. Guy's Hospital is the SE sector regional hub for Cancer including medical, clinical and surgical oncology (the new Cancer Centre opened in 2016) and has a large malignant and non-malignant haematology service. Infections in Renal Transplant and Urology services. Guys has an active kidney and pancreas transplant programme supporting the sector and is the hub for renal services and dialysis providing for a dialysis population of approx. 900 in 8 satellite units. Is considered a centre of excellence for complex elective orthopaedic and spinal services having been commissioned as SE sector hub for joint revision surgery for upper and lower limb. The site also houses the regional Thoracic surgical, Head and Neck and ENT and Urology surgical groups. There is a well-established OPAT team providing OPAT services for Guy's and St Thomas' patients, with expanding links into the South East London virtual ward initiative.
Main duties of the job
Main place of employment:Each post-holder will have a rotational post across at least two of the sites at RB&H and Guys. The nature of these roles may be tailored to the interests of the post holders, provided they meet the core service needs and are agreed with the other existing consultants. It is a requirement of your employment that you be prepared to work at any additional or different location owned or served by the Trust, either on an on-going or temporary basis according to the demands of the service.
Job Planning:
The post holder's job plan is anticipated to contain 10 Programmed Activities (PA) per week, to be carried out primarily one site at any one time. The exact job plan will vary dependant on site of working and discussed with the Clinical Director and Service Leads prior to any start date, particularly in order to reflect specific responsibilities that are agreed.
On Call Rota:The appointee will be required to participate in the following:
For the first year, participate in a 1 in 5 ID/Microbiology on-call rota dependant on site of work GSTT or RBHH (Category A) in order to authorise and communicate significant laboratory results, and provide specialist clinical advice.
In addition, after the first year and depending upon clinical experience and skills, the post-holder will also be offered the chance participate in the rota for rare admissions to the HCID-a unit at St Thomas'.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best-known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high-quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark. We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities. Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals joined Guy's and St Thomas' in February 2021 and is the largest specialist heart and lung centre in the UK and among the largest in Europe. Weprovide treatment for people with heart and lung disease, including rare and complex conditions, offering some of the most sophisticated treatment that is available anywhere in the world.
Job description Job responsibilities
The post holder will provide the infection support for the Guys hospital site, though the post is part of a rotation that supports routine clinical infection work at Guys, the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals.
The clinical Infection sub-specialties at Guys include:
Infections in patients with cancer. Guys Hospital is the SE sector regional hub for Cancer including medical, clinical and surgical oncology (the new Cancer Centre opened in 2016) and has a large malignant and non-malignant haematology service. Infections in Renal Transplant and Urology services. Guys has an active kidney and pancreas transplant programme supporting the sector and is the hub for renal services and dialysis providing for a dialysis population of approx. 900 in 8 satellite units. Is considered a centre of excellence for complex elective orthopaedic and spinal services having been commissioned as SE sector hub for joint revision surgery for upper and lower limb. The site also houses the regional Thoracic surgical, Head and Neck and ENT and Urology surgical groups. There is a well-established OPAT team providing OPAT services for Guys and St Thomas patients, with expanding links into the South East London virtual ward initiative. Individual consultants have their own areas of specialist expertise and this post will initially support the cancer services and Intensive care. All consultants will deliver: Ward-based infection consults and telephone advice on the diagnosis, management and prevention of infection in response to referrals and significant laboratory results. Support for development of specialist service guidelines and quality improvement initiatives Timetabled multi-disciplinary clinical meetings and ward rounds, e.g. Critical Care, medical and surgical board rounds, anti-microbial stewardship etc. Support ID outpatient clinics in close conjunction with the sub-specialist service. Specialist Registrar clinical supervision (2 SpRs attached to Guys service) Dependant on skill set there would be an expectation to support the Infection Sciences laboratory services alongside the other site microbiologists. Laboratory duties will include result authorisation, contribution to the day-to-day running of the diagnostic service, troubleshooting of unexpected results and active participation in laboratory management and development. Alongside existing RBHH and GSTT, and KCH and PRUH, consultant colleagues they will also support the work embedding services into the new large, multi-hospital offsite laboratory hub which opened in Autumn 2025. The post-holder will be expected to contribute to the induction and training of the StRs rotating to Microbiology/Virology/Infectious Diseases and may be required to take an active part in postgraduate teaching and training and participate in KCL Medical School undergraduate teaching in years 2 and 3. Work closely with clinical teams, pharmacists and the IPC nursing team to support and develop local clinical guidelines, manage outbreaks, and deliver key performance objectives (e.g. C. difficile, blood stream infections etc.) and staff education/training. There will be a particular focus on leading antimicrobial stewardship within Cancer and Surgery on the Guys Hospital site (bacterial and fungal). All consultants will have PA allocation for specific responsibilities e.g. antimicrobial stewardship, IPC, clinic, OPAT. The post-holder will participate in the non-resident on-call rota which will be shared equally with the other consultants in the Microbiology section. Weekend authorisation is performed by the on-call Infection consultant, this can be done remotely, and no weekend on-site presence is generally required. If CCT dual accreditation is in ID/GIM, there would be an equal intention to support the Infection Sciences laboratory services alongside result authorisation, and participation in the non-resident on-call rota for microbiology after a suitable period of time. Prospective applicants would be expected to have experience through previous training or prior employment in Microbiology to enable delivery of this essential service. Exact arrangements can be negotiated with the successful applicant.
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications Essential
Full and Specialist GMC Registration and current licence to practise. Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. MRCP or equivalent On GMC Specialist Register for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases OR General Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases OR Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
Desirable
MD or PhD Infection Prevention and Control qualification (e.g. DipHIC or MSc) FRCPath or equivalent
Clinical Experience Essential
Comprehensive experience across the range of adult infectious diseases Experience in writing clinical infection and/or laboratory guidelines Working knowledge in Infection Prevention and Control in the acute care setting e.g. management of outbreaks Working knowledge and experience of antimicrobial stewardship
Desirable
Expert knowledge and experience in management of infection in the non-HIV immunocompromised host, eg. Transplant or cancer patients Expert knowledge and experience in the diagnosis and management of infections in renal patient populations Expert knowledge and experience in orthopaedic and/or diabetic foot infections Expert knowledge and experience in OPAT Leading or managing a diagnostic laboratory Introduction of new laboratory tests into the diagnostic repertoire Managing change in order to deliver clinical infection or infection control targets Post-graduate IPC qualification
Clinical Skills Essential
Operating an Infectious Diseases clinical consult service and contributing to multidisciplinary clinical meetings Clinical assessment and management of infection in Critical Care patients Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
Running an Infectious Diseases out-patient clinic or OPAT service
Audit Management & IT Essential
A track record demonstrating clinical governance, audit, service development and management and IT skills.
Desirable
Evidence of leading service development and participation in quality improvement projects for clinical and/or laboratory services
Research, Teaching skill & experience Essential
Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff.
Desirable
Teaching qualification A track record of research, publications Understanding / knowledge of Research ethics Experience of independently attracting research funding Holder of GCP certification and involvement in clinical trials
Leadership / Management skills Essential
Communication; Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate Accountability; Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority. Interpersonal Skills; Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others. Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure. Staff Management; Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff. Ability to lead staff, balance competing demands on the diagnostic service, striving to develop an efficient and high-quality laboratory service.
Desirable
Experience in leading a multidisciplinary team Finance; Knowledge of finance and budgets. Experience of business case and service development.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Address Guy's Hospital
Great Maze Pond
London
SE1 9RT
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)