Consultant in Infectious Diseases and Acute Medicine
The closing date is 12 February 2026
Applicants are invited for one Consultant post in Infectious Diseases (8 PAs) and Acute Medicine (2 PAs) at Nottingham University Hospitals. The post encompasses both Queens Medical Centre and the City Campus of Nottingham University Hospital.
The Acute Medicine Unit has four clinical areas, totalling 85 beds, including Level 1 monitored beds, an in‑reach function to the Emergency Department and a triage role for acute admissions. There is a high turnover of patients with interaction with all adult specialties across the Trust.
The Infectious Diseases and OPAT (Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy) Department is based at the City Campus. At City Campus there is a 13‑bed dedicated Infectious Disease Ward, which has seven en‑suite side rooms, five with monitored, negative pressure ventilation. Patients with a wide range of infections are seen including HIV, tuberculosis, returned travellers, community and hospital acquired infections, and pyrexia of unknown origin. Patients often first arrive at the Queens Medical Centre, and may then wait there before a bed is available at City Campus for transfer. Duties in Infectious Diseases include contributions to inpatient care at City Campus, outreach work to Queens Medical Centre and out of hours on call, in rotation with existing Consultants.
Main duties of the job
Existing Consultants rotate between roles. While they contribute to fixed clinics and the on‑call rota through the year, periods of time caring for Infectious Diseases inpatients are combined with their other roles in OPAT, Microbiology/Virology or Acute Medicine. This post will combine periods of time in Acute Medicine at Queens Medical Centre amounting to 2 PAs, with 8 PAs for work related to the care of Infectious Diseases inpatients at City Campus ward and outreach time at the QMC campus reviewing patients referred to Infectious Diseases for consultations or prior to transfer to the City Campus. When on duty at City Campus there will also be a contribution to clinic at City Campus. The intention of outreach work at QMC is to aid the flow and progress of patients with earlier specialist review.
The on‑call commitment for Infectious Diseases included in this post will be 1:7.5, supported by Infectious Diseases Junior staff. This post is deemed to be in Category B and an allowance is paid for being on‑call, which is currently 2%. Recent diary calculations for weekend on‑call work indicates that this amounts to ~0.6 PA.
About us
Nottingham is a vibrant and prosperous city with something to for everyone. It has excellent schools and colleges, and two thriving Universities. There are good theatres, an arena which attracts national and international performers, and several renowned arts centres and museums. Nottingham is the home of Trent Bridge Cricket Ground, Nottingham Forest and Nottingham County Football Clubs, Nottingham Ruby Club, the National Water Sports Centre, the Nottingham Tennis Centre, and Ice Arena.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description for detailed information regarding the post.
All applicants must have accreditation in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology on the GMCs specialist register, or be within 6 months of their Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) date on the interview day.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
* Full GMC registration eligible to be included on the Specialist Register
* CCT in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology expected within 6 months of interview date
* Applicants that are non‑UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
* Higher professional degree e.g. MSc / MD / PhD
Practical requirements
* Ability to travel between City Hospital Campus and Queen's Medical Centre campus
Clinical skills/Experience
* Evidenced technical and clinical skills as described in the job description
* Demonstrates good written and verbal communication skills
* Specific training in communication skills
* Specific training in patient safety and/or human factors
* Experience in delivering high‑quality presentations
Management Skills
* Able to present coherent examples of service development/delivery.
* Able to work effectively in a team.
* Experience in managing change in service delivery of a clinical and/or diagnostic microbiology service.
* Evidence of leadership in quality improvement / clinical audit / clinical governance.
Personal skills/qualities
* Able to work flexibly in a changing health service
* Able to use the Trust's IT support systems
Teaching, audit & research
* Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit and /or Quality Improvement
* Demonstrates experience in undergraduate and postgraduate medical teaching
* A good record of original research publications / peer‑reviewed publications
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.
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