Employer: NHS Jobs
Location: Swindon, SN3 6BB
Pay: £113,565.00 to £150,569.00 per year, £113565.00 - £150569.00 a year
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Disability Confident: No
Closing Date: 01/07/2026
The main duties of the post include: Clinical practice and liaison; Taking a leadership role within the Trust/ hospital / Health Board in matters relating to infection management.
Provision of a comprehensive infection service.
This includes direct clinical care and proactive liaison in a timely manner with consultant colleagues, other hospital staff, medical microbiology colleagues, Genito-Urinary Medicine (GUM) physicians and lead respiratory physicians for tuberculosis management, general practitioners, antibiotic pharmacists, IPC nurses, health protection consultants and CCDCs concerning the diagnosis and management of patients, and control and prevention of infection.
Regular departmental visits and commitments to specific units including Intensive Care, Haematology/Oncology, Medical/Surgical admission units, regular and ad‑hoc visits to wards, and departmental commitment to IPC; Regular departmental commitments to committees such as IPC meetings, Medicines Management Committee, Antibiotic Working Group, Sepsis Working group, Pathology Directorate meetings, Microbiology Management Committee; Regular commitments to Orthopaedic multidisciplinary team (MDT), Diabetic/High Risk Foot MDT, Cardiology and antibiotic pharmacy rounds.
Development of sub‑specialty interests that fit in with Division needs and the strategic direction of the Trust.
Responsibilities for teaching, examination and accreditation duties are required, and for contributing to undergraduate and post‑graduate and continuing medical education activity.
Provision of cover for consultant colleagues periods of leave in accordance with arrangements agreed within Trust policy.
Participation in clinical audit and in continuing medical education.
Conducting suitable duties in cases of emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.
The post holder will participate in an out of hours consultant rota.