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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant in Medical Microbiology, or Virology, with or without Infectious Diseases, to join the University Hospitals Sussex, Department of Infection. The successful candidate will join our friendly, and committed team of 16 Infection Doctors in post, who have expertise across a broad range of clinical and academic areas and provide high quality infection services to the hospitals and community of Sussex.
We are looking for a motivated individual who wants to embrace the opportunities offered within our department in our acute teaching hospital in Brighton, and District General Hospitals in Worthing, Chichester and Haywards Health. The base hospital for this post is St Richard's Hospital (SRH), Chichester.
Our team work closely with our Microbiology Laboratories based in the Royal Sussex County Hospital (RSCH), Brighton, and St Richard's Hospital (SRH), Chichester which provide a comprehensive diagnostic repertoire.
Inpatient Infectious Diseases is based at RSCH, in Brighton, in the recently completed state of the art Louisa Martindale Building, which has recently been awarded Specialist Regional Infectious Diseases Centre (SRIDC).
This post includes cover of the out-of-hours advice service for Worthing and SRH (1 in 4), with a day off in the week given in lieu of predictable on call.
The Consultants in Infection (Medical Microbiology/ Virology) are responsible for providing a high-quality, comprehensive and efficient clinical Microbiology service to the Trust and community. Duties are shared with the other consultants in the department. We are committed to delivering a unified clinical infection service, covering the laboratories, and all clinical infection duties. Consultants all contribute to the service depending on their skills and experience and are encouraged to develop a specialist interest.
Duties include
* Involvement in the management of patients with infections through direct clinical liaison, bacteraemia, and antimicrobial stewardship rounds
* Provision of a comprehensive infection service including advice on appropriate samples, appropriate interpretation of results including timely communication to requestors, treatment, and infection prevention advice
* Take up a lead role, if required: OPAT, Arthroplasty, Clinical lead/ deputy lead, Infection Control, Antimicrobial Stewardship
* Work with colleagues to develop, promote and monitor antimicrobial stewardship in the Trust
* Clinical and Educational supervision of Specialist Trainees in Infection
* Participate in the teaching of Medical Students during their clinical infection attachment
* Contribute to clinic governance initiatives in the department
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.
We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Joanne Legg Job title: Consultant Microbiologist Email address: joanne.legg2@nhs.net Telephone number: 01903205111
Sunil Sharma Clinical Director. sunil.sharma7@nhs.net
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