Overview
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 works 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.
Responsibilities
* 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, 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
* Infection consults to review in‑patients with complex infections
* Infection consults to review patients with bacteraemia
* Opportunity to contribute to the infectious disease clinic (runs weekly), bone and joint infection clinic, RAID clinic, OPAT clinic
* Clinical liaison with hospital staff and general practitioners on the management and prevention of infection
* Contribute to multidisciplinary meetings / specialist ward rounds: bone/joint infections, diabetic foot, haematology, infective endocarditis, cardiothoracic, vascular surgery, neurosurgery, paediatrics, HIV, renal medicine
* ITU and HDU infection ward rounds
* Clinical and educational supervision of Specialist Trainees
* Participation in clinical and laboratory protocol and guideline development in association with the other consultants
* Contribute to teaching Specialist Trainees and Foundation Doctors
* Contribute to teaching medical students, both ward and lecture‑based
* Liaison with Health Protection Staff and Infection Prevention and Control Team when necessary
* Authorisation and interpretation of laboratory reports
* Attend cross‑site monthly consultant, governance, and management meetings
* Lead roles: Clinical Lead/Deputy Lead, OPAT / Arthroplasty Lead, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Infection Prevention
* Participate in on‑call rota (Worthing/SRH) which is currently a 1 in 4 rota with one day off in the week
* Participate in department audits, yearly strengthening Trust appraisal and 5 yearly Revalidation
* Participate in Royal College of Pathologists CPD scheme
* Participation in research and development
Benefits and Working Hours
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. Stop and support available through the Trust's Wellbeing Programme. Flexible working options available upon discussion with the recruiting line manager.
Application Details
Applications that rely heavily on AI‑generated content may be rejected. Applicants will be required to pass a Disclosure and Barring Service check and, where appropriate, a Skilled Worker Visa process will be conducted. The role may close early if a high volume of applications is received.
Diversity Statement
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength. 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 are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust. We treat our patients and staff with compassion and empathy. We support wellbeing and flexible working to support work‑life balance. We value learning, teaching and training. We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.
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