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Job summary

Main area
Virology
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
  • Compressed hours
10 sessions per week (2 posts (10 PA'S per post available))
Job ref
391-RFL-7588725
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Free Hospital
Town
Hampstead
Salary
£109,725 - £145,478 Per annum plus London Weighting
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
04/12/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Consultant in Virology/Infection

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job overview

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint two substantive Consultant Virologists to join our dynamic and expanding Infection Directorate within the Division of Infection, Immunity, Rare Diseases and Outpatients.

These are exciting opportunities to join one of the United Kingdom’s leading centres for infection services, providing specialist virology expertise across our four main hospital sites: the Royal Free, Barnet, Chase Farm and North Middlesex University Hospitals.

Our Virology Department plays a vital role in supporting a wide range of clinical services including solid organ transplantation, HIV medicine, viral hepatitis, renal dialysis, antenatal and foetal maternal infection, infection prevention and control, and high consequence infectious diseases.

You will join a well established, research active consultant team working at the forefront of clinical virology, education and translational research. The Royal Free has strong academic links with University College London and UCL Partners, offering opportunities for professional growth, teaching and innovation.

Applicants seeking less than full time or flexible working are warmly encouraged to apply.

Main duties of the job

• Provide consultant level clinical and diagnostic virology expertise to ensure safe, effective and evidence based patient care across the Trust.
• Deliver specialist input to high risk clinical areas including transplant, HIV, viral hepatitis, antenatal and foetal maternal infection, renal dialysis and infection prevention and control.
• Provide expert virology advice and liaison to Barnet, Chase Farm and North Middlesex University Hospital microbiology teams.
• Participate in departmental multidisciplinary team meetings, ward rounds, handovers and the daytime clinical duty rota. There is currently no out of hours on call commitment.
• Lead and contribute to the development of Trust wide infection policies, laboratory harmonisation and clinical governance activities.
• Support emerging infection preparedness and provide input into high consequence infectious disease response as part of the Infection Directorate.
• Supervise and train infection specialty trainees, clinical scientists and foundation doctors, acting as an Educational and or Clinical Supervisor.
• Engage in clinical audit, quality improvement and research with opportunities to collaborate on translational and academic projects.
• Maintain continuing professional development in line with GMC and Royal College standards.

The indicative job plan is 10 PAs comprising 8.5 Direct Clinical Care and 1.5 Supporting Professional Activities, with flexibility for less than full time applicants.

 

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across four main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for more information about this role and working at royal free London NHS foundation Trust

Person specification

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC), or be eligible for registration within six months of interview.
  • FRCPath (or equivalent)
  • Applicants that are UK trained, must be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT. CCT ideally in either -Virology -Infectious Diseases & Medical Virology -Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology -Medical Microbiology
Desirable criteria
  • MRCP (or equivalent)
  • Higher Degree - MD, PhD (or equivalent)
  • Formal Training Qualification
  • Management qualification

Knowledge and Expertise

Essential criteria
  • Completion of training and extensive experience in Clinical Virology
  • Clinical leadership skills
  • Experience of Teaching Medical Students/Multidisciplinary Team
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in recruiting patients to clinical research trials

Clinical Governance

Essential criteria
  • Appreciation of the principles of Clinical Governance and their application in clinical service delivery
  • Evidence of leading Clinical Audit
  • Experience of leading Quality Improvement

Personal Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills
  • Able to organise and prioritise workload
  • High level of written and oral communication skills
  • Ability to develop good working relationships as part of a team
  • Commitment to continuing professional development
  • Ability to work on own initiative within an ever-changing environment.
  • Sensitivity to the needs of a multi-cultural community

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Rahul Jina
Job title
Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
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