Consultant - Infectious Diseases - Microbiology

at  Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Consultant in Infection.
Applications are invited for a Consultant in infection post at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro.
The Department of Clinical Microbiology currently have a full time 10 PA vacancy for a Consultant in infection. Equal consideration will be given to individuals with medical microbiology or joint Microbiology with infectious diseases
This post it to contribute to the delivery of an infection service to the patients of Royal Cornwall Hospitals’ NHS Trust and the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly community working in partnership with other local trusts to deliver high quality healthcare services across the county. Serving a widespread local population, as well as thousands of visitors to Cornwall each year, poses several unique healthcare challenges. The Trust delivers acute medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 415,000 which more than doubles during the busy holiday periods and includes many international travelers.
The post-holder will be expected to support infection services and multidisciplinary patient care to liaise in a timely manner with clinicians, hospital staff, medical microbiologists, laboratory staff, general practitioners and health protection consultants concerning the diagnosis and management of patients, control and prevention of infections including the provision of telephone advice.
The post-holder will develop relationships with the staff in different clinical areas which may include attending multi-disciplinary team meetings and participating in other clinical or audit meetings as required.
The department is actively involved in the delivery of the education programme of the University of Exeter
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is the biggest provider of healthcare services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Our three main sites are Royal Cornwall Hospital Truro, St Michael’s Hospital Hayle and West Cornwall Hospital Penzance, our staff and services are available across the region.
The Trust employs 5,000+ staff, has a budget of £380 million and 750 beds. We work with health and social care organisations -including NHS Kernow and NHS England- to ensure local healthcare needs are met. We provide acute medical, surgical and specialist services to around 500,000- which can increase significantly during busy holiday periods.
The Trust has teaching hospitals status as part of the University of Exeter Medical School. Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we continually develop clinical services and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care offered locally.
We can offer you a rewarding career in a supportive working environment. We have extensive educational links to help you realise your full potential and develop skills to provide outstanding healthcare to the local community.
Enjoy an outstanding quality of life in a place that offers surfing beaches and fishing harbours to beautiful countryside and historic towns. With clean air, plenty of opportunities for outdoor activities and excellent schools, colleges and universities (including adult education) it is the ideal place for families and for you to develop your own career.
This role will be to join a pre-existing team of Medical and scientific staff based in the clinical microbiology laboratory at eth Royal Cornwall hospital. The main duties and working pattern are described in the attached Job description

Please refer the Job description for details