24 Oct
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
Scunthorpe
We are looking for Consultants in Infection. These three cross-site posts will bring together Infection care in the Humber Health Partnership; it includes the Microbiology Service covering the Path Links network and the combined Department of Infection at Hull University Teaching Hospitals. Path Links is a partnership between United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULH) and North Lincolnshire and Goole (NLaG) Foundation Trust. The Department of Infection includes the Infectious Diseases service and the clinical microbiology service at Hull University Teaching Hospitals.
The appointee will be able to choose their hospital base within the Path Links network and will be expected to provide cross cover duties to other hospitals covered by Path Links.
There is a one in six out of hours commitment and attracts 10 programmed activities per week. The employing organisation is North Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of the Humber Healthcare Partnership. The Microbiology team sit within the Specialist Cancer & Support Services Care Group.
The successful applicant will have the opportunity to be appointed as Honorary Senior Lecturer at Hull York Medical School (HYMS). This honorary appointment is in recognition of contribution to teaching and research and holders of honorary titles may request access to HYMS and University premises and facilities, systems, and library services.
Candidates are encouraged to pursue their specialist interests, and if desired candidates will be able to undertake duties in the relevant clinical areas by arrangement. In particular, further development of the OPAT service, or development of services within specialist units is encouraged.
As a senior employee of the NLAG Trust the post-holder will work in close co-operation with, and support, other clinical, medical, professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust’s patients.
Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements:
1. To ensure the provision of a first class clinical service
2. To provide effective leadership to junior doctors and medical students
3. To undertake all work in accordance with the Trust’s procedures and operating policies
4. To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust’s and Operational Group’s services plans.
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS,
seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities.
This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
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“We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers”.
Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated. To view a full job description and person specification please see attachments on this advert.
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▶️ Consultant in Infection/Medical Microbiology
🖊️ Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
📍 Scunthorpe