Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Paediatric Infectious Diseases & Immunology team in Manchester. We are recruiting a substantive 10 Programmed-Activity (PA) posts in an expansion of the PID team, with the option of working alternate weeks at RMCH and then at NMGH delivering the existing PID service. The first step is the development of a robust Paediatric Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (pOPAT) service. This is based on the provision of a Virtual Ward including daily communication with community teams, same day case review of patients as needed and once weekly review of all patients. The electronic records and prescribing enables the identification of potential patients across MFT. The consultant role includes Antimicrobial Stewardship rounds to encourage appropriate prescribing and eligibility for pOPAT.

The new roles will be primarily based at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital with cross cover for PID clinics at NMGH when one consultant is off. The timetable will include a rotation across all the wards at RMCH including the Emergency Department with the aim of encouraging admission avoidance by use of the Virtual Ward for children on IV antibiotics. There will be additional multidisciplinary ward rounds with microbiology and virology on PICU, HDU, Haematology/Oncology and the NICU at St Mary's Hospital. There will be a rota for PID phone advice and dedicated daily 1 hour availability at the Paediatric ID MDT Teams meeting for referrals for advice both within MFT and externally from other North West hospitals and GPs.

Applicants for this post must have extensive experience in PID support to general medical, surgical, neonatal and paediatric intensive care units. They are also expected to have CCT/CESR in Paediatric Infectious Diseases & Immunology or be eligible for it. Applicants should have experience in management of children with HIV, viral hepatitis, TB, tropical infections, microbiology, understanding of inborn errors of immunity and research.

MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

• MRCCH by examination or equivalent
• Full GMC registration
• On the GMC's Specialist Register for Paediatric Infectious Diseases & Immunology or SPIN within six months of CCT at time of scheduled interview OR completed Specialist Interest in Paediatric Infectious Diseases

Desirable

• Higher degree, e.g. Diploma, MSc, MD, PhD in Paediatric immunology, microbiology or infectious diseases (or equivalent clinical research experience)
• Experience of provision of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy

Training
Essential

• Specialist training in Paediatric Infectious Diseases & Immunology or have references which have been authorised by the Clinical Director and Clinical Head of Division
• Broad training in all aspects of paediatric infectious diseases

Desirable

• Training in microbiology and/or Antimicrobial stewardship would be highly desirable.
• Experience working in NHS
• Wider experience, research, and training, in providing subspecialty service (if applicable.)

Teaching
Essential

• Interest in undergraduate & postgraduate teaching

Desirable

• Fulfilling GMC requirements for Medical Educators

Professional Interest and Experience
Essential

• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems both elective & emergency within specialty
• Ability to take full & independent responsibility for clinical care of patients

Desirable

• Experience of clinical research in paediatric infectious diseases and primary and secondary immunodeficiency diseases
• Experience managing complex infections in children and potential underlying causes highly desirable

Management and Administration
Essential

• Ability to organise & manage outpatient and day case priorities & waiting lists
• Ability to manage & lead a team
• Ability to conduct clinically relevant audits for quality improvement

Desirable

• Ability to develop and apply agreed clinical guidelines