Consultant Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Clinical Support Services Division Chelsea and Westminster Site JOB DESCRIPTION APPOINTMENT An opportunity has arisen for a candidate to join our Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, & Infection Prevention and Control team. This is a new post to strengthen our existing Infection team. The post holder will join an existing team of 5 (4.2) consultants working at Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust sites. The consultant would be expected to be based primarily at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. It is anticipated that the post holder will work with the existing Consultants in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology to provide a high quality clinical, laboratory and infectious diseases consult service at Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust Hospital. The post holder is also expected to take on the role of Infection Prevention and Control doctor for the Chelsea site. The appointed individual is expected to uphold the Trust values to ensure the delivery of the highest quality care to our patients across the Trust. Applicants must be registered medical practitioners and on the Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted to the Register for trainees if currently in a training programme within the UK. Any candidate who is unable, for personal reasons, to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post; if such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust in consultation with consultant colleagues. Consultant Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, & Virology Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 2 About our organisation Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East. We have nearly 6,000 members of staff that care for nearly one million people locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children’s, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics. We are one of the best performing FTs in London for A&E waiting times, and mortality rates are better than average. Since the Care Quality Commission last inspected our hospitals we have taken on responsibility for a range of new services. Our new services include:      Cardiac catheter service and a paediatric assessment unit on the West Middlesex site Surgical assessment unit on the Chelsea site New sexual health clinic at 10 Hammersmith Broadway Virtual fracture clinics Learning disabilities passports Plans are in place for a £20 million expansion to critical care facilities and refurbishment of the children’s unit at West Middlesex, both in partnership with the Trust’s dedicated charity CW+. Our priorities 1. Deliver high-quality patient-centred care Patients, their friends, family and carers will be treated with unfailing kindness and respect by every member of staff in every department and their experience and quality of care will be second to none. 2. Be the employer of choice We will provide every member of staff with the support, information, facilities and environment they need to develop in their roles and careers. We will recruit and retain people we need to deliver high-quality services to our patients and other service users. 3. Deliver better care at lower cost We will look to continuously improve the quality of care and patient experience through the most efficient use of available resources. Our staff Our staff survey results show that our Trust continues to have high levels of job satisfaction. Striving to improve this even further remains our priority of being an employer of choice. This means not only attracting staff, but keeping them through investment in learning and development, career progression and attention to work/life balance. Consultant Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, & Virology Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 3 Job title Consultant Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Band Medical & Dental Division Clinical Support Services Responsible to Dr Nupur Goel -Service Director Pathology Accountable to Dr Roger Chinn - Medical Director Type of contract Substantive Hours per week 10 PAs Location Chelsea an