Consultant Infection Specialist -direct admissions and inpatient

Overview

An opportunity has arisen for a 3.5 PA Consultant in Infection with a specialist focus on inpatient ward attending and outpatient work at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases (HTD), part of University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH).

This post will contribute towards consultant service delivery within the NHS England Highly Specialist Tropical Medicine and infectious diseases services. The successful candidate will join a dynamic and expert multi‑disciplinary team comprising Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Consultants, Clinical Parasitologists, Tropical Dermatologists, Specialist Pharmacists, Nurse Specialists and Laboratory Scientists. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a national specialist service known for delivering high‑quality care, education and innovation in the management of parasitic and tropical infections.

The post is ideal for a Consultant seeking a flexible, specialist role, potentially alongside academic, clinical or educational commitments elsewhere.

• Direct Clinical Care (2.4 PAs) – Attending ward weeks (9 weeks full time) leading the inpatient service and admissions from ED and the walk‑in clinic. Daily attendance and leadership of the MDT based on the inpatient ward; out of hours on call 1:2 during this time (including 5 weekends in the year); ward rounds, MDT meetings and training of undergraduate students.
• Alternate week outpatient clinic – 21 appointments in an annualised 42‑week year.
• Supporting Professional Activities (1.1 PA) – Personal CPD and time for appraisal and revalidation; leadership of HTD clinical governance and audit activity; deliver teaching and training for resident doctors, specialty trainees and national specialist groups; undertake educational supervision, audit, quality improvement and clinical governance activities; participate in Consultants' monthly meetings and maintain CPD.

£109,725 to £145,478 per annum plus London weighting.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services to people from the local area, across the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top‑quality patient care, excellent education and world‑class research. We provide first‑class acute and specialist services across eight sites, including University College Hospital (integrating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing) where we diagnose and treat a wide range of complex illnesses such as women’s health, cancer, infection, neurological and gastrointestinal disease.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net‑zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH.