Consultant Infection Specialist -direct admissions and inpatient

Vacancy at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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.

The Consultant will contribute to both outpatient tropical medicine and inpatient infectious disease services at University College London Hospitals (UCLH). The job plan will comprise 3.5 Programmed Activities (PAs) per week on average, job planned and delivered in a rotational manner with blocks covering these services.

• Attending ward weeks – 9 weeks full time leading the inpatient service and admissions from ED and our 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 one year).
• Ward rounds, MDT meetings, and training of undergraduate students.
• Alternate week outpatient clinic – 21 over an annualised 42‑week year.

• Personal CPD and time for appraisal and revalidation.
• Leadership of the 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 Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

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, from throughout 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:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net‑zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

The clinical infectious diseases service at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases sits within the Infection Division, one of six Divisions within the Medicine Board, based at Charles House. The Infection Division comprises the Hospital for Tropical Diseases (HTD), Infectious Diseases inpatient and outpatient services (including the OPAT clinic), Clinical Microbiology, Clinical Virology, Parasitology, the…