Consultant in Infectious Diseases and Acute General Medicine

Consultant in Infectious Diseases and Acute General Medicine YC72

Main area Infectious Diseases Grade YC72 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (PA) Job
-A-1172

Department name West Herts - Medical Staffing Site Watford General Hospital Town Watford Salary £109,725 - £145,478 PA Salary period Yearly Closing 29/03/2026 23:59

The Consultant in Infectious Diseases and Acute General Medicine will help establish and lead a new  at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The role includes running a dedicated , providing specialist inpatient and outpatient care, supporting virtual hospital services, and contributing to MDTs, teaching, audit and research.

The post rotates between ward and non‑ward weeks, includes participation in the GIM on‑call rota, and offers opportunities to develop special interests such as HIV, tropical medicine and OPAT. The Consultant will work closely with microbiology, support service development, and help shape a modern, expanding  within a large, diverse Trust.

The Consultant will deliver daily  rounds, triages referrals, lead MDT discussions, and oversee discharge planning and admin tasks such as letters, results and supervision.

They will run specialist clinics—including follow‑up, PUO/admission‑avoidance and a chosen special‑interest area—and support virtual ward reviews.

The role include will include teaching medical students and trainees, contributing to audit, CPD, governance and research activity, and maintaining SPA commitments such as appraisal and service development.

To perform effectively, the post‑holder needs strong organisational skills, clinical leadership, analytical ability, teamwork, clear communication and the resilience to manage busy, complex caseloads.

With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us.

We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re‑imagining models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.

Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.

Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.

At West Herts we offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance and the ability to work flexibly.

We kindly invite you to consider submitting an application.

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• Conduct daily  rounds, including reviewing complex infection cases and coordinating patient care.
• Triage referrals and manage inpatient caseloads requiring specialist .
• Lead and participate in MDTs (radiology, microbiology, specialty‑specific MDTs).
• Oversee discharge planning, documentation, results review and clinical correspondence.
• Deliver three weekly outpatient clinics, including ward‑discharge reviews, acute infection/PUO clinics and a chosen special‑interest clinic.
• Support virtual hospital activity, including virtual ward rounds and early‑discharge pathways.
• Teach medical students, FY2s, IMTs and GP trainees as part of scheduled training activities.
• Contribute to clinical governance, audit, CPD, appraisal and service‑development work.
• Participate in research activity aligned with the developing  and NIHR portfolio work.
• Take part in the General Internal Medicine on‑call rota (1:23).
• Collaborate closely with Microbiology to support diagnostics, ITU reviews, OPAT and infection‑related MDTs.
• Maintain professional standards, including appraisal, revalidation, CPD attendance and adherence to Trust policies.

• MBBS or Equivalent
• MRCP or equivalent.
• GMC 7 On GMC’s Specialist Register or within 6 months of being admitted to the register by the date of the interviews or eligible for specialist registration.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.