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Applications are invited for this Consultant post in the Infectious Disease in NHS Highland based within Raigmore Hospital, Inverness.
This opportunity has arisen to work within NHS Highland. This is an 8PA fixed term contract for a year for infectious diseases sessions and there maybe opportunities to negotiate additional sessions, particularly in general medicine, microbiology or infectious diseases.
With easy access to coast, mountains and glens, Inverness in the Scottish Highlands is one of the fastest growing cities in Europe and offers an unrivalled quality of life with a huge range of leisure and sporting opportunities.
The service has recently taken on a 14 bedded infection unit within Raigmore hospital to take general infection patients from the north Highland health board area. This post would involve cover of the infection ward on a 1 in 4 week basis.
The department has a successful OPAT service which provides this service to patients in the full geographical area of north highland. More recently the service has taken on the follow-up of patients on complex oral antibiotic regimens (COPAT). There is a monthly Lyme MDT meeting to support the care of this complex patient group.
The post will involve ward rounds on the infection ward, ward referrals from other specialities, OPAT referrals and reviews. Outpatient clinic work will involve a twice monthly general infection clinic and a monthly HIV clinic. Associated with the HIV clinic there is a weekly HIV MDT. In addition, if the applicant has experience in viral hepatitis it will include input to the viral hepatitis team with a weekly viral hepatitis MDT.
This post can be adapted to suit the individual candidate. There may also be scope for additional involvement in the medical admissions rota and Acute Medicine.
We would be happy to receive applications from people jointly trained in either infectious diseases and general medicine or infectious diseases and microbiology.
It is essential that applicants are on the Specialist Register or be within six months of obtaining their CCT at date of interview. The hours and job plan for this post can be discussed on an individual basis.
Informal enquiries will be welcomed by Dr Wendy Beadles, Consultant Infectious Diseases on 01463 706007 or wendy.beadles2@nhs.scot
Closing date: 5th April 2023
Job Reference: 136826
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
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