Clinical duties: Liaise in a timely manner with clinicians, general practitioners and health protection team in regards to diagnosis and management of patients with infections. Take on responsibility for specific clinical areas in the Trust on a two-month rotational basis, e.g., Critical care (general and neurosurgical and high dependency) (neonatal), haematology /oncology, A&E; medical/surgical wards and admission units, regular and/or ad hoc visits to wards, support for cancer services, departmental commitment to infection control and support for the local Health Protection Team. Attendance at specific MDT meetings held by the specialty. Regular commitment to wards/departments/units e.g., ward rounds, antimicrobial stewardship rounds, multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and other clinical or audit meetings (including commitments to, for example, drugs and therapeutics, and other non-infection control committees) are expected.

Laboratory support To support laboratory services by clinical interpretation of reports, answer telephone queries to the department and participate in the on-call medical microbiology rota. All consultants will be expected to contribute to the following: Day-to-day supervision of diagnostic methods and examination of specimens Authorisation and interpretation of results Involvement in policy and SOP preparation Responsibility for quality assurance performance within the department, including taking part in relevant national external quality assurance (NEQAS) programmes Working within the Quality Management System (QMS) documented in the Departmental Quality Manual. Responsibility for maintaining accreditation with UKAS Business planning, including the assessment and introduction of new methods, and forward planning for staff and equipment requirements. CPD To fully engage in the Consultant appraisal process and will construct a personal development plan which will be reviewed on annual basis.

Critical incident reporting Responsible for ensuring that critical incidents and near misses are appropriately reported into the Trusts Risk management systems.