University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust An exciting opportunity has arisen for a fixed term 10 PA Consultant Infection post at UCLH to develop data-driven operational and clinical decision support for antibiotic stewardship, with a UCLH NIHR BRC grant covering 5PAs for a maximum of 23 months. The person should have good knowledge of electronic health records, and ideally of the Epic Electronic Health Record system in place at UCLH. They should have a mixture of data, digital and analytical skills. The candidate will join a multi-disciplinary team including specialists in machine learning, software architecture and research into antimicrobial stewardship. The direct clinical activities within the post are varied and will give the post-holder an opportunity to gain experience in a variety of infection liaison activities to best inform the data development work to support the needs of teams providing antimicrobial stewardship. Interested candidates should contact Dr Trupti Patel at truptipatel1@nhs.net, Clinical Lead for Microbiology, and Dr Steve Harris at steve.harris@ucl.ac.uk, Chief Research Information Officer for further information. Please upload CV with application. Main duties of the job Data Science role The research component of the post sits within the UCL Institute of Health Informatics. It will create a platform for data-driven operational and clinical decision support for antibiotic stewardship. We will utilise data models for antimicrobial stewardship already constructed at UCLH. We aim to work with clinical teams to yield efficient probabilistic and system-wide searches and provide relevant information at the point of decision. We intend to devise live reporting dashboards with a real-time alert system for a quality-controlled, observable, and auditable tool chain grounded in the principles of ML-Ops. Our primary emphasis will be on structured data with gradual capacity expansion for multi-modal data integration. In the second year, we intend to use this infrastructure to launch a model pipeline that swiftly responds to user and system needs such as hospital outbreaks, winter pressures, and clinical usage cases. The candidate would be expected to provide knowledge and clinical insight and guidance, champion the programme of work within the UCLH clinical teams, contribute to the design and conduct of the research including applications for research governance approval, protocol writing, academic publications and further grant applications. Support the implementation of the necessary digital safety standards for these tools (e.g. DCB0129/160, NHS Digital Technology Assessment Criteria, and possibly Software as a Medical Device regulatory approvals). About us 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 dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology. 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. Job responsibilities Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff* Clinical role: A leading role (one of four consultants) in overseeing the clinical infection service to the intensive care unit (ICU) in the main hospital site. The post holder will be expected to liaise and develop a close working relationship with clinicians and other staff, encourage safe and optimal management of infection, while supporting antimicrobial stewardship practice and infection prevention and control in the ICU. The post holder will also contribute to the activity of the microbiology and other infection departments within the rest of the Trust in the form of antimicrobial stewardship ward rounds and specialty-specific multidisciplinary team meetings. These specific activities will be decided upon starting according to previous experience and expertise. There may be opportunities to move some of the direct clinical care activities into other areas of infection or acute medicine within the Trust, as they arise. Person Specification Knowledge and Qualifications Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) or be eligible for registration within six months of interview. Applicants that are UK trained must be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in an Infection specialty, or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. Applicants that are non-UK trained will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT. MRCP or equivalent. MBBS or equivalent. Knowledge of electronic health records, and ideally of the Epic Electronic Health Record system in place at UCLH. Have or working towards a higher degree in data science. Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Infectious Diseases. Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Medical Microbiology. FRCPath or equivalent. Experience Specialist experience in clinical microbiology. Experience of developing digital resources aligned to the needs of clinical teams. Developing data resources within evolving NHS digital frameworks and safety standards. Experience of delivering antimicrobial stewardship at a ward level. Routine laboratory-based diagnostic microbiological techniques including molecular assays. Reporting and interpreting microbiology results and advising clinicians. Experience of dealing with outbreaks, developing infection control policies and handling of day to day enquiries. Training or experience in General Medicine or other related specialities. Skills and Abilities Ability to structure and analyse large digital datasets associated with infection-specific health variables and outcomes. Ability to offer an expert opinion in a specialist area commensurate with the needs of the service. Ability to perform clinical examination on patients, give advice on specimen collection. Leadership Able to show leadership, make decisions, take responsibility, exert authority. Personal and People Development Communication: Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate. Accountability: Ability to work flexibly within specialist teams, to take responsibility, lead and make decisions where appropriate. Interpersonal Skills: Ability to see patients as people, ability to empathise and work co-operatively with others. Able to be a dynamic team member within the department and to contribute broadly to the running of the department. Clinical Governance Understands the principles of clinical governance, laboratory quality management / risk management. Evidence of participation in CME/CPD. Evidence of involvement in clinical governance. Audit Participation in clinical audit and attendance at appropriate courses. Evidence of clinical governance & high-quality audit. Research, Teaching skill & experience Track record of research and publications. Able to collaborate in an active research programme. Understanding / knowledge of research ethics. Ability to critically assess published research and put it into practice. Experience of teaching medical students. Evidence of involvement in education of trainees. Experience of postgraduate teaching for medical staff and other health care workers. Teaching on formal educational courses. Management & IT Evidence of having worked and being able to communicate within an Interdisciplinary / multispecialty service with appropriate levels of communication through direct discussions with team members, MDT meetings, and presentations to a team. Experience of using an Electronic patient healthcare record system in clinical practice. Basic IT skills (e.g. email, to support presentations). Management course completed or evidence of knowledge of management structures & processes. Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion Demonstratable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties. Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust £105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum + London weighting (No on-call commitments) #J-18808-Ljbffr
