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Essential
27 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Clinical Experience
The appointee must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of Infectious Diseases.
- Clinical Experience
The post holder must be able to respond promptly to emergency calls from the Hospital.
- Teaching and Training
The appointee must be able to demonstrate appropriate experience in teaching and training.
- Teaching and Training
The post-holder will be required to participate in the undergraduate teaching programme for the school of Medicine, University of Leeds.
- Teaching and Training
The post-holder will be required to collaborate with clinical colleagues to deliver appropriate undergraduate teaching in accordance with the Trust contract with the NHS Executive in association with the University of Leeds.
- Teaching and Training
The appointee will be expected, with colleagues to also contribute to the teaching of postgraduates, including the teaching programme for SpRs in Infectious Diseases in the Local Education and Training Board.
- Professional Registration
Applicants must be on the Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted to the Register for trainees if currently in a training programme within the UK, or have references which have been authorised by the Deputy Medical Director and Clinical Director.
- Professional Registration
Applicants must provide information regarding their status from the GMC and/or relevant Royal College at the time of application, in order for their application to be progressed further.
- Qualifications and Training
The appointee must hold accreditation in Infectious Diseases in the Royal College of Physicians or equivalent.
- Qualifications and Training
Applicants must have completed higher specialist training (or equivalent) if currently in a training programme within the UK.
- Availability and Working Arrangements
A consultant is required to reside within a distance of 30 minutes or 10 miles by road from their principal place of work unless an employing organisation agrees that they may reside at a greater distance.
- Availability and Working Arrangements
A consultant must be contactable by telephone.
- Availability and Working Arrangements
The consultant must ensure that there are clear and effective arrangements so that the employing organisation can contact him or her immediately at any time during a period when he or she is on call.
- Availability and Working Arrangements
The appointee is expected to observe the Trust’s policies and procedures, drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters, and to follow the standing orders and financial instructions of the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
- Clinical Duties and Service Responsibilities
To deliver care to patients with infectious diseases needs.
- Clinical Duties and Service Responsibilities
Care of inpatients with Infectious Diseases both on the specialist ID ward, and as part of a consults service working in collaboration with Microbiology.
- Clinical Duties and Service Responsibilities
To work with colleagues in Infectious Diseases to deliver acute cover of the Infectious Diseases department (1 in 7 with this post).
- Clinical Duties and Service Responsibilities
To contribute to research, teaching, and service developments within infectious diseases.
- Professional Standards and Personal Qualities
Your general conduct at work should comply with the standards set out in the Trust’s document on Appraisal, in particular the section on Core Behaviours.
- Professional Standards and Personal Qualities
He/she will be required to work to the standards set out by the General Medical Council in Good Medical Practice.
- Professional Standards and Personal Qualities
The jobholder must comply with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment and that services are delivered in ways that meet the individual needs of patients and their families.
- Professional Standards and Personal Qualities
The jobholder must comply at all times with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Infection Control policies, in particular by practicing Universal Infection Control Precautions.
- Professional Standards and Personal Qualities
The jobholder should respect patient confidentiality at all times and not divulge patient information unless sanctioned by the requirements of the role.
- Clinical Governance, Audit and Continuing Professional Development
The appointee must be able to demonstrate appropriate experience in clinical governance.
- Clinical Governance, Audit and Continuing Professional Development
The appointee will be expected to contribute and, where appropriate, take the lead in: Mortality and morbidity meetings; Clinical audit programmes; Development and application of agreed clinical guidelines.
- Clinical Governance, Audit and Continuing Professional Development
The candidate will be expected to maintain and update his/her skills and knowledge through appropriate continuing medical education.
- Clinical Governance, Audit and Continuing Professional Development
The Trust fully supports the requirement for CME by the relevant Royal College and acknowledges that it is an essential component of a consultant’s professional activities that will be reviewed during the appraisal process and revalidation.
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Clinical Experience
Experience in the conduct of clinical trials.
- Professional Standards and Personal Qualities
The Trust’s five values are: Patient-centered; Collaborative; Fair; Accountable; Empowered.
Job summary
This is a 10 PA locum appointment for a Locum Consultant in Infectious Diseases, or Infectious Diseases with Microbiology, Tropical Medicine, General (Internal) Medicine or equivalent. This post will be available from September 2026 for a period of 12 months. The successful applicant should hold accreditation in Infectious Diseases in the Royal College of Physicians or equivalent, and should be on the Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted to the Register for trainees if currently in a training programme within the UK, or have references which have been authorised by the Deputy Medical Director and Clinical Director.
Main duties of the job
This post will deliver 8.5 PAs of direct clinical care, supporting the Infectious Diseases inpatient and outpatient medicine team and a further 1.5 PAs supporting professional activity. There will be opportunities to contribute to teaching, research and innovation. If the appointed candidate is accredited in Microbiology, this will be a joint post with microbiology, with contribution to the duty rota, ICU ward rounds and specialist MDT. The post will be based at St. James University Hospital, Leeds.
About us
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.
Details
- Date posted: 01 September 2026
- Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
- Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year
- Contract: Fixed term
- Duration: 12 months
- Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
- Reference number: 001684
- Job locations: St James’s University Hospital, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
For questions about this job, contact:
Name: Emma O'Cofaigh Position: Lead clinician Email : leedsth-tr.idsecretaries@nhs.net Phone number 0113 2066614 Interview Date: TBC
Locum Consultant in the department of Infectious Diseases
Applicants should have established skills in Infection and Travel Medicine and it’s related specialities. Excellent communication and team working skills, a strong commitment to teaching and service development are essential.
Consideration will be given to applicants who wish to work full or part time and those wishing to job share. Prospective applicants are encouraged to visit the hospital, which can be arranged by contacting:
Dr Emma O’Cofaigh
Lead Clinician in Infection and Travel Medicine, Consultant in Infectious Diseases with General (Internal) Medicine
emma.ocofaigh @nhs.net
Tel 0113 206 6614
INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD: September 2026
Why you should join our Team
The department of infection and travel medicine is a small team of 7 dedicated individuals, all with specialist interests including global health, TB, HIV, antimicrobial stewardship and OPAT. The team has a strong vision to provide both excellent care and excellent training in an inclusive and supportive department. We strive to make the department a good place to work and to learn. We are a mixture of Consultants, some with microbiology CCT and some with GIM. We work closely with our microbiology and virology colleagues.
LTHT has a positive approach to flexible working and we support a variety of different models in the infectious diseases team. We support the whole team to have a positive work-life balance.
What you will bring to the role
The right candidate will be an excellent clinician who is able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team both on the ward and in the out-patient setting. You will work alongside a team of resident doctors providing care in a "consultant of the week" model on the 18 bed infectious diseases ward. Other weeks will be spent supporting the Specialist registrar covering referrals, both regionally and locally. You will also provide oversight to the OPAT team and lead the weekly OPAT MDT. Other responsibilities will depend on experience and training, but could include ICU ward rounds, advising in the spinal infection MDT, providing cover for General Medical outliers or contributing to the regional virology service (depending on CCT).
St. James' is a university hospital and we provide term-time teaching to undergraduates in 1st and 5th year. We also train resident doctors of all grades in the department and often have observers from other departments. Therefore, the right candidate will have a keen commitment to teaching and training at all levels, and be willing to contribute to the many educational activities both in the department and at regional level. The department actively participates in research, and we have a dedicated team supporting this work. All consultants are expected to support the research team in identification of patients and recruitment to appropriate trials.
About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
Our Trust values
The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.
We are….
Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind
Our Trust priorities
Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time
Our priorities:
People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes
To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.
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This advert is for Locum Consultant in Infectious Diseases with Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in Leeds, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Infectious Diseases role. The advertised salary is £113565.00 to £150569.00. The contract type is Fixed-Term. The application deadline is 15 Sep 2026.
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