Locum Consultant in Infectious Diseases

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

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.

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

Job Summary

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.

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

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Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time

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Sponsorship Eligibility

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.