Job summary
The Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology service was established in 2005 and provides an outpatient and inpatient consulting service within the Trust and a daily bacteraemia and advice ward round. There are several specialist multidisciplinary team meetings each week and excellent, collaborative relationships across the specialist medical and surgical teams in the hospital.

The team sees approximately 1,000 ward consults, 700 outpatients and 400 day cases or ward attenders per year. We work closely with microbiology, infection prevention & control and allied services each with dedicated nurse specialists in antimicrobial stewardship (AMS), outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT), sepsis and vascular access. Alder Hey is approved as a subspecialty training centre for paediatric infectious diseases and is nationally commissioned for highly specialised services.This job is for an 8 PA Locum Consultant post to join the Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology service in one of the largest children's hospitals in Europe, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust. The successful applicant will provide and support an outpatient and inpatient consulting service within the Trust and will work with clinical and laboratory colleagues (NHS and academic) both within the Trust and outside.

Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will participate in all aspects of the clinical inpatient ID/Immunology consult service and AMS/OPAT service on a rotational basis with consultant colleagues. The successful applicant will be expected to give advice on treating infection in inpatients through ward rounds and multidisciplinary meetings. They will also be able to contribute to the TB and HIV services and the inpatient care of immunology patients and the supervision of inpatient immunisations. The candidate will be expected to participate in teaching activities with medical students and trainee doctors and engage in quality improvement activities within the Trust.

About us
As one of Europe's biggest and busiest children's hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions.In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.

Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children's medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world's leaders in children's healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children's specialists. Alongside this is ourInnovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.

We know that a children's hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.

Details
Date posted
20 August 2026
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£113,565 to £150,569 a year
pro rata per annum
Contract
Locum
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
411-ACU-26-8203247
Job locations
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Hospital Trust
Eaton Road
Liverpool
L12 2AP
United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
ClinicalInpatient workThe team receives referrals from across the hospital for advice on investigation and management of infection and immunology-related problems. We also receive referrals from the AMS team and directly from the microbiology laboratory. We work very closely with the on-site microbiology laboratory and have a review of positive cultures every morning with a Consultant microbiologist and laboratory staff before beginning rounds. Requests for advice are also received from hospitals around the region. A specialist HIV/immunology nurse with advanced clinical skills co-ordinates the care of our hepatitis, HIV and immunodeficiency patients and delivery of home and hospital-based immunoglobulin infusions.

Multidisciplinary working and allied teamsThe ID/immunology and microbiology teams hold a number of scheduled multidisciplinary team meetings with specialist teams through the working week. These currently include PICU and PHDU twice-weekly, neurosurgery, orthopaedics, neonatal surgery and oncology.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• GMC
• Primary medical degree
• MRCPCH/MRCP or equivalent
• CCT or within 6 months of CCT (or equivalent)
• Valid Level 3 safeguarding training

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Hospital Trust
Eaton Road
Liverpool
L12 2AP
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://alderhey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Consultant in Paediatric ID/Immunology
David Porter
david.porter@alderhey.nhs.uk

Supporting documents
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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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.