Consultant in Medical Microbiology

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Bury St Edmunds is seeking a full-time Consultant in Medical Microbiology. Responsibilities include providing clinical microbiology services, sharing on-call duties, and offering infection prevention advice. Candidates should have a Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists and specialist registration in Medical Microbiology. This role is also focused on teaching and leadership development within a collaborative and inclusive environment, supporting a diverse community and providing high-quality care.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in clinical microbiology.
• Ability to lead infection prevention initiatives.
• Experience in teaching and mentoring junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive clinical microbiology services.
• Share on-call duties and lead microbiology activities.
• Offer infection control advice to the Trust.

Skills

Clinical microbiology expertise

Infection prevention and control

Leadership skills

Teaching and training

Education

Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists

Specialist registration in Medical Microbiology

Job description

The department seeks a full-time Consultant in Medical Microbiology or Medical Microbiology/ID. On-call duties are anticipated to be approx. 1:5-1:6 weekdays and weekends with prospective cover & category A availability supplement. The successful candidates will share the responsibility for providing a comprehensive clinical microbiology service to the Trust, local GPs and other organisations who hold a contract with the Trust. All consultants are expected to contribute to departmental activities including, but not limited to: Interpretation & authorisation of results, Ward rounds & MDTs, Infection prevention & control advice, Maintaining a quality laboratory & clinical microbiology service and contributing to the activities required for UKAS accreditation. Fulfilling a lead role on a rotational basis (by mutual agreement): Microbiology Clinical Lead/Laboratory Director, Infection Prevention Doctor, Antimicrobial Stewardship Lead and Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Lead; Teaching and leadership development of all grades of staff and training to be a Clinical/Educational Supervisor. On-call commitment (expected to be 1:5-1:6 weekdays and weekends with prospective cover). This is usually telephone cover only, including weekends. A Trust laptop will be provided to enable remote access to the IT systems. The on-call availability supplement is Category A (5% for a 1:5-1:6 frequency) and an additional 1 PA is paid (for medical colleagues, and the equivalent for consultant clinical scientists) in respect of the unpredictable out of hours commitment; this is reviewed during the annual job planning process.

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings. The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge. Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital. We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and teamwork guide how we work and behave as a team. With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be. We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyone's voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are. Join us.

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust seeks to appoint a full-time (10 programmed activities plus 1PA for on call) Consultant in Medical Microbiology or Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. Any applicant who is unable, for personal reasons, to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis with the employing body in consultation with consultant colleagues. The successful candidate will join 6 Consultant Medical Microbiologists and share the responsibility for the daytoday provision of a comprehensive consultation and advisory clinical microbiology service to:

• West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (WSFT)
• GPs in the Bury St Edmunds area
• Such other purchasers of microbiological services as may contract with the Trust including the local private hospital: St Edmunds Hospital, run by the Circle Health Group

This will include infection prevention and control advice for WSFT as required and when the designated Infection Prevention Doctor is absent. Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for full details of the post.