Consultant in Microbiology

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Trust in Wakefield as a Consultant in Microbiology, leading clinical infection services and working with a multidisciplinary team. This role supports a wide range of infectious disease cases and offers opportunities for leadership, teaching, and research, contributing to high standards of patient care.

Qualifications

• Wide experience in microbiology department.
• Full GMC registration with a license to practice required.
• CCT in Microbiology or equivalent necessary.

Responsibilities

• Providing clinical advice to Trust and primary care colleagues.
• Authorizing and interpreting laboratory results.
• Involvement in multidisciplinary meetings and infection prevention.

Skills

Leadership

Time Management

Education

Medical Degree (e.g. MBBS)

Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists

Job description

Job summary

These posts provide a unique opportunity to joinour innovative and expanding infection department. We welcome applicants witheither CCT in Microbiology or joint CCT in infectious Diseases and Microbiology.This is a replacement post offered at 10 PAs full time, though part timeapplicants with pro - rata on call will be considered.

The post holder willbe responsible for contributing to our 24-hour Clinical Infection Servicealongside a strong multidisciplinary team including a consultant Antimicrobial Pharmacistand Antimicrobial Pharmacy team.

Infection services inthe trust encompass a wide range of complex and interesting cases including TheMid Yorkshire Regional Adult Burns Centre and Regional Childrens Burns Unitand Yorkshire Regional Spinal Injuries Centre.

Our Trust recentlyattained Teaching status. As part ofour journey to University Hospital status, the Trust has a strategic priorityto increase our number of clinical academic positions, we would welcomeapplicants who have an aspiration to adopt a clinical academic role in future.

Main duties of the job

Provision of clinicaladvice from within the Trust, primary care and other healthcare colleagues inour region

Authorisation andinterpretation of laboratory results

Supervision and liaisonwith the laboratory team

Working effectively with juniorinfection specialist colleagues, the pharmacy team and regional infectionspecialist colleagues

Infection prevention andcontrol advice - with opportunity to take up Trust infection control roles e.g.DIPC

Liaising with the localUKHSA team for notifiable diseases/organisms and participation in mandatorysurveillance

Multidisciplinary meetings including haematology, orthopaedics, infection control, regional burns centreand intensive care

Developing servicesincluding outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT), undergraduateteaching and research

On-call duties currentlyshared on a 1 in 4 basis

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over half a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Application guidance: We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. Its important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.

Job description

Job responsibilities

These replacement posts are offeredon a full time (10 PA) basis although less than full time applications will beconsidered.

Duties will be based primarily onour Pinderfields hospital site in Wakefield although all our medical staff areinvolved in delivering care to patients on all our 3 hospital sites.

In addition to routine infectioncare, there are opportunities to be involved in a number of different areas ofcare delivery in the Trust, by arrangement with the clinical lead:

Specific leadershipof a clinical area - to be agreed after discussion with colleagues, including:

o Haematology

o Orthopaedics

o Burns

o Infection control

o Water safety,theatre ventilation and food safety leads

o Antimicrobialstewardship (alongside our AMS pharmacy team)

o Community IVantibiotic provision

o Research

With evolution of the service there is a potentialfuture opportunity to be involved with the delivery of TBand Non-tuberculous mycobacteria infection care. Opportunities alsoexist to develop services in HIV and infectiousdiseases. Initially it is expected that this role willbe distributed to largely deliver medical microbiologyrelated care (including e.g. OPAT, bone and joint infection), withopportunity to discuss ongoing arrangementsafter appointment.

In addition, this post could run in tandemwith a Clinical Academic position, if the opportunity arises.

Shared leadership,direction, innovation and clinical engagement,

o Implementingeffective service improvement strategies and developing strategic partnerships

o Supportingcreativity and multi-professional development within the service and team

o Assuring effectiveleadership and coherent strategies

o Helping theMicrobiology Laboratory and Pathology Quality team maintain UKAS accreditation

Job description
Job responsibilities

These replacement posts are offeredon a full time (10 PA) basis although less than full time applications will beconsidered.

Duties will be based primarily onour Pinderfields hospital site in Wakefield although all our medical staff areinvolved in delivering care to patients on all our 3 hospital sites.

In addition to routine infectioncare, there are opportunities to be involved in a number of different areas ofcare delivery in the Trust, by arrangement with the clinical lead:

Specific leadershipof a clinical area - to be agreed after discussion with colleagues, including:

o Haematology

o Orthopaedics

o Burns

o Infection control

o Water safety,theatre ventilation and food safety leads

o Antimicrobialstewardship (alongside our AMS pharmacy team)

o Community IVantibiotic provision

o Research

With evolution of the service there is a potentialfuture opportunity to be involved with the delivery of TBand Non-tuberculous mycobacteria infection care. Opportunities alsoexist to develop services in HIV and infectiousdiseases. Initially it is expected that this role willbe distributed to largely deliver medical microbiologyrelated care (including e.g. OPAT, bone and joint infection), withopportunity to discuss ongoing arrangementsafter appointment.

In addition, this post could run in tandemwith a Clinical Academic position, if the opportunity arises.

Shared leadership,direction, innovation and clinical engagement,

o Implementingeffective service improvement strategies and developing strategic partnerships

o Supportingcreativity and multi-professional development within the service and team

o Assuring effectiveleadership and coherent strategies

o Helping theMicrobiology Laboratory and Pathology Quality team maintain UKAS accreditation

Person Specification

Leadership and Management Skills

Essential

• Ability to contribute to the development of the Trust and its services
• Good time management

Desirable

• Evidence of personal contributions to service development
• Ability to advise on efficient & smooth running of the service
• Evidence of impact of quality improvement of service

Qualifications

Essential

• Medical Degree (e.g. MBBS) from recognised medical school
• Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists in infection speciality (or show evidence of equivalent)

Desirable

• Academic Prizes
• Teaching qualification/ awards

Experience

Essential

• Wide experience of working within a microbiology department

Desirable

• Personal contribution to service development
• Multidisciplinary team working

GMC Registration

Essential

• Please state full GMC number.
• Full and Specialist registration (with a licence to practise) with the GMC (or eligible for registration within six months of interview).
• UK trained applicants must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) including Microbiology, or be within 6 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

Person Specification
Leadership and Management Skills

Essential

• Ability to contribute to the development of the Trust and its services
• Good time management

Desirable

• Evidence of personal contributions to service development
• Ability to advise on efficient & smooth running of the service
• Evidence of impact of quality improvement of service

Qualifications

Essential

• Medical Degree (e.g. MBBS) from recognised medical school
• Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists in infection speciality (or show evidence of equivalent)

Desirable

• Academic Prizes
• Teaching qualification/ awards

Experience

Essential

• Wide experience of working within a microbiology department

Desirable

• Personal contribution to service development
• Multidisciplinary team working

GMC Registration

Essential

• Please state full GMC number.
• Full and Specialist registration (with a licence to practise) with the GMC (or eligible for registration within six months of interview).
• UK trained applicants must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) including Microbiology, or be within 6 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

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

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. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
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

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. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
Address

Pinderfields Hospital

Aberford Road

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 4DG

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