Consultant Medical Microbiologist

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in London is seeking an enthusiastic Consultant Medical Microbiologist. The role involves working within a multidisciplinary team and participating in on-call duties. Candidates must be registered with the GMC and have experience in clinical microbiology. This position offers opportunities for academic advancement and service development in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Supportive work environment

Access to state-of-the-art laboratories

Opportunities for leading service development

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration (or eligibility within 6 months).
• Experience in Clinical Microbiology/Virology.
• Educational supervision or teaching skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Join a team of clinically oriented Microbiology colleagues.
• Take part in the on-call duties with a one-in-five rota.
• Lead service development in a supportive environment.

Skills

Expertise in microbiology

Experience in clinical microbiology

Teaching skills

Education

Full and specialist registration with GMC

FRCPath or equivalent

MSc Medical Microbiology

Job description

The post attracts 10 programmed activities, and the appointee will be expected to participate in the on-call duties, which are currently a one-in-five rota.

Consultant offices are based on site at Queen's Hospital but clinical responsibilities mean rotating through both acute sites of Queen's Hospital and King George Hospital where we have on-site laboratories and appointees will be expected to take an active interest in these facilities.

Any candidate who is unable to work full-time for personal reasons will be eligible for consideration for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust, in consultation with consultant colleagues.

Main duties of the job

CONSULTANT MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY or JOINT INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND MICROBIOLOGY (10 PAs) Join a forward-thinking, research-active Trust where your expertise in microbiology will shape the future of infection services. We are seeking an enthusiastic and visionary Consultant Microbiologist to join our dynamic team.

At BHRUT, you'll work in a supportive environment that values innovation, continuous learning, and multidisciplinary collaboration. With access to state-of-the-art laboratories, active involvement in national and local research initiatives, and opportunities to lead service development, this is the perfect role for a consultant who wants to make a real impact. Whether you're looking to advance your academic portfolio or drive clinical excellence, we offer the platform and support to help you thrive.

About us

We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with. We're no longer in special measures we've opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH) and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, was named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal in 2024.

We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A& E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.

Our patients are benefitting from our Women's Health Hub in Ilford an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub in Hornchurch.

These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.

The majority of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - lives in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Applications are invited for a Consultant Medical Microbiologist (Consultant Microbiologist or joint Consultant Microbiologist/Infectious Diseases or Consultant Clinical Scientist) or be eligible for registration within six months of interview at Barking Havering and Redbridge University NHS Trust.

BHRUT is looking to appoint an enthusiastic Consultant Medical Microbiologist to join our team of 5 friendly, highly motivated, clinically orientated Microbiology colleagues in our well established multidisciplinary department. This is a new post.

All interested individuals please contact Dr Rekha Lopez Clinical Lead for Microbiology on 01708435000 ext 6246

Person Specification

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• Full and specialist registration (and with a licence to practice) with the General Medical Council (GMC) or be eligible for registration within six months of interview.
• Appropriate Clinical Training and wide experience in Clinical Microbiology/ Virology and Infection Control
• To hold FRCPath or equivalent

Desirable

• MSc Medical Microbiology
• Experience of Educational Supervision, teaching skills or qualifications, developing Infection/Microbiology
• MRCP or equivalent qualification