Consultant Medical Microbiologist

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Knowsley; Hybrid; GBP 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Microbiology Consultant to join an established team of four Consultants working across all Trust sites. The post is full time (10 programmed activities) with flexibility for less than full time considered, based at Southport Hospital with agile working options.

The successful candidate will be registered with the GMC, on the Specialist Register or awaiting CCT within six months, and will contribute to antimicrobial stewardship,

Qualifications

• Must hold GMC licence to practice at application time.
• On the GMC Specialist Register or have CCT within six months.
• Non-UK trained applicants must show UK CCT equivalence.

Responsibilities

• Lead antimicrobial stewardship initiatives across the Trust.
• Develop and lead OPAT services and MDT meetings.
• Provide ward presence and cross-site leadership in microbiology.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Antimicrobial stewardship

On-call management

Education

GMC Licence to practice

GMC Specialist Register

UK CCT within 6 months

Equivalence evidence for non-UK trained

Job description

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust are looking to appoint a Microbiology Consultant to join the Microbiology team of four Consultants working cross site at all Trust sites.

The post is whole time - 10 PAs ( less than full time will be considered) and is based at Southport Hospital. Agile working will be considered.

There is an Category A on call requirement - Currently 1 in 6.

Applicants are required to be fully registered with a licence to practice with the General Medical Council at the time of application and be on the GMC Specialist Register or due to obtain their CCT within six months of the date of interview.

Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT.

Interviews will take place on Monday 19th October, 2026

There are opportunities to build the clinical service through Antimicrobial Stewardship taking on the lead role with contributions towards Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) Service, Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings and additional ward presence.

Our Pathology Service provides Pathology for Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals (NHS) Trust as well as the surrounding community.

Each year the laboratory performs over 6.5 million tests which are dealt with by medical, scientific, clerical and support staff in a range of departments

• Haematology and Transfusion
• Biochemistry and Immunology
• Microbiology
• Cellular