Consultant Medical Microbiologist

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

Job summary

A regional NHS Trust in London is seeking a Consultant Medical Microbiologist to provide clinical microbiology services and ensure high-quality infection control. The successful candidate will supervise diagnostic processes, engage in continuous professional development, and take responsibility for critical incident reporting. Essential qualifications include full GMC registration and wide experience in Clinical Microbiology. This is a full-time position with a focus on providing efficient microbiology services to the Trust and local practitioners.

Qualifications

• Full registration with GMC inclusion on the GMC specialist register.
• Experienced in Clinical Microbiology and Infection Control.
• Educational supervision or teaching experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical microbiology service to the Trust and local GPs.
• Supervise diagnostic methods and result interpretation.
• Engage in continuous professional development and appraisal.

Skills

Clinical Microbiology

Infection Control

Virology

Communication

Leadership

Education

FRCPath or equivalent

Full GMC registration

Job description

This post is for one substantive Consultant Medical Microbiologist in the Department of Medical Microbiology in Barking Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust. This is a new post. The appointee will, together with consultant microbiologist colleagues, be responsible for the provision of a comprehensive, efficient, and cost-effective clinical microbiology, virology and infection prevention & control service to the Trust, local General Practitioners and other users of the service including PHE.

The successful candidate will hold a contract for 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) per week plus 1 PA for the Microbiology on call commitments.

Job responsibilities

Clinical duties:

• Liaise in a timely manner with clinicians, general practitioners and health protection team in regards to diagnosis and management of patients with infections.
• Take on responsibility for specific clinical areas in the Trust on a two-month rotational basis, e.g., Critical care (general and neurosurgical and high dependency) (neonatal), haematology /oncology, A&E medical/surgical wards and admission units, regular and/or ad hoc visits to wards, support for cancer services, departmental commitment to infection control and support for the local Health Protection Team.
• Attendance at specific MDT meetings held by the specialty.
• Regular commitment to wards/departments/units e.g., ward rounds, antimicrobial stewardship rounds, multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and other clinical or audit meetings (including commitments to, for example, drugs and therapeutics, and other non-infection control committees) are expected.

Laboratory support

To support laboratory services by clinical interpretation of reports, answer telephone queries to the department and participate in the on-call medical microbiology rota.

All consultants will be expected to contribute to the following:

• Day-to-day supervision of diagnostic methods and examination of specimens
• Authorisation and interpretation of results
• Involvement in policy and SOP preparation
• Responsibility for quality assurance performance within the department, including taking part in relevant national external quality assurance (NEQAS) programmes
• Working within the Quality Management System (QMS) documented in the Departmental Quality Manual.
• Responsibility for maintaining accreditation with UKAS
• Business planning, including the assessment and introduction of new methods, and forward planning for staff and equipment requirements.

CPD

• To fully engage in the Consultant appraisal process and will construct a personal development plan which will be reviewed on annual basis.

Critical incident reporting

• Responsible for ensuring that critical incidents and near misses are appropriately reported into the Trusts Risk management systems.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• Full registration with GMC inclusion on the GMC specialist register for Acute Medicine or General Internal Medicine or within 6 months of expected date of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or appropriate equivalent
• 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 teaching and training programmes
• MRCP or equivalent qualification

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