Consultant Medical Microbiologist

NHS; Romford; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Romford seeks a Consultant Medical Microbiologist to provide comprehensive clinical microbiology services. The role involves managing patient care, developing infection control strategies, and participating in an on-call rota. Candidates must have GMC registration and experience in microbiology. This position offers full-time employment with competitive pay.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Continuous Professional Development opportunities

Pension scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in Clinical Microbiology and Virology.
• Inclusion on the GMC specialist register.
• Experience in teaching and training programs preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage diagnostic and clinical microbiology services.
• Liaise with health professionals for patient diagnosis.
• Lead Antimicrobial Stewardship Program.

Skills

Clinical Microbiology

Infection Control

Virology

Education

Full registration with GMC

FRCPath or equivalent

Job description

Job summary

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 newpost. The appointeewill, 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.

Main duties of the job

CONSULTANT MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY or JOINT INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND MICROBIOLOGY (10 PAs)

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. In addition to general clinical microbiology duties the appointee will be the Lead for Antimicrobial Stewardship and will be responsible for developing, implementing and monitoring BHRUT's Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme supported by the Senior Antimicrobial Pharmacist and Microbiology colleagues.

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.

About us

We're an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determinationto deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with. We're no longer inspecial measures; we've openedtwo new theatresat our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH);and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, was namedthe top CEOby 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 totransform the A&E at Queen'sand get rid of corridor care.

Our patients are benefitting from ourWomen's Health Hubin Ilford; anAgeing Well Centrein Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) atBarking Community Hospitaland atSt 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 canwork flexiblyandmore than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accreditedapprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be aLondon Living Wageemployer.

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

Details Date posted

31 July 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

162-M7132-E

Job locations

QH Microbiology

Queens Hospital & King George Hospital

Romford

RM7 0AG

Job description 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.

Job description 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

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

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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

QH Microbiology

Queens Hospital & King George Hospital

Romford

RM7 0AG

Employer's website

https://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

QH Microbiology

Queens Hospital & King George Hospital

Romford

RM7 0AG

Employer's website

https://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)