Specialty Doctor in Microbiology

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Bedford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospital trust is seeking a full-time Specialty Doctor in Microbiology. This role involves providing microbiology services, supervising junior staff, and participating in infection control initiatives. The successful candidate will work across hospital sites and contribute to clinical development. With access to modern facilities and a commitment to staff development, this is an exciting opportunity for those looking to advance their career in a supportive environment.

Benefits

High quality training and development

Support for audit and research

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years clinical experience in this specialty.
• Full GMC Registration required.

Responsibilities

• Provide microbiology, antibiotic stewardship, and infection control services.
• Supervise and train junior medical staff.
• Participate in on-call for microbiology advice.

Skills

Clinical Knowledge

Infection Control

Education

Basic Medical Microbiology degree

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Job description

Applications are invited for one full time Specialty Doctor in the Department of Microbiology. This is a permanent post based at the Bedford site. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and committed individual to contribute to the development of Clinical Microbiology and Infection services in Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust which includes Bedford Hospital and Luton & Dunstable Hospital.

There is a single Microbiology Laboratory on Bedford Hospital site which has been successfully modernized with a complete refresh of the laboratory equipment, including the purchase of MALDI, Roche 6800, Enteric PCR, Microscan and an updated Laboratory Information Management System implemented in January 2023.

In addition to these exciting new facilities, the Trust is a clinical site of the Cranfield University Postgraduate Medical School, has strong links with Cambridge University Medical School and boasts a comprehensive and proactive research and development programme.

This is an exciting time for Bedfordshire Hospitals. The hospital will continue to develop its clinical capabilities to enable it to achieve national and international recognition. Bedford and Luton are towns which provide easy access to London, the North of England and beyond through its rail links and M1/A1/A14 accessibility.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will form part of a team providing microbiology, antibiotic stewardship and infection control services. It is intended that the appointee will on occasion, rotate between hospitals. The successful candidate will be joining the cross site on call rota (1:6) for out of hours service.

About us

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A& E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology.

Our Values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities Liaison with clinicians, hospital staff and GPs concerning the diagnosis and management of patients and the prevention of infection. Day-to-day interpretation and authorisation of the results obtained. Multidisciplinary ward rounds. Participate in on-call for microbiology and infection prevention advice Development (in conjunction with colleagues) and authorisation of SOPs

Implementing audit programmes Cross cover for annual leave of colleagues as far as practical.

Infection Control Co-operating in the investigation and prevention of communicable disease in the community. Speciality doctor will work closely with the Infection Prevention and Control Nurses (3.0 WTE IPCNs), providing advice in respect of infection prevention and control measures

Teaching and Training Supervision and training of junior medical staff within the Trust on relevant aspects of microbiology. Participating in Microbiology Clinical Team Meeting once a month for discussing new advances, guidelines and learning from clinical cases in Microbiology.

Administrative Contributing to management within the Microbiology Department and within the Trust Acting as custodian of data under the Data Protection Act.

Audit & Research. The Trust will support the appointee in carrying out appropriate audit or research. There are currently a number of research projects on-going with the Department.

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Person Specification
Qualification
Essential

• Basic Medical Microbiology degree
• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Desirable

• RCPath

Eligibility
Essential

• Full GMC Registration
• Minimum of 2 years clinical experience in this specialty

Desirable

• Eligibility to work in the UK

Clinical Skills
Essential

• Relevant specialty clinical knowledge

Desirable

• Audit: evidence of active participation in audit

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