Locum Consultant Medical Microbiologist (Infectious Diseases)

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust; Ashford; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Ashford is seeking a Consultant in Medical Microbiology/Infection to deliver clinical microbiology services. The ideal candidate will provide comprehensive care, work with a multidisciplinary team, and have opportunities for professional growth. This full-time role entails participating in clinical duties and collaborating with various medical professionals. A supportive environment is ensured across the Trust's multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Consultants or Specialist Registrars in Medical Microbiology/Infection required.
• Experience in clinical microbiology and infection prevention.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical microbiology, virology, and infection prevention services.
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals in various specialties.
• Participate in daily clinical rounds in critical and high-dependency areas.

Job description

Overview

Applications are invited from existing Consultants or Specialist Registrars for a Locum fixed-term, full-time 11 PA replacement Consultant in Medical Microbiology/Infection for East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. Part-time (minimum 0.5 WTE) will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Provide a comprehensive, efficient and cost-effective clinical microbiology, virology and infection prevention and control service to EKHUFT and other users of the service.
• Direct clinical care and proactive liaison with consultant colleagues, other hospital staff, medical microbiology colleagues, infectious disease and GUM physicians, lead respiratory physicians for tuberculosis management, general practitioners, antibiotic pharmacists, infection prevention and control nurses, and health protection consultants; participate in a Microbiologist duty desk daily rota.
• Participate in a rota of regular commitments to specific clinical units (e.g., haemato-oncology, renal medicine, neurology, SCBU and orthopaedics) with daily ward rounds to intensive care and high dependency units and review of significant ward patients.
• Opportunity to specialise and take the lead in particular clinical areas of infectious disease management.

Team and sites

The appointee will be part of a clinical infection team and will be supported by a multidisciplinary team of laboratory staff. The Trust operates three main sites: William Harvey Hospital (Ashford), Kent & Canterbury Hospital (Canterbury), and the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital (Margate). The microbiology laboratory is located at William Harvey Hospital; microbiology services operate across all three sites.

Network and development

There is an opportunity to engage with the Kent and Medway Pathology Network, a formal partnership of seven laboratories across four acute trusts. The network aims to form a joint venture and develop shared IT, procurement and digital projects. You will have opportunities to grow your career within the network and contribute to a network academy for education and training. You will not be required to work outside EKHUFT, but there may be opportunities for collaborative work within the network.

Contact for details

For further details or informal visits, contact: Dr Samuel Moses, Consultant. Email: [e-mail]; Telephone: [phone].

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Health Care Provider
• Industries: Hospitals and Health Care