Locum Consultant Microbiologist | University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

University College London Hospital; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in London is seeking a Consultant Medical Microbiologist for a 12-month fixed term post. The role covers diverse responsibilities including intensive care liaison, teaching, and leadership in microbiology. Ideal candidates will have a relevant medical qualification, extensive microbiology expertise, and a passion for education. This position offers competitive remuneration and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Professional development support

Qualifications

• Experience in intensive care and general microbiology.
• Strong communication skills for teaching.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide laboratory liaison and expert advice in intensive care.
• Lead daily clinical microbiology meetings.
• Participate in antimicrobial stewardship rounds.
• Teach and manage medical student placements.

Skills

Microbiology expertise

Antimicrobial stewardship

Teaching skills

Education

Relevant medical qualification

Fellowship or equivalent experience

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 12-month fixed term 5 PA Consultant Medical Microbiologist post at UCLH due to current substantive staff undertaking a sabbatical. The appointee will be joining a team of dynamic Consultants at UCLH. There may be an opportunity to extend beyond this period dependent on funding. This post is varied and will give the post-holder an opportunity to gain experience in a wide variety of infection liaison activities and teaching.

CV required for application.

Responsibilities

• Intensive Care: providing laboratory liaison, expert microbiological and infection control advice and antimicrobial stewardship for patients in the intensive care unit, UCLH. The post includes attending twice weekly meetings to review results of metagenomics tests on blood and respiratory specimens for this patient population.
• General Microbiology: leading the daily clinical bacteraemia / microbiology MDT on a rotational basis and participating in the Microbiology on-call service out of hours.
• Specialist Microbiology: providing clinical cover for Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, principally by delivering laboratory support.
• Antimicrobial Stewardship: participating in antimicrobial stewardship rounds, surgical/medical ward rounds on a rotational basis, and representing microbiology at the Trust’s Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee.
• Teaching: undergraduate teaching lead for UCL medical students placements in Infection, including bedside teaching, case-based discussion sessions and infection services with assessment and evaluation of education. Attendance at the Module management group to discuss quality of teaching.

Job Plan

The job plan is expected to comprise 5 PAs per week on average, including Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) time.

About UCLH

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses, with specialties including women’s health, cancer, infection, neurology, gastrointestinal and oral disease, supported by services such as critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

Application Information

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff. UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff. For more information, visit: Flexible working. To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

Closing

This advert closes on Monday 29 Sep 2025.