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Medical Consultant/Consultant Clinical Scientist in Virology
NHS
Nottingham
On-site
GBP 105,000 - 140,000
Full time
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Job summary
An established healthcare provider is seeking a Consultant Medical Virologist or Consultant Clinical Scientist to join their dynamic team. This role involves delivering high-quality virology services, engaging in clinical governance, and contributing to research initiatives. The successful candidate will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, participate in infection control efforts, and provide training to junior staff. This is a unique opportunity to impact patient care and advance your career in a supportive environment, while also enjoying flexible working arrangements. Join a forward-thinking institution dedicated to excellence in healthcare.
Qualifications
- Full GMC registration and eligibility for Specialist Register.
- Experience in multi-disciplinary infection teams.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Responsibilities
- Provide a comprehensive Virology service including clinical liaison.
- Participate in Infection Control activities and research.
- Train junior staff and contribute to teaching.
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Education
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Job description
Job summary
Applications are invited for a full-time or less than full-time Consultant Medical Virologist or Consultant Clinical Scientist in Virology at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH).
This Consultant Virologist post is designed to support the provision of a high-quality infection management service at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH). The post holder will join a team of three Virology Consultants (two Consultants in Infectious Diseases and Virology and one Consultant Clinical Scientist) to deliver the Clinical Virology Service.
Medical applicants will be required to have full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the GMC (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview). As well as the above, UK trained medical applicants should also be a holder of a Certificate of Completion ofTraining (CCT), or within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. Applicants that are non-UK trained will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT.
Consultant Clinical Scientist applicants must be registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC), hold a PhD in a relevant subject, and Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists by examination.
Applications for less than full-time working are invited and modification of the job content can be discussed on a personal basis with the Head of Service in consultation with Consultant colleagues.
Main duties of the jobThe successful candidate will be expected to participate in the provision of a comprehensive clinical Virology service, including undertaking laboratory duties, results authorisation and interpretation, issuing advice on virological infection and the use of antiviral therapies, patient consults, ward rounds and multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTs), infection prevention and control liaison, clinical governance, teaching and training. There are monthly Clinical Operations meetings within the Microbiology service, to which all consultant and senior laboratory staff are invited to attend and contribute. The laboratory works closely with the School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham and there will be opportunities to develop research interests.
About usThe Microbiology laboratory is a large NHS laboratory serving both NUH campuses, as well as Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust and The Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board with a total population of ~640,000. The current service workload based on recent activity data is approximately 918,000 with 604,000 bacteriology and 314,000 virology/serology work types a year, two thirds of which is acute hospital diagnostic work and the remaining one third of the work is for general practitioners. The Clinical Virology team are integrated within the Clinical Microbiology Department and also work closely with the Infection Prevention and Control Team.
A large number of clinical specialties are provided at NUH, and the Clinical Virology service is actively involved in the management of Virological infections with regular ward rounds and liaison with specialist units such as Critical Care, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics (including a PICU and two large neonatal units), Clinical Haematology (including bone marrow transplantation and CAR T-Cell therapy), Oncology, Renal Dialysis, Renal Transplantation, Hepatology (including a regional hepatitis network), Infectious Diseases & Genito-Urinary Medicine (both providing HIV services).
Date posted24 April 2025
Pay schemeHospital medical and dental staff
GradeConsultant
Salary£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum/prorata. AfC 8C for Consultant Clinical Scientist
ContractPermanent
Working patternFull-time, Part-time
Reference number164-7058985
Job locationsQMC
Derby road
Nottingham
NG7 2UH
Job description Job responsibilities
Job description
The appointee, in collaboration with the other Consultants, will be expected to fulfil the following duties within the agreed Job Plan:
1. To provide a comprehensive Virology service, including full clinical liaison, to:
a. Clinical services within Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
b. General Practitioners and other healthcare providers in the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care System
c. Other users of the Microbiology service as per Service Level Agreement
2. To take a lead role in the development of clinical liaison with specialist clinical teams to meet the increasing demands of clinical users, including participation in guideline formulation and review.
3. Share in the administrative duties associated with the running of a clinical laboratory.
4. To participate as appropriate in day-to-day Infection Control activities for NUH and support the investigation and management of outbreaks of viral disease and liaison with advice to local CCDCs.
5. To be involved in the collection and review of surveillance and epidemiological data in liaison with the NUH Infection Prevention and Control Team and UKHSA.
6. To pursue research actively in medical virology and its associated epidemiology.
7. To be involved in the training of specialty trainees, FY2s, scientific and senior scientist trainees.
8. To pursue a programme of Continuous Professional Development (CPD), for example with the Royal College of Pathologists or the Royal College of Physicians, and to participate in annual Individual Performance Reviews (IPR) and Consultant appraisals.
9. Opportunities will be provided to contribute to the teaching of microbiology to undergraduates and postgraduates within the School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham.
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration Eligible to be included on the Specialist Register or CCT in Microbiology (or expected within 6 months of interview date)
- Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or eligible for registration within six months of interview).
- Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT.
- Clinical Scientist applicants: HCPC registration as a Clinical Scientist and a PhD in relevant clinical area
- FRCPath in Virology by examination or evidence of equivalent training and experience.
- Evidence of continuing professional development (existing consultants must be able to demonstrate active participation in a recognised CPD scheme)
Desirable
- Higher qualification e.g. MSc / MD / PhD
Clinical Skills/Experience
Essential
- Evidenced technical and clinical skills as described in the job description.
- Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals.
- Experience of working within multi-disciplinary infection teams
- Demonstrates good written and verbal communication skills
Desirable
- Specific training in communication skills
- Specific training in patient safety and/or human factors
- Experience in delivering high quality presentations / written work (E.g. Clinical virology-related publications in peer reviewed journals).
- Oral or poster presentations at clinical virology conferences (CVN, ESCV, ESCMID or equivalent).
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's "We are here for you" behavioural standards
Management Skills
Essential
- Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery.
- Demonstrates ability to foster and promote the delivery of the clinical diagnostic services of the laboratory
- Able to delegate appropriately.
- Able to work effectively in a team.
- Able to support junior staff effectively
Desirable
- Higher degree/qualification/ specific training in clinical leadership or management
- Experience in managing change in service delivery of a clinical and/or diagnostic microbiology service
- Experience of leading an antimicrobial stewardship, infection control team, or similar multidisciplinary infection team
- Evidence of leadership in quality improvement / clinical audit / clinical governance
Personal Skills/Qualities
Essential
- Able to work flexibly in a changing health service
- Able to use the Trust's IT support systems
Teaching, Audit & Research
Essential
- Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit and /or Quality Improvement
- Able to teach junior staff effectively.
Desirable
- A good record of original research publications / peer-reviewed publications
- Specific training in clinical or educational supervision
- Specific training in quality improvement or clinical audit
- Specific training in medical education and/or higher degree in medical education (e.g. PGCert, MSc)
Practical Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel between City Hospital Campus and Queen's Medical Centre Campus
Job description
The appointee, in collaboration with the other Consultants, will be expected to fulfil the following duties within the agreed Job Plan:
1. To provide a comprehensive Virology service, including full clinical liaison, to:
a. Clinical services within Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
b. General Practitioners and other healthcare providers in the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care System
c. Other users of the Microbiology service as per Service Level Agreement
2. To take a lead role in the development of clinical liaison with specialist clinical teams to meet the increasing demands of clinical users, including participation in guideline formulation and review.
3. Share in the administrative duties associated with the running of a clinical laboratory.
4. To participate as appropriate in day-to-day Infection Control activities for NUH and support the investigation and management of outbreaks of viral disease and liaison with advice to local CCDCs.
5. To be involved in the collection and review of surveillance and epidemiological data in liaison with the NUH Infection Prevention and Control Team and UKHSA.
6. To pursue research actively in medical virology and its associated epidemiology.
7. To be involved in the training of specialty trainees, FY2s, scientific and senior scientist trainees.
8. To pursue a programme of Continuous Professional Development (CPD), for example with the Royal College of Pathologists or the Royal College of Physicians, and to participate in annual Individual Performance Reviews (IPR) and Consultant appraisals.
9. Opportunities will be provided to contribute to the teaching of microbiology to undergraduates and postgraduates within the School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham.
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration Eligible to be included on the Specialist Register or CCT in Microbiology (or expected within 6 months of interview date)
- Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or eligible for registration within six months of interview).
- Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT.
- Clinical Scientist applicants: HCPC registration as a Clinical Scientist and a PhD in relevant clinical area
- FRCPath in Virology by examination or evidence of equivalent training and experience.
- Evidence of continuing professional development (existing consultants must be able to demonstrate active participation in a recognised CPD scheme)
Desirable
- Higher qualification e.g. MSc / MD / PhD
Clinical Skills/Experience
Essential
- Evidenced technical and clinical skills as described in the job description.
- Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals.
- Experience of working within multi-disciplinary infection teams
- Demonstrates good written and verbal communication skills
Desirable
- Specific training in communication skills
- Specific training in patient safety and/or human factors
- Experience in delivering high quality presentations / written work (E.g. Clinical virology-related publications in peer reviewed journals).
- Oral or poster presentations at clinical virology conferences (CVN, ESCV, ESCMID or equivalent).
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's "We are here for you" behavioural standards
Management Skills
Essential
- Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery.
- Demonstrates ability to foster and promote the delivery of the clinical diagnostic services of the laboratory
- Able to delegate appropriately.
- Able to work effectively in a team.
- Able to support junior staff effectively
Desirable
- Higher degree/qualification/ specific training in clinical leadership or management
- Experience in managing change in service delivery of a clinical and/or diagnostic microbiology service
- Experience of leading an antimicrobial stewardship, infection control team, or similar multidisciplinary infection team
- Evidence of leadership in quality improvement / clinical audit / clinical governance
Personal Skills/Qualities
Essential
- Able to work flexibly in a changing health service
- Able to use the Trust's IT support systems
Teaching, Audit & Research
Essential
- Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit and /or Quality Improvement
- Able to teach junior staff effectively.
Desirable
- A good record of original research publications / peer-reviewed publications
- Specific training in clinical or educational supervision
- Specific training in quality improvement or clinical audit
- Specific training in medical education and/or higher degree in medical education (e.g. PGCert, MSc)
Practical Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel between City Hospital Campus and Queen's Medical Centre Campus
- Full GMC registration Eligible to be included on the Specialist Register.
- CCT in Microbiology (or expected within 6 months of interview date). Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT. Clinical Scientist applicants: oHCPC registration as A Clinical Scientist oPhD in relevant clinical area
- FRCPath in Virology by examination or evidence of equivalent training and experience.
- Evidence of continuing professional development (existing consultants must be able to demonstrate active participation in a recognised CPD scheme)
- Higher professional degree e.g. MSc / MD / PhD
- Evidenced technical and clinical skills as described in the job description.
- Experience of working within multi-disciplinary infection teams
- Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals.
- Demonstrates good written and verbal communication skills.
- Specific training in communication skills.
- Experience in delivering highquality presentations / written work. E.g. Clinical virology-related publications in peer reviewed journals.
- Oral or poster presentations at clinical virology conferences (CVN, ESCV
- Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's "We are here for you" behavioural standards.
- Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery.
- Demonstrates ability to foster and promote the delivery of the clinical diagnostic services of the laboratory.
- Able to delegate appropriately. Able to work effectively in a team. Able to support junior staff effectively.
- Higher degree/qualification/ specific training in clinical leadership or management.
- Experience in managing change in service delivery of a clinical and/or diagnostic microbiology service
- Experience of leading an antimicrobial stewardship, infection control team, or similar multidisciplinary infection team.
- Evidence of leadership in quality improvement / clinical audit / clinical governance.
- Able to work flexibly in a changing health service.
- Able to use the Trust's IT support systems
- Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit
- Able to teach and support junior staff effectively.
- A good record of original research publications / peerreviewed publications.
- Specific training in clinical or educational supervision.
- Specific training in quality improvement or clinical audit.
- Specific training in medical education and/or higher degree in medical education (e.g. PGCert, MSc).
- s Ability to travel between City Hospital Campus and Queen's Medical Centre campus.
- Full GMC registration Eligible to be included on the Specialist Register.
- CCT in Microbiology (or expected within 6 months of interview date). Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT. Clinical Scientist applicants: oHCPC registration as A Clinical Scientist oPhD in relevant clinical area
- FRCPath in Virology by examination or evidence of equivalent training and experience.
- Evidence of continuing professional development (existing consultants must be able to demonstrate active participation in a recognised CPD scheme)
- Higher professional degree e.g. MSc / MD / PhD
- Evidenced technical and clinical skills as described in the job description.
- Experience of working within multi-disciplinary infection teams
- Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals.
- Demonstrates good written and verbal communication skills.
- Specific training in communication skills.
- Experience in delivering highquality presentations / written work. E.g. Clinical virology-related publications in peer reviewed journals.
- Oral or poster presentations at clinical virology conferences (CVN, ESCV
- Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's "We are here for you" behavioural standards.
- Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery.
- Demonstrates ability to foster and promote the delivery of the clinical diagnostic services of the laboratory.
- Able to delegate appropriately. Able to work effectively in a team. Able to support junior staff effectively.
- Higher degree/qualification/ specific training in clinical leadership or management.
- Experience in managing change in service delivery of a clinical and/or diagnostic microbiology service
- Experience of leading an antimicrobial stewardship, infection control team, or similar multidisciplinary infection team.
- Evidence of leadership in quality improvement / clinical audit / clinical governance.
- Able to work flexibly in a changing health service.
- Able to use the Trust's IT support systems
- Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit
- Able to teach and support junior staff effectively.
- A good record of original research publications / peerreviewed publications.
- Specific training in clinical or educational supervision.
- Specific training in quality improvement or clinical audit.
- Specific training in medical education and/or higher degree in medical education (e.g. PGCert, MSc).
- s Ability to travel between City Hospital Campus and Queen's Medical Centre campus.
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 SponsorshipApplications 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 RegistrationApplicants 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 CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications 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 RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer nameNottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
AddressQMC
Derby road
Nottingham
NG7 2UH
Employer's website
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Employer details Employer nameNottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
AddressQMC
Derby road
Nottingham
NG7 2UH
Employer's website
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