Consultant Microbiologist

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; United States; Remote; USD 119,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Consultant in Clinical Microbiology to join an established team providing hospital-wide infectious disease microbiology and governance.

The role includes ward rounds, MDT participation, OPAT contributions, and leadership in AMS and teaching. You will work across Aintree and Royal sites, liaise with the laboratory, and contribute to clinical governance and quality improvement.

Qualifications

• Leadership and team management capabilities.
• Excellent communication with healthcare professionals and patients.
• Experience in teaching and training medical staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical infection consultation at Aintree and Royal sites.
• Attend twice weekly ward rounds and MDTs.
• Lead OPAT service activities and contribute to AMS strategy.
• Supervise infection trainees and liaise with microbiology laboratory staff.
• Participate in laboratory quality assurance and governance activities.

Job description

Give clinical advice to staff across the Liverpool health economy face to face and via telephone. Lead the clinical consults service including ITU ward rounds Engage in ward rounds and speciality MDTs Work with the OPAT team at Aintree hospital Assist in the delivery of the AMS strategy for the Trusts Engagement and liaison with the microbiology laboratory to ensure high quality work is being carried out and is compliant with UKAS accreditations Support the IPC teams on all sites, including IPC Dr roles. Supervision and education for medical trainees and STPs Take part in the on-call service, which currently stands at 1:13 There are opportunities to deliver on site clinical microbiology to other Trusts in the city Work with Infectious Diseases team based at the Royal Liverpool Hospital Work with the operational team to drive service and quality improvement projects, Clinical responsibilities will predominantly be providing a clinical infection consultation service on Aintree and Royal sites.

Main duties will include:

• Attendance at twice weekly virtual ward rounds and MDTs
• Ward based reviews of complex infection cases (via referral system)
• ITU and HDU Ward Rounds
• Contribution to the OPAT service (ward reviews, follow up, virtual ward rounds)
• Supervision and training for infection trainees
• Responding to requests for advice in a timely manner
• Liaising with laboratory staff to provide day to day supervision of diagnostic methods and examination of specimens.
• Authorisation and interpretation of result
• Take part in the development of the laboratory service and to support the ongoing strategic aspects of the diagnostic service.
• Partake in laboratory operational and management meetings as well as taking a clinical role within the quality aspects of the laboratory.
• Good leadership skills.
• Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the level of consultant in a teaching hospital
• Effective administrative and time management skills
• Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork
• Articulate with excellent verbal and written communication skills (in English) suitable for patients, relatives and health care professionals
• Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training
• Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities

Desirable criteria

• Peer reviewed publications Research grants, Experience of inpatient and outpatient management of infection and ward based infection consultations
• Experience of laboratory microbiology
• Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems
• Effective teaching skills suitable for undergraduate & postgraduate teaching, supervision & appraisal
• Experience in supporting a microbiology laboratory service
• Experience of overseeing laboratory quality assurance / quality improvement
• Teacher training
• Prior supervisory experience/training, CCT in either Medical Microbiology OR Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview)
• Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
• Full and Specialist Registration (and with licence to practice) with the General Medical Council (GMC), or be eligible for registration within six months of interview
• MBBS/MBChB
• Higher Medical Degree PhD/MD
• Other subspecialty interest, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

We wish to appoint a full time (10 PAs) or less than full time Consultants in Clinical Microbiology to join an existing team of Clinical Microbiologists within Liverpool Clinical Laboratories.

The post will be suitable both for applicants from a clinical background who hold CCTs (or equivalent) in either Microbiology or joint accreditation in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology. The postholder will join a group of 14 consultants working across the fantastic city of Liverpool who deliver the clinical microbiology service to over 2000 inpatients, and the surrounding community services. There are many tertiary specialist units who require our expertise, including maxillofacial, bone marrow transplant, cardiothoracic surgery and neurosurgery We work closely with our ID colleagues and the Tropical School of Medicine The laboratory is housed in a new, state of the art building on site at the Royal Liverpool Hospital. Working alongside the laboratory is an integral part of this role, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital. We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients. UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West. Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist.

Candidates applying for the role of Healthcare Assistant on the staff bank should note that due to the nature of the role, workers must be aged 18 or above when commencing