Locum Consultant in Microbiology

☞ Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

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Update day: 01-06-2024

Location: Nottingham East Midlands

Category: Science Labor Pharmaceutical / Chemical / Biotech

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Job type: Full-time

Salary: £84,559 - £114,003 a year

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Job overview

We require a full-time Locum Consultant (40 hours per week) to support the Medical Microbiology Consultant team at Nottingham University Hospitals.

The successful candidate will join a team of 9 Medical Microbiology Consultants based at Nottingham University Hospitals, covering both the Queens Medical Centre and City Hospital campuses.

The post holder’s primary focus will be the delivery of the clinical microbiology service, whilst providing support to antimicrobial stewardship, infection control and clinical lead microbiologists to cover a period of maternity leave. The post-holder will contribute to a 1:8out-of-hourson-call service, including weekends and public holidays.

The applicant will hold (or be within 6 months of obtaining) a CCT or equivalent in Medical Microbiology.

Part-time working may be considered, with modification of the job role in consultation with consultant colleagues.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact:

Dr Gemma Clark, gemma.clark@nuh.nhs.uk, Head of Service for Microbiology (0115 9249924 ext. 87690)

or

Dr Tim Boswell, tim.boswell@nuh.nhs.uk, Consultant Microbiologist (0115 9249924 ext. 83239)

Main duties of the job

This Locum Consultant Medical Microbiologist post is designed to cover a period of maternity leave and support the provision of a high quality infection management service in Nottingham. The Microbiology Laboratory is based at the QMC Campus however clinical duties will be required at both QMC Campus and the City Hospital Campus.

The post holder’s primary focus will be the delivery of the clinical microbiology service, including:

  • Participation in the clinical duty rota
  • Laboratory bench rounds
  • Results interpretation and authorisation
  • Clinical and antibiotic advice on complex microbiological infection
  • Patient consults
  • Specialty ward rounds and MDTs.

As required, the post holder will also be expected to support antimicrobial stewardship, infection control and training and education.

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 of Training (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

Working for our organisation

The Microbiology laboratory is a large NHS laboratory serving both NUH campuses, as well as Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust and Clinical Commissioning Groups 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 department is actively involved in the clinical management of microbiological and virological infection with regular ward rounds and liaison with the specialist units, works closely with colleagues in Infectious Diseases and supports antimicrobial stewardship within the trust and community.

A large number of specialties requiring clinical microbiological support are provided in Nottingham including General Medicine, General Surgery, Elderly Care, Critical Care, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics (including a PICU and two large neonatal units), Clinical Haematology (including bone marrow transplantation), Oncology, Cystic Fibrosis, Renal Dialysis, Renal Transplantation, Hepatology, Infectious Diseases & Genito-Urinary Medicine (both providing HIV services), Paediatric and Adult Neurosurgery, Spinal Surgery, Regional Trauma Centre, Orthopaedics, Burns, Cardio-Thoracic Surgery and Cardiac Intensive Care.


Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The appointee, in collaboration with the other consultants and senior scientists, will be expected to fulfil the following duties within the agreed Job Plan:

  • To provide a comprehensive microbiology service, including full clinical liaison, to:
    • Clinicians at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
    • General Practitioners in the Greater Nottingham health community
    • Other users of the Microbiology service in the Greater Nottingham health community
  • To be involved in the collection of epidemiological data in close liaison with Public Health England. To be involved in surveillance and prevention programmes as appropriate.
  • To participate in the development of new microbiological & molecular diagnostic techniques to meet the increasing demands of clinical users. This includes the involvement in investigations of outbreaks of infectious disease and liaison with advice to local CCDCs.
  • To pursue research actively in medical microbiology and its associated epidemiology.
  • To be involved in the training of Specialty trainees, Trust Grade doctors, scientific and BMS staff.
  • To contribute, as required, to the teaching of microbiology to undergraduates and postgraduates within the School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham.
  • To take part in Medical Audit and Quality Control within the laboratory and in other fora.
  • To pursue a programme of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) with the Royal College of Pathologists or the Royal College of Physicians and to participate in annual Individual Performance Reviews (IPR) and Consultant appraisals. To contribute to the requirements of Clinical Governance.
  • To participate as appropriate in day-to-day Infection Prevention and Control activities and antimicrobial stewardship activities for the acute NHS and the Greater Nottingham health community. The duties of the Infection Control doctor at NUH are currently held by Dr Nikunj Mahida. The designation of the Infection Control doctors for the acute trust and primary care, Antimicrobial lead Consultant, Training Programme Director and Microbiology Lead Clinician is by mutual agreement between the Heads of Service and the other consultant microbiologists, and is reviewed every 3 years or earlier if required.
  • Share in the administrative duties associated with the running of a clinical laboratory.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or be 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 in medical microbiology. Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
  • FRCPath ideally in medical microbiology 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 criteria
  • Higher qualification e.g. MSc / MD / PhD
  • MRCP or evidence of equivalent training and experience

Physical skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to travel between hospital campuses.

Other requirements specific to the role (e.g. be able to drive or work shifts)

Essential criteria
  • Willing to travel to work for required on-call pattern at weekends
  • Able to use the Trust’s IT support systems

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates experience in undergraduate and postgraduate medical teaching
  • Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit and/or quality improvement
  • Experience of working with antimicrobial stewardship, infection control teams, or similar multi-disciplinary infection team
  • Demonstrates participation in teaching and training team members
Desirable criteria
  • Specific training in patient safety and/or human factors
  • Specific training in quality improvement or clinical audit
  • Specific training in medical education and/or higher degree in medical education (e.g. PGCert, MSc)
  • Evidence of leadership in quality improvement / clinical audit / clinical governance
  • Experience of leading an antimicrobial stewardship, infection control team, or similar multidisciplinary infection team
  • A good record of original research publications / peer-reviewed publications

Communication and relationship skills

Essential criteria
  • Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals
  • Able to work effectively in a team
  • Able to delegate appropriately
  • Demonstrates good written and verbal communication skills
  • Able to support junior staff effectively
Desirable criteria
  • Specific training in communication skills
  • Specific training in clinical or educational supervision
  • Experience in delivering high-quality presentations / written

Analytical and Judgement skills

Essential criteria
  • Skills in critical appraisal of scientific papers
  • Able to work flexibly in a changing health service
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of participation in peer review/editorial review of scientific papers

Planning and organisation skills

Essential criteria
  • 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
Desirable criteria
  • 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

Bring your whole self to work for us at NUH. We love diversity and we value your difference, your unique skills, knowledge and experience. Becoming one of our people may realise your potential, helping us to raise our performance in delivering world class healthcare to the diverse patient populations we serve.

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are currently under-represented at NUH.

Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.

Easy read application: if you have a disability and find it difficult to complete our online application form, you can apply via our easy read application which you can find on the intranet https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/easy-read-job-application

Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

Skilled Workers Visa: We welcome applications from individuals who require a skilled worker visa in line with the Home Office regulations. NON-UK/NON SETTLED candidates may not be appointed, if a suitably qualified and skilled UK/SETTLED candidate is successful at interview stage as it is unlikely that the Trust is able to satisfy the Home Office Visa requirements

ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate all ID and right to work documentation such as passports, visa’s and driving license through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

  • Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Departmentconfidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
  • Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£45 for enhanced and £28 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
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Deadline: 16-07-2024

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