Job summary
- Main area
- Microbiology
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 432-MI2663
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ipswich
- Town
- Ipswich
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 on experience
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant in Microbiology infectious Diseases
Consultant
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If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen to join our team at the Ipswich base within ESNEFT.
We are inviting applications for a full-time substantive post in the ESNEFT infection service, suitable for candidate on the specialist register with a qualification in Medical Microbiology, consultants dual accredited in Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases or Consultant Clinical Scientists who have completed a training programme in Medical Microbiology
For medical consultants qualifications required are FRCPath(UK) or equivalent, full GMC registration, and inclusion on the Specialist Register of the General Medical Council in Medical Microbiology or Microbiology/Infectious Diseases and within six months of CCT or its equivalent at interview date.
Candidates applying as Consultant Clinical Scientists are expected to have completed a recognised Higher Speciality Scientific Training programme (HSST) in Medical Microbiology and to have completed the FRCPath(UK) examinations for infection training.
Main duties of the job
DUTIES OF THE POST
This job description is intended to cover the main parts of the post only. Applicants are invited to enquire regarding any point(s) they are unsure about.
(a) To provide leadership in the management, provision and development of Microbiology and Infection Control Services for the department.
(b) To undertake laboratory work including advice regarding diagnostic samples, validation and interpretation of results and involvement in agreeing policies and procedures for the examination of samples.
(c) To participate in the diagnosis and management of individual patients by liaison with patients, clinicians and other hospital and community staff.
(d) To be involved in business planning, introduction of new methods and forward planning for staff and equipment.
(e) To regularly and systematically review all departmental policies, SOPs and protocols in line with Trust policy on document control and risk management strategy.
(f) To maintain effective communication and engagement with clinical colleagues and other service users, including consultants in communicable disease control and health protection.
(g) To advise on Infection control issues in conjunction with microbiology and infection control nursing colleagues.
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
(h) To work with colleagues in setting and delivering the clinical governance agenda, including accreditation through UKAS.
(i) To participate in clinical and laboratory audit and maintain an appropriate level of participation in a recognised programme of Continuing Professional Development and to participate in the teaching of medical undergraduates and other groups of healthcare staff.
(j) To participate in appraisal and job planning in accordance with Trust policy.
(k) To make an appropriate contribution to setting and achieving directorate strategic goals and performance targets, aiming for year on year improvement.
This is a whole time post consisting of 11.5 Programmed Activities (or equivalent for Consultant Clinical Scientist) which can include on-call commitments. This post attracts 8 are for direct clinical care (DCC), 2 supporting professional activity (SPA), and an additional 1.5 PA is paid for the out-of-hours on-call commitment (1:5) attracting at the highest frequency rate.
The team work closely together and all have infection control responsibilities as part of normal clinical responsibilities.
Specialist roles such as Infection Control Leads and Antimicrobial Stewardship leads are expected to be rotated around clinical colleagues under agreement and will be factored into DCC for the purpose of job planning.
Any candidate who is unable for personal reasons to work full-time will be eligible to be considered. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis with the department/hospital in consultation with clinical colleagues. If the person appointed elects to undertake a maximum part-time contract, they will be required to devote substantially the whole of their professional time to the duties of the post.
Consultants who are not required to be on-site for clinical duties are able to work remotely, and some aspects of the Ipswich site clinical service may be provided remotely as well on rotation with other members of the service.
Person specification
interview
Essential criteria
- Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or eligible for registration within six months of interview
- For Consultant Clinical Scientists: Completion of HSST training programme in Medical Microbiology/Infection
- Medical Degree: MBBS or equivalent (for Medical Colleagues)
- FRCPath or show evidence of equivalent
- Ability to participate in general microbiology on call cover rota
- Experience in Infection Control
- Thorough understanding of the principle of and experience in clinical audit
- Broad experience of the clinical and laboratory aspects of Microbiology and /or Virology
Desirable criteria
- Experience in developing effective and collaborative working relationships
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Stalley
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0770 209 3471
- Additional information
Enquiries and Visits
Applicants or prospective applicants are encouraged and welcome to visit the department and to meet prospective colleagues. Arrangements for visiting can be made by contacting us.
Requests for visits to the unit should be made to Sarah Stalley – [email protected] / 0770 209 3471
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