Job summary
- Main area
- Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
- Grade
- YM72
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 6 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 259-MED7862708SBH,NUH
- Employer
- Barts Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Bartholomew's Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 per annum/pro -rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant in Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
YM72
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Job overview
Main duties of the job
During rotation to all the sites, the post holder will work as part of an integrated Department of Infection, joining 19 permanent and 5 secondment/honorary consultant colleagues across the Trust. It is expected the appointee will participate fully in delivery of laboratory, clinical, antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control services to patients, staff, and local general practitioners.
The appointee will also be expected to actively participate in teaching activity, including training of clinical scientists and specialist registrars in Medical Virology, Medical Microbiology, and Infectious Diseases.
Applicants are expected to have FRCPath in Medical Microbiology or show evidence of equivalent.
Applicants that are UK trained must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Medical Microbiology and Infectious diseases or be within 6 months of CCT at the date of interview. Applicants that are non-UK trained will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT.
Applicants must hold Full and Specialist registration in both Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases with a license to practice without restrictions with the General Medical Council (GMC) or be within 6 months of full registration by the date of interview.
This posts workload roughly equates to a job plan of 4 DCC and 2 SPA
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To ensure safe and effective patient care and support patient flow
• To support the current consultants in the provision of a timely, comprehensive, and
efficient clinical and diagnostic Infection specialty service at each site
• To perform duties expected of a microbiology consultant with regards delivery and advice
on urgent and important results
• To support ward rounds and MDTs, delivery of OPAT and other outpatient activity
• To provide a clinical microbiology service to the specialties at SBH alongside consultant
colleagues
• To provide a comprehensive consultant infection service to NUH
• Contribute to authorisation of results, laboratory liaison, public health liaison and reactive
microbiology service for the site
• Provision of antimicrobial stewardship alongside pharmacy colleagues
• To provide reactive infection control responsibilities alongside infection control
colleagues
• Provision of clinical supervision to specialty and clinical scientist trainees
• It is expected the successful candidate will participate in the joint responsibility for cover
for leave of consultant colleagues
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registerable medical qualification (MBChB, MBBS or equivalent)
Higher Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MRCP (UK) or show evidence of equivalent qualification
- FRCPath (UK) (Medical Microbiology) or show evidence of equivalent qualification
Desirable criteria
- MSc in Medical Microbiology
- DTM&H
- Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD or PhD)
- Infection Control qualification
Registration
Essential criteria
- Full and Specialist registration in Medical Microbiology (with license to practice) with the General Medical Council or be eligible for specialist registration within 6 months of interview
- Full and Specialist registration in Infectious Diseases (with license to practice) with the General Medical Council or be eligible for specialist registration within 6 months of interview
- Applicants , must be a holder of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or be within 6 months of CCT on the date of interview. Applicants that are non-UK trained will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
Experience, knowledge, and skills
Essential criteria
- Broad experience in delivering a clinical and diagnostic Microbiology service
- Experience of working in, and delivering an OPAT service
- Experience of working in, and able to deliver a clinical infection service to specialist haematooncology and solid oncology services
- Experience of working in, and able to deliver a clinical infection service to cardiac and thoracic services
- Clinical experience and thorough knowledge of principles of Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in Infection Prevention and Control
- Evidence of a special interest that complements those of other consultants
Leadership and Management
Essential criteria
- Proven ability to manage and co-ordinate the dayto- day clinical Microbiology service
- Experience of clinical leadership of multidisciplinary teams
- Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions and respond to service needs
- Experience of implementing change
Desirable criteria
- Familiar with current structure of Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes
- Proven ability to manage and coordinate the day-to-day Infectious diseases service
- Leadership / management training
Audit and Quality Improvement
Essential criteria
- Experience of participating in quality or safety improvement projects
- Awareness of the importance of Clinical Governance
Desirable criteria
- Experience of leading quality or safety improvement projects
Teaching and Training
Essential criteria
- Experience of supervising doctors in training
- Experience of teaching students and multidisciplinary teams
Desirable criteria
- Competencies as required for Clinical and Educational supervisors
- Experience of Educational Supervision
- Teaching skills course/qualification
Research and Publications
Essential criteria
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
Desirable criteria
- Experience of research
- Publications in the chosen subspecialty field
Personal Skills and attributes
Essential criteria
- Effective communicator
- Ability to build rapport, work with others, persuade and negotiate
- Flexible approach to work and evidence of team working
- Empathy, understanding, listening skills and patience
- Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure
- Self-motivated with an enquiring, critical approach to work
- Caring attitude to patients
- Commitment to continuing medical education
- Reliable work record
- Honesty and integrity
- Appreciation of ethical dilemmas
Barts Health Values
Essential criteria
- Must be able to demonstrate and model the key Trust values
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
- Dr Caryn Rosmarin
- Job title
- Microbiology Consultant and Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Informal discussions are encouraged, and you are invited to contact:
Dr Caryn Rosmarin, Microbiology Consultant and Clinical Lead at [email protected]
Dr Louise Bowles, Clinical Director for Clinical Pathology at [email protected]
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