Job summary
- Main area
- Microbiology
- Grade
- Consultant Microbiologist (/Consultant Clinical Scientist)
- Contract
- Permanent: APA /equivalent negotiable for clinical lead role, please see - primary additional document
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (Additional PAs (or equivalence) negotiable for clinical lead role)
- Job ref
- 362-A-25-7292736
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Pathology Department, Stepping Hill Hospital
- Town
- Pathology department, Poplar Grove, Stockport,
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/07/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 03/09/2025
Employer heading
Consultant Microbiologist (/Consultant Clinical Scientist)
Consultant Microbiologist (/Consultant Clinical Scientist)
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise: ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Our Values:
We Care
About each other
Our patients and their families
The communities we serve
The environment
We support them and deliver on their promises
We Respect
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return
We Listen to
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We act and learn from what we hear
Job overview
The Trust is seeking a Consultant Microbiologist (/Consultant Clinical Scientist: [pay scale AFC 8d]) to provide strategic and clinical leadership for the microbiology and infection control service, and lead the team in the provision of the general microbiology service, infection prevention and service development.
Consultant Clinical Scientist applications are welcomed too, please contact [email protected] to discuss this further.
The successful candidate will lead the clinical microbiology service, ensuring alignment with Trust objectives and national guidelines including NICE, UKHSA, RCPath, and BIA standards to ensure delivery of a high quality service.
The department is at establishment for consultant posts and all Consultants report as general microbiologists and cover all areas including clinical calls, authorisation, infection prevention, ward rounds and meetings.
SHH Microbiology Laboratory holds UKAS accreditation and provides comprehensive services to the population of Stockport and High Peak receiving a large and varied workload. Close working relationships with clinicians are maintained through weekly MDT meetings.
For an informal discussion please contact Mark Gordon, Pathology Operational Lead, 0161 419 4676.
Main duties of the job
Core role:
• Participate in the provision of consultant-level microbiology advice, result interpretation and authorisation, clinical liaison, and MDT attendance
• Contribute to the out-of-hours microbiology rota
• Diagnostic service delivery
• Fulfil the role of lead for the IDPS service
• Day to day supervision of diagnostic methods and examination of specimens
• The quality assurance performance within the department, including EQA
• The maintenance of full UKAS accreditation
• Business planning, including the assessment and introduction of new methods and forward planning for staff and equipment requirements
Clinical lead:
Strategic Leadership and Service Development
• Clinical service leadership, aligned with Trust objectives and national guidelines
• Develop and implement a robust clinical strategy for continuous service improvement
• Ensure appropriateness of laboratory test menu
Clinical Governance and Quality
• Clinical governance and quality assurance and compliance with the UKAS ISO 15189 standard
• Champion evidence-based practice, patient safety, and continuous improvement
• Support Trust-wide IPC strategies
Team Leadership and Management
• Provide leadership and line management to the clinical microbiology team
• Foster a collaborative, supportive environment
• Ensure robust appraisal, job and workforce planning
• Co-ordinate annual/study/professional leave of consultant colleagues
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description where there is a detailed description of the Consultant Microbiologist/ Consultant Clinical Scientist role; additionally attached is a summary of the clinical lead role.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person specification
Professional qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full and Specialist registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) or equivalent date of interview.
Desirable criteria
- FRCPath or evidence of equivalent qualification
Training
Essential criteria
- Previous appointments that provided professional training in relevant clinical specialties and broad aspects of Microbiology
Experience
Essential criteria
- Clinical experience commensurate with training in specialty
- Experience of clinical audit
Desirable criteria
- An understanding of NHS management responsibilities of consultants. Attendance at an appropriate management course.
- Evidence of management/leadership development
Research
Desirable criteria
- Should be able to demonstrate research experience
Professional skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and relatives and with colleagues of all disciplines.
- Should show an aptitude to developing leaderships skills to lead teams
- Should be able to demonstrate ability to be able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- Experience of supervision of junior medical staff and relevant staff in other disciplines
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Mark Gordon
- Job title
- Pathology Operational Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 419 4676
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