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Job summary

Main area
Microbiology
Grade
MT04
Contract
6 months (fixed term until 03/02/2026)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref
190-STH-25-132
Employer
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Town
Sheffield
Salary
£61,825 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/05/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Clinical Fellow in Infection Medicine

MT04

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

The appointment is to commence 6th August 2025 for a fixed term period of 6 months, working in the department of Microbiology at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals (STH) based in laboratory medicine at the Northern General Hospital. The candidate will be expected to have MRCP and have an interest in pursuing a career in infection medicine.

Main duties of the job

Day

Time

Activity

Location

Monday

AM

General Microbiology

Critical Care Ward Rounds

NGH

PM

General Microbiology

Vascular antibiotic stewardship (AMS) round

Hepatology AMS round

 

NGH

Tuesday

AM

General Microbiology

Renal AMS round

Critical Care Ward Rounds

NGH

PM

General Microbiology

S. aureus MDT

NGH

Wednesday

AM

General Microbiology

Critical Care Ward Rounds

 

NGH

PM

CPD time

NGH

Thursday

AM

Haematology AMS/MDT

General Microbiology

Critical Care Ward Rounds

 

NGH

Working for our organisation

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Sheffield, as well as specialist care for patients from further afield, including cancer, spinal cord injuries, renal and cardiothoracic services. In addition to community health services, the Trust comprises five of Yorkshire’s best known teaching hospitals.

  • The Royal Hallamshire Hospital
  • The Northern General Hospital
  • Charles Clifford Dental Hospital
  • Weston Park Cancer Hospital
  • Jessop Wing Maternity Hospital

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See the attached Job description and person specification documents for specific details of the duties attached to the post

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered with the GMC with a licence to practise
  • Basic Medical Degree
  • MRCP
  • Have evidence of achievement of core medical capabilities
Desirable criteria
  • Higher degrees including MSc, PhD, or MD (not including intercalated BSc or ‘Honorary’ MA)

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of experience in a range of acute medical specialties, with experience of managing patients on unselected medical take during core training or equivalent
  • NHS Experience
  • Demonstrates awareness of the basics of managing patients with infection, including awareness of relevant medical microbiology and virology laboratory techniques
  • Demonstrates awareness of managing acute medical conditions, including emergencies, in patients and outpatients
  • Appropriate knowledge base, and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems.
  • Able to work without direct supervision where appropriate.
  • Able to prioritise clinical need.
  • Able to maximise safety and minimise risk
Desirable criteria
  • Experience at core level of managing patients with infectious disease.
  • Experience of laboratory work (including research) relevant to infection
  • Experience of managing patients with severe acute medical disease.

Teaching and Training

Essential criteria
  • Experience of teaching medical students and junior doctors

CPD

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of participation in CPD / CME in the last 12 months
Desirable criteria
  • Maintenance of a CPD diary or portfolio

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates behaviour consistent with PROUD values
  • Good oral and written communication skills

Research

Essential criteria
  • Ability to critically assess published research and incorporate it into clinical practice where appropriate
  • Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of clinical risk management, evidence-based practice, patient safety, and clinical quality improvement initiatives.
  • Evidence of involvement in a quality improvement or formal research project
  • Demonstrates knowledge of evidence informed practice
Desirable criteria
  • Publications in Peer reviewed journals.

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Helena Parsons
Job title
Deputy Clinical Director for Microbiology
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0114 2715248
Additional information

For additional information regarding the post, please contact Dr Tunbridge using the details above

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Medical HR Department
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
8 Beech Hill Road
Sheffield
S10 2SB
Telephone
0114 271 3487
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