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Job summary
The successful applicant day to day duties will include clinical authorisation, liaison with clinical colleagues over the management of complex infection patients, provision of liaison services with specialist units, supporting the Trust Infection Prevention Control Team, providing clinical support for UKHSA activities supported by the laboratory, contributing to clinical governance, quality assurance and out of hours service. The post is suitable for candidates 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.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our experienced and supportive team for providing a comprehensive clinical microbiology and infection advice service to the acute trust and community. This is a replacement post within the Department of Microbiology at Leeds Teaching Hospitals. The LTHT Microbiology Department is now one of the largest in the UK, processing ~1 million specimens per year. Microbiology Department is a discrete laboratory and clinical service that sits within the Pathology Clinical Services Unit (CSU). The Department is fully accredited to ISO 15189 standards. We are accredited for higher professional training by the Royal College of Pathologists. The Department participates fully in NEQAS and has an internal quality assessment scheme. The new pathology laboratory at St Jamess University Hospital (Centre for Laboratory Medicine) is now fully operational has been designed to be a single hub facility for the provision of Microbiology and Virology within WYAAT.
About us
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.
Details
- Date posted: 18 August 2026
- Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
- Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Part-time
- Reference number: 001891
- Job locations: St James’s University Hospital, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact:
Dr K Sethi, Consultant Microbiologist
Email: Kavita.Sethi@nhs.net
Dr R Schweibert, Consultant Microbiologist
Email: ralph.schwiebert@nhs.net
For medical consultants qualifications required are FRCPath(UK) or equivalent, and should be included on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT at the time of interview, if currently within a training programme within the UK. In accordance with the consultant appointment regulations, all other categories of doctors must be on the Specialist Register.
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.
Applicants should have established skills in clinical microbiology and its related specialties including infection prevention & control. A strong commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and a research interest is desirable.
Consideration will be given to applicants who wish to work full or part time and those wishing to job share.
If shortlisted, you will be required to give a 10-minute presentation on:
Managing Demand optimisation in network Microbiology Laboratory to deliver optimal and efficient Leeds infection service
INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD: Thursday 15 October 2026
Why you should join our Team
The LTHT Microbiology Department is now one of the largest in the UK, processing ~1 million specimens per year. Microbiology Department is a discrete laboratory and clinical service that sits within the Pathology Clinical Services Unit (CSU). We are delighted to announce that Microbiology services are now based at the Centre for Laboratory Medicine, the new pathology laboratory at St James’s University Hospital. This marks a major milestone as the Trust moves towards the Centre for Laboratory Medicine (CfLM) becoming a hub for regional diagnosis. The new laboratory has been designed to accommodate the future requirements of the WYAAT Pathology network and as the single hub facility for the provision of Microbiology and Virology within WYAAT.
Consistency in microbiology and virology testing across the region would reduce variation to provide our patients a high-quality accredited service. At the St James’s laboratory, purpose-built facilities, the potential for new technologies and increased automation will play a key role in meeting this need. Creating a new pathology partnership would help us achieve a workforce that is sustainable for the future and offer greater opportunities for career development.
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About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
Our Trust values
The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.
We are….
Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind
Our Trust priorities
Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time
Our priorities:
People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes
To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.
Person specification
Audit
Essential
- Experience of participation in regular clinical audit.
Research
Essential
- Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research.
Desirable
- Previous experience of supervising research by junior staff.
Teaching
Essential
- Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors.
Desirable
- Previous attendance on Appraisal Techniques and Small Group Teaching Workshops.
Training
Essential
- Applicants that are UK trained, must 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 or Medical Microbiology/Infectious diseases.
- Applicants that are non-UK trained will be required to show evidence of equivalence.
Management
Essential
- Understanding of current issues in the NHS.
Desirable
- Attendance at recognised management course.
Eligibility
Essential
- 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
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical degree
- FRCPath or show evidence of its equivalent qualification
Desirable
- Relevant higher degree.
Language Skills
Essential
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues demonstrated by one of the following: passing a Secure English Language Test (SELT) from an approved provider; having a GCSE, A level, Scottish National Qualification level 4 or 5, Scottish Higher or Advanced Higher in English, gained through study at a UK school that you began when you were under 18; having a degree-level academic qualification that was taught in English - if you studied abroad, you’ll need to apply through Ecctis (formerly UK NARIC) for confirmation that your qualification is equivalent to a UK bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or PhD.
- You do not need to prove your knowledge of English if you’ve already passed an English Language assessment that is accepted by the relevant regulated professional body.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Hold full GMC Registration with a license to practice.
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview). Portfolio Pathway (or) international applicants should comply with the GMC specialty registration process.
- Portfolio Pathway applicants must be on the relevant Specialist Register at the time of application.
Fitness to Practise
Essential
- Is up to date and fit to practise safely.
Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Well organised and skilled in good time management.
- Effective interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrate ability to relate to and work within a team.
Clinical Experience in Specialty/Subspecialty
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in clinical microbiology.
- Substantial experience in authorising and interpreting laboratory results for primary care and hospital inpatients.
- Broad experience managing patients with infection and role in antimicrobial stewardship.
- Experience of Infection Prevention & Control, Occupation Health and Public Health liaison in the infection setting.
- Excellent clinical judgement: high degree of experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk.
- Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team.
- Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances.
Desirable
- Experience in management of complex infections.
- Ability to offer an expert opinion in a specialist clinical area commensurate with service needs.
- Proven ability to manage and co-ordinate the day-to-day clinical microbiology service.
- Ability to offer an expert opinion in Infection Control for safe placement of the patients.
- Experience in day-to-day supervision of diagnostic methods, clinical utility and quality assurance of microbiology tests.
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