Consultant Microbiologist

Job overview

1 Permanent Full-Time Post

WWL is excited to invite applications for one permanent full-time Consultant Microbiologist position within our expanding and forward-thinking Microbiology and Virology service. This appointment represents an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic team delivering high-quality clinical microbiology and virology services across the Trust and wider healthcare community.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated and clinically excellent microbiologist who is passionate about delivering outstanding patient care, driving service improvement, supporting antimicrobial stewardship, and contributing to teaching and research activities within a progressive NHS organisation.

Applicants must be on the GMC Specialist Register, or be eligible for entry and expected to obtain their Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) within six months of the interview date.

Main duties of the job

The Microbiology department  at WWL delivers clinical microbiology and virology services to the trust, Primary Care and community services. The department provides an extensive range of bacteriology, serology and mycology services.

Successful applicants will make use of the laboratory services located at Salford Royal Hospital, delivered to both Trusts as part of a joint venture - Pathology at Wigan and Salford or “PAWS”.

Key interdependencies for the microbiology service include:

• Clinical liaison service, including strong links with critical care
• Laboratory support
• Infection Prevention & Control team
• Antimicrobial stewardship
• MSK surgical services provided at Wrightington Hospital

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The main duties and responsibilities of the post include:

• Providing a comprehensive microbiology & virology service
• Sharing responsibility with colleagues at Wigan and Salford for providing a 24-hour, 7 day on-call service
• Deputising for the infection control doctor, where applicable
• Contributing towards antimicrobial stewardship
• Complying with RCPath recommendations on appraisal and CPD
• Contributing to undergraduate and postgraduate medical education where applicable
• Adhering to Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust’s policies on Clinical Governance.

The successful applicant will be expected to provide clinical advice by phone and e-mail, manage positive blood cultures and other urgent clinical samples, attend ward rounds, multi-disciplinary team meetings and relevant management and governance meetings, and to provide occasional support to laboratory scientific staff and members of the infection prevention and control team.  The successful applicant will be encouraged to develop a relevant subspecialty interest and to participate in research, subject to resources and local priorities.