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Job requirements
Essential
14 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Aptitudes
Good communicator
- Aptitudes
Capable of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Aptitudes
Enthusiasm for service development and teaching
- Aptitudes
Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Interests
Commitment to develop an appropriate special interest
- Experience
Applicants who are Nationals from another European country or elsewhere overseas would have to show equivalence to the 5 years training period in the National Health Service required for the specialty
- Circumstances
Flexible outlook on working hours
- Circumstances
Must live within a 15-mile radius of the base Trust or 30 minutes travelling time
- Circumstances
Ability to travel across multi-sites whilst public transport may not be available
- Communications
Ability to communicate effectively with clinical colleagues, colleagues in pathology and support staff
- Communications
Ability to present effectively to an audience, using a variety of methods, and to respond to questions and queries
- Qualifications
Full GMC Registration
- Qualifications
Entry on the GMC Specialist Register Via; •CCT (Proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) •CESR or •European Community Rights
- Qualifications
Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists by examination in Virology.
Desirable
7 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Aptitudes
Previous responsibility for service improvement
- Aptitudes
Management skills
- Experience
Experience in research or published papers in area of special interest
- Communications
Good presentation skills
- Qualifications
The appointee will hold the FRCPath part 2 in virology or evidence of equivalent qualification
- Qualifications
Further qualifications such as: MRCP or evidence of equivalent qualification, MSc, MD, PhD, DipHIC
- Qualifications
"Teaching the Teachers” or equivalent
Job overview
The post is newly created to ensure continuity and quality improvement in the Clinical Virology Service at Norwich. The appointee will provide expert clinical virology services across NNUHFT, James Paget University Hospital (JPUH), and Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEHKL). The role involves participation in a 1 in 4 out-of-hours rota across Norfolk and is based at NNUHFT in Norwich. Flexible working arrangements and job share options are available, and the Trust encourages applications from all, including those with disabilities.
Main duties of the job
The Consultant Virologist post provides critical virology services across the EPA network, including specialist clinical advice, interpretation of complex laboratory results, and participation in clinical ward rounds at NNUHFT. The role underpins safe clinical decision-making and contributes to clinical governance, audit, service development, education, and research collaboration.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
In 2025, NNUH implemented opt-out bloodborne virus testing in the Emergency Department, generating an additional ~200 blood samples per day across three pathogen targets. This has resulted in a sustained increase in diagnostic activity and demand for timely specialist interpretation. Without sufficient consultant capacity, there is a risk of delayed result validation, slower clinical advice, and downstream impacts on patient management, particularly in acute and emergency care settings.
In parallel, the antenatal screening programme requires rapid turnaround of samples and consistent consultant-level clinical input across all three acute hospitals in Norfolk. Delays or capacity constraints in this pathway carry direct patient safety risks, including delayed identification and management of maternal infection and increased risk of vertical transmission.
Additional consultant capacity is therefore essential to maintain agreed turnaround times, ensure timely clinical advice, and mitigate clinical risk arising from increased service demand. The post also strengthens service resilience, supports safe delivery of a 1 in 4 on-call rota for out-of-hours clinical advice and infection prevention and control emergencies, and reduces the risk of burnout and single-point-of-failure within the virology consultant workforce.
Interview date - 2nd December 2026.
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.
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This advert is for Consultant Virologist with Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Norwich, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Medical Virology role. The advertised salary is £113565.00 to £150569.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 08 Nov 2026.
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