Locum Consultant in Medical Microbiology

Job overview

Applications are invited for a Fixed Term Contract for 12 months, full-time (10PAs) Consultant Medical Microbiologist at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. A working week of 9.25PAs could be considered, if an applicant was looking to work less than full time, this is based on current service requirements. The role will incorporate being part of a team delivering a comprehensive clinical Microbiology service, including laboratory duties, results authorisation and interpretation, clinical and antibiotic advice, patient consults, ward rounds and multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTs).

A dedicated part of this post will be for Infection Control Doctor provision within NUH, shared with other Consultant colleagues in the Department, working alongside the Microbiology team, Microbiology laboratory team, the hospital or community Infection Prevention and Control teams (IPCT) and Director of Infection Prevention and Control. There will also be a requirement to lead a Speciality MDT. This post will support the provision of a high quality infection management service in Nottingham. The Microbiology Laboratory is based at the Queens Medical Centre (QMC) Campus, however clinical duties will be required at both QMC and the City Hospital Campus. The Microbiology Laboratory at QMC serves both NUH campuses, as well as community healthcare services such as the Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust and the Nottinghamshire Integrated Care System with a total population of ~640,000.

Main duties of the job

A large number of clinical specialties are provided in Nottingham and the Microbiology service is actively involved in the clinical management of Microbiological and Virological infections with regular ward rounds and liaison with specialist units. The Department works closely with Infection Control and supports Antimicrobial Stewardship within the Trust and community. The laboratory works closely with the School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham and there will be opportunities to develop research interests.

The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the provision of a comprehensive clinical Microbiology service, including laboratory duties, results authorisation and interpretation, clinical and antibiotic advice, patient consults, ward rounds and multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTs), antimicrobial stewardship, infection prevention and control, clinical governance, teaching and training and research and includes an on-call component.

Applicants will be required to have full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the GMC (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The appointee, in collaboration with the other consultants and senior scientists, will be expected to fulfil the following duties within the agreed Job Plan:

• To provide a comprehensive clinical and liaison Microbiology service to the following:

• Clinicians at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
• Named specialties by agreement within the service, for example provision of Microbiology input to MDTs as appropriate.
• General Practitioners and other healthcare providers in the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care System

• To provide Infection Control doctor duties for the acute Trust or primary care. This includes the involvement in investigations of outbreaks of infectious disease and liaison with the UK Health Security Agency where appropriate.
• To be involved in the training of Specialty resident doctors (including educational and clinical supervisor roles where required), Trust Grade doctors, and scientific staff.
• To contribute, as required, to the teaching of Microbiology to undergraduates within the School of Life Sciences University of Nottingham and teaching for junior and senior medical colleagues within specialties across the trust.
• To take part in Audit and Quality Improvement within the department, supporting other specialties with this as appropriate.
• To maintain a programme of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) with the Royal College of Pathologists (or equivalent scheme) and to participate in the annual Consultant appraisal and revalidation processes.
• To contribute to Clinical Governance to meet the requirements of the clinical service and to maintain UKAS accreditation.
• To liaise with the UK Health Security Agency in the provision of clinical and epidemiological data to support public health provision.
• To participate in the development of new Microbiological and molecular diagnostic techniques to meet the increasing demands of clinical users.
• To participate as appropriate in day-to-day Infection Prevention and Control activities and antimicrobial stewardship activities for the acute NHS and the Greater Nottingham health community. The designation of the Infection Control doctors for the acute trust and primary care, Antimicrobial Stewardship lead Consultant, Clinical Laboratory Leads, Training Programme Director and Clinical Governance lead is by mutual agreement between the Head of Service and the other consultant Microbiologists and is reviewed every 3 years or earlier if required.
• Share in the administrative duties associated with the running of the clinical service.