Consultant Microbiologist

Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and committed individual to join the Microbiology Department as part of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Services at SFHT are divided into 5 divisions. Pathology Services are within the Diagnostic and Outpatients Division and includes Radiology, Pharmacy, Therapy services, GUM and Community Sexual Health Services. Each division has a Clinical Chair.

Each pathology speciality is led by a clinical lead who is accountable to Head of Pathology Service. Dr Shrikant Ambalkar is currently Head of Pathology Service who is accountable to the Clinical Chair for Diagnostic and Outpatients. Dr Nigel Marshall is the Clinical Chair for Diagnostic and Outpatients. Clinical accountability for all consultants is through the Medical Director to the Chief Executive.

The Microbiology clinical lead provides leadership and gives strategic direction to the clinical microbiology and infection control services.

Main duties of the job
The overriding purpose is to support the provision of the highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement.

The Consultant appointed will be expected to undertake the following duties at King's Mill Hospital:

• Provision of a comprehensive clinical microbiology service to a) Clinicians at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust b) General Practitioners in North Nottinghamshire Primary Care Trusts c) Other users of the Clinical Microbiology service in North Nottinghamshire
• The laboratory microbiology service includes day to day supervision of diagnostic methods and examination of specimens, authorisation and interpretation of results.
• The clinical microbiology service includes communicating with hospital clinicians, other hospital staff and general practitioners about appropriate specimen collection and request, microbiological investigation and diagnosis, management and prevention of infection with visits to wards and other clinical areas as necessary.
• Contribute to the practice of rational and cost-effective antibiotic prescribing within the Trust and surrounding community.
• Collaborate with the Occupational Health Department in staff health matters related to treatment or prevention of infections and screening tests.
• Participate, as appropriate, in relevant day to day infection prevention and control activities for all sites in SFHT.

About us
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

Job responsibilities
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Full and specialist registration and with a licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC) or be within six months of CCT at the time of interview. Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) applicants must be on the specialist register at the time of application.
• FRCPath or evidence of equivalent qualification.
• MBBS, MB ChB or evidence of equivalent qualification.

Desirable

• Membership of the Royal College of Physicians or equivalent
• Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
• MD / PhD / MSc

Experience
Essential

• Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in the relevant specialty.
• Able to take responsibility for delivering service without direct supervision.
• Demonstrates clinical credibility with hospital ward exposure, experience in patient contact and working practice with a multi-professional team

Management
Essential

• Ability to effectively organise and manage clinical workload.
• Able to work well in a multi-disciplinary team and maintain good relations with colleagues

Desirable

• Proven managerial skills, especially team leadership.
• Previous experience as Head of Service.

Research
Essential

• Ability to convert research evidence into clinical practice

Desirable

• Publications in peer-reviewed journals

Other
Essential

• Must be prepared to reside within reasonable travelling distance of the laboratory.
• Ability to communicate effectively with team members, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies

Desirable

• Evidence of continuing medical education (existing consultants must be able to demonstrate active participation in a recognised CPD scheme).

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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