Consultant Microbiologist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary:

This is a part-time post consisting of 3 Programmed Activities [PAs] per week worked on an annualised basis (one week in four) for a Consultant in Infection (Microbiology and Virology) based at Queen Alexandra hospital, Portsmouth

Key Responsibilities:

Consultant clinical duties

Direct clinical care will consist of providing an advisory infection service covering bacteriology, mycology and virology to the Trust and our community partners during weekday working hours of 09:00-17:00. There are no out-of-hours commitments. The post-holder will be expected to provide input to antimicrobial stewardship, laboratory diagnostics and support the infection prevention team however they will not be expected to take on any significant leadership or management role.

The post-holder will be expected to participate in teaching of laboratory staff, junior doctors, and other healthcare staff including pharmacists, to undertake professional development, participate in clinical audit, and comply with essential skills training and to undertake annual appraisal for revalidation purposes.

Applicants must be registered Medical Practitioners (with a licence to practise) and on the Specialist Register of the GMC or be eligible to be on the Specialist Register within 6 months of the date of the Advisory Appointments Committee (AAC) as it is a legal requirement for all doctors to be on the GMC Specialist Register before they can take up a consultant appointment. It is expected that they will have obtained fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists or have equivalent experience and training.

The consultant will be managerially accountable to the Chief Executive and Medical Director of Portsmouth Hospitals University Trust through the Clinical Lead, Clinical Director of Pathology, and Care Group Director. All consultants within the Microbiology Department are members of the Microbiology Management Team, which meets bimonthly.

The Department of Clinical Microbiology

The laboratory currently offers a wide range of bacteriological, virological, mycological, and parasitological investigations performing over 700,000 tests per year, of which acute hospital diagnostic work accounts for about 70% with work for General Practitioners about 20% and work for Solent Sexual Health and neighbouring Trusts the remaining 10%. The laboratory has a dedicated molecular suite and two Category 3 laboratories. The department participates in all relevant external quality assessment schemes, has active internal quality assurance and audit programmes and is UKAS accredited.

Medical and Clinical Microbiology Workforce

Dr Helen Chesterfield, Consultant Microbiologist (0.8 WTE), specialist interest in orthopaedic infections and community infection prevention and control

Dr Andrew Flatt, Consultant Microbiologist and Care Group Director (1.0 WTE), specialist interest in haematology, paediatrics and gastroenterology specifically supporting the FMT service for treatment of patients with relapsing C difficile infection

Dr Ruan Simpson, Consultant Microbiologist and Clinical Director (1.0 WTE), specialist interest in surgical patients and virology

Dr Sarah Wyllie, Consultant Microbiologist, and Infection prevention doctor (0.9 WTE), specialist interest in renal patients and infection prevention and control

Kelly Bicknell, Clinical Scientist in virology on HSST programme due to complete 2025

Ashleigh Hale, trainee Clinical Scientist due to complete STP August 2022

Microbiology SpR x2 as per Wessex deanery Infection training rotation, Trust registrar x1 and foundation Year 2 doctor x2

Scientific workforce

The laboratory is funded for 57 WTE staff including 1 x band 8b (laboratory manager), 2 x band 8a (operational manager and clinical scientist), 9.1 x band 7 (senior BMS), 13.6 x band 6, 5 x band 5, 7 x band 4, 4 x band 3 and 9.5 x band 2

Infection prevention and control team

The IPCT reports to the DIPC, chief nurse via the deputy DIPC, senior nurse for surgery. Infection control duties are carried out by the Infection prevention doctor (2 PAs) supported by the medical microbiology team (2 PAs).

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Full and Specialist GMC registration with a licence to practice
• Higher professional training in microbiology / infectious diseases

Other

Essential

• Evidence of participation in audit
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Publications and/ or contribution to clinical research
• Logical thinking, problem solving and decision making

Experience

Essential

• Entry on the GMC specialist register via CCT (proposed date must be within 6 months), CESR or European Community Rights
• Evidence of a Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists or show evidence of equivalence

Knowledge

Essential

• Able to demonstrate appropriate level of clinical knowledge
• Knowledge and use of evidence-based practice
• IT skills
• Effective, confident presentation ability
• Experience in and outside speciality

Skills

Essential

• Demonstrable skills and experience of clinical microbiology including antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention
• Understanding of clinical risk management

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Address

Queen Alexandra Hospital

Southwick Hill Road

Cosham

Portsmouth

PO6 3LY

Employer's website

https://www.porthosp.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)