Specialty Doctor in Medical Microbiology

Job summary

We are looking for a Specialty Doctor in Microbiology to work with the Consultant Medical Microbiologists/Consultant Physicians in Medical Microbiology and Consultants in Infection in the delivery of the Clinical Microbiology and Infection Prevention and Control Service.

Our Medical Microbiology team provide a clinical and laboratory microbiology service to the four acute Trusts, and to local general practitioners and community colleagues. There is a separate department of Virology and Molecular Pathology but the two clinical teams work closely together. The Medical Microbiology and Virology/Molecular diagnostics laboratory services are centralised at the UHCWT site in Coventry, but the Clinical Microbiologists can be based at any of the hospitals we serve.

N.B. We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date if we receive a high volume of applications or if there has been a change in organisational priorities.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate wil:

• Support the Clinical Microbiology Consultants in delivering all relevant aspects of the clinical, laboratory, and infection control service for the three Trusts and colleagues in general practice.
• Advise on the appropriate samples to take, antibiotic prescribing, interpretation of results, clinical authorisation of laboratory results, phoning important results, daily ward rounds on Intensive Care, assessment of complex patients on the wards if required and regular MDT participation in other areas such as the Renal Unit, Neurosurgery, Neonatal ITU, infective endocarditis, bone and joint infections, OPAT service and combined infection/Radiology MDT.
• Be expected to be willing to work at any of the three sites as the service requires. The successful candidate would begin at UHCWT to gain knowledge of the laboratory and our large teaching hospital.
• Be required to participate fully in the week night out of hours rota and the weekend rota, which is approximately one night a week and one weekend in five. The specialty doctors are covered by a consultant when they are on-call. This will depend on prior experience.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our skilled employees across our hospital sites in Coventry and Rugby, with high quality patient care positioned at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a national and international leader in healthcare.

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities.

There has never been a better time to join our team.