Consultant Medical Microbiologist
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
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Job summary
Consultant Medical Microbiologist/Joint Infectious Diseases/Microbiology
We are excited to offer this rare opportunity for the post of Consultant Medical Microbiologist in the Eastern Pathology Alliance (EPA) department of Medical Microbiology based at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and the Norwich Research Park.
This is an exceptional opportunity to work in a cutting-edge environment that does not come around very often. If you have the experience, knowledge, and qualifications for this position we want to hear from you.
The world class facilities and exceptional work the existing staff undertake make Norwich Research Park highly respected and the fourth most highly cited UK location after London, Oxford and Cambridge. The successful candidate will become part of a team with other eight Medical Microbiologists and two Medical Virologists sharing the provision of day to day clinical microbiology and virology covering a wide and diverse area.
Main duties of the job
The appointment is to the QEHKL, and the candidate will be based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn.
Contribute to the provision of a comprehensive microbiology service for all users of the laboratory. The consultant will rotate with his/her colleagues to provide either Infection Prevention and Control doctor role or Antibiotic stewardship role. This will happen by mutual agreement.
Give a consultation and advisory service to medical colleagues in other specialties in the QEHKL and to GPs and other healthcare professionals in Primary Care. Out of hours (on-call) service includes provision of advisory services to James Paget University Hospital and Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, in addition to QEHKL.
Liaise with medical staff in other specialties and participate in regular clinical meetings and other postgraduate activities of the QEHKL
Take part in the Royal College of Pathologists continuing medical education programme. The Trust will provide study leave expenses in line with national terms and conditions of service.
About us
The EPA is an innovative and progressive collaboration that provides networked diagnostic services in Medical Microbiology, Haematology, Clinical Chemistry and Blood Transfusion to NNUHFT, James Paget University Hospital (Great Yarmouth), Queen Elizabeth Hospital (King's Lynn) and GPs and Community Services across Norfolk.
Across the EPA our hardworking and dedicated team process the 6th largest volume of tests in the UK backed up with an annual budget of approximately £29 million. You would be joining a large operation serving a population of approximately one million and processing approximately a million Bacteriology/Virology/Serology and Molecular tests annually.
Our amazing, highly specialist existing team in microbiology consists of around 91 members of staff. Under current Clinical Lead Dr Reham Soliman all diagnostic microbiology and virology work for EPA is performed at NNUH. Each of the three Acute Trusts retains local Consultants clinical microbiologists for service delivery while the virology team at NNUH carries out the Clinical Virology services for all three trusts.
Date posted
19 May 2022
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£84,559 to £114,003 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
234-MS1757-A
Job locations
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital
Norwich
NR4 7UY
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Address
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital
Norwich
NR4 7UY
Employer's website
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