Consultant Clinical Scientist in Microbiology

Job summary

Applications are invited for a full-time or part time experienced Consultant Clinical Scientist in microbiology at University Hospitals Derby and Burton.

We are part of a modern laboratory within Derbyshire Pathology, which includes laboratories at Derby, Burton, and Chesterfield, with this role covering Derby and Burton.

Consultant Clinical Scientist applicants must be registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC), have the Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists by examination, and certificate of completion of HSST.

We're looking for a passionate and committed individual who shares our values and want to invest in continuously to improve and transform our services.

Main duties of the job

You will work in collaboration with our strong, clinical, scientific, laboratory, and quality teams, to actively support the clinical lead in further developing the clinical microbiology service, and in the provision of training to more junior clinical staff as part of our succession planning.

Your role will be essential to help lead, deliver, and develop our busy and expanding services for the benefit of patients, and is key to our succession planning over the next five years.

You will be participating in the duty microbiologist rota and provide a Consultant Clinical Advisory Service in Clinical Microbiology for the diagnosis investigation and treatment of patients to medical, nursing and other healthcare staff within the Trust, the Mental Health, the community and ICB's in southern Derbyshire and Staffordshire. The provision of clinical advice will include guidance on the interpretation of results and the selection of further tests to aid the diagnosis and treatment of patients.

Participation in the Consultant Microbiology out of hours rota, ensuring availability of clinical and analytical advice at all times is required. At present this is a 1 in 5 rota shared between the Consultant microbiologists.

Closing date of applications: 21 August 2025Interview date: 4 September 2025

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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