Consultant in Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

5 days ago

North Tyneside, United Kingdom Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a Consultant Microbiologist and Infectious Diseases Consultant based at North Tyneside General Hospital.
The post holder will provide Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases services alongside four consultant microbiologists and three infectious diseases consultants. They will participate in a microbiology on-call rota (1:5) and act as infectious diseases consultant of the week on a 1:4 rota.
Core duties include overseeing diagnostic laboratory services—supervising specimen processing, authorising and interpreting results, and developing standard operating procedures. The consultant will ensure quality assurance through NEQAS participation and maintain UKAS ISO 15189 accreditation. They will advise the infection control team, support hospital and community outbreak investigations, and contribute to relevant committees.
Clinical responsibilities encompass ward and critical care rounds, liaising with multidisciplinary teams to guide antimicrobial therapy. The role involves providing public health surveillance data to the UK Health Security Agency, participating in sentinel and enhanced surveillance, and engaging in service development, business planning, resource management, audit, research, and undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
The successful applicant for this post will work closely with all the Consultant Medical Microbiologists and Infection Disease Consultants to provide a comprehensive, efficient and cost-effective service.
**The successful applicant will be expected to take part in**:
Provide clinical microbiology and infectious diseases consultations for inpatients and outpatients.
Participate in a 1:5 microbiology on-call rota and a 1:4 infectious diseases consultant-of-the-week rota.
Oversee diagnostic laboratory services, including specimen processing and result authorisation.
Develop, review, and implement standard operating procedures and laboratory policies.
Maintain quality assurance via NEQAS and uphold UKAS ISO 15189 accreditation standards.
Advise the infection control team on outbreak management, surveillance, and prevention strategies.
Conduct ward and critical care rounds; liaise with multidisciplinary teams on antimicrobial therapy.
Generate, analyse, and submit public health, sentinel, and enhanced surveillance data to UKHSA and regional networks.
Engage in service development and support clinical governance through audit, research, and quality improvement initiatives.
Deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in collaboration with Newcastle and Sunderland universities.
Advise and support clinical staff and committees on antimicrobial stewardship policies and governance.

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