Consultant Microbiologist

The Microbiology laboratory has benefited from the Trust’s substantial capital investment and is well equipped with state of the art technology including mass spectrometry and automated identification and antibiotic susceptibility platforms.

The post holder will participate in the varied clinical microbiology workload shared between the consultants, including provision of advice on test interpretation, authorisation of results, review of patients with clinical teams, clinical ward rounds and advice on appropriate antimicrobial therapy and infection control.

It is essential that you have completed higher specialist training in Microbiology or Microbiology and Infectious Diseases and be on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of award of CCT or equivalent by the date of interview.

We can offer the flexibility of full time or part time hours and are keen to explore flexible working to provide a good work life balance.

Along side these posts we would consider the option of Clinical Lead and DIPC roles depending on applicants experience and preference.

The department has full UKAS ISO 15189 accreditation.