Senior Clinical Fellow in Microbiology

5 days ago

Preston, United Kingdom Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

This is a fixed term full time post for 12-months for a Senior Clinical Fellow in Medical Microbiology, to work within an evolving Infection Service based in the Department of Pathology at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LTHTR),based at Royal Preston Hospital.

As a Senior Clinical Fellow, you will have a Consultant in the directorate nominated as their educational supervisor and you will participate in providing medical microbiology services under Consultant supervision.

You may be asked to participate in the provision of an out of hour's service as outlined in the training programme and expected to participate in regular clinical audit and in risk management relating to microbiology and infection control.

It will not permit the award of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) as this would require completion of a five year programme.

Main duties of the job

The Medical Microbiology service includes: advice regarding appropriate specimens and investigations, interpretation of results, patient management including appropriate choice of antibiotics, preventive measures, and the preparation of policies, procedures and guidelines. This may be through responding to incoming telephone enquiries, regular attendance at ward rounds, and involvement in the management of individual patients on Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) requiring full clinical liaison in response to referrals or laboratory results.

You may be asked to participate in the provision of an out of hour's service as outlined in the training programme and you will attend in regular clinical audit and in risk management relating to microbiology and infection control.

To participate in the teaching of medical students, laboratory staff, junior doctors, general practitioners, EHOs, nurses, and other health professionals, including professional supervision and management of junior medical staff, as appropriate.

You would be expected to keep up to date in terms of their knowledge and the skills and techniques relevant to the duties of the post and maintain registration with the General Medical Council.

About us

The Trust is committed to patient safety and minimising the risk of spread of infection. The Trust has a multidisciplinary infection prevention control team (IPCT) which provides support to the clinical services to help reduce the risk of infection. The IPCT comprises infection control nurses, pharmacists and administrative support.

A programme to expand the molecular biology service in the directorate is currently taking place and microbiology is a key stakeholder in this development.

The Department is accredited for the training of BMS staff and is approved for the training of medically qualified Microbiologists.

As a teaching hospital we encourage all our staff to participate in teaching and training at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. We are committed to developing our teaching and academic activities and can facilitate meeting any training needs for these roles.

You will be given the opportunity to rotate through relevant sections of the laboratory according to previous experience and educational needs. Laboratory skills training & assessments will be provided by senior biomedical scientists.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:

What we can offer

Job Plan/On-call Requirements

The Team

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice At least 2 years' experience in microbiology

Desirable

MRCP Qualification

Experience and Skills

Essential

Demonstrates appropriate knowledge base and sound clinical judgement Demonstrates basic awareness of importance and impact of infection on clinical practice Aware of laboratory skills related to Microbiology and Virology

Desirable

Able to demonstrate laboratory skills related to Microbiology and Virology Experience of clinical specialties where there is a significant component of infection, including infectious diseases

Personal

Essential

Demonstrates understanding of the principles and importance of audit and research. Effective communication skills (with examples) Good organisation skills (with examples) Works well within a multidisciplinary environment.

Desirable

Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements, degrees, prizes, awards, distinctions, publications, presentations, other achievements Evidence of active participation in audit Teaching: evidence of interest and experience in teaching

Health

Essential

Meets professional health requirements in line with GMC Standards/ Good Medical Practice

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