Consultant Microbiologist

Job summary

This is a replacement post due to retirement within the Clinical Microbiology team.

We are a group of 13 consultants working across the fantastic city of Liverpool who deliver the clinical microbiology service to over 2000 inpatients, and the surrounding community services. There are many tertiary specialist units who require our expertise, including maxillofacial, bone marrow transplant, cardiothoracic surgery and neurosurgery.

The laboratory is housed in a new, state of the art building on site at the Royal Liverpool Hospital. Working alongside the laboratory is an integral part of this role

We want to work with dynamic, forward-thinking individuals who can deliver a clinically facing microbiology role. They will need to be able to work and engage with the laboratory and clinical team within the department and across the Trusts that we cover.

Main duties of the job

The following is a summary of the requirements of the job

They will be expected to give clinical advice to staff across the Liverpool health economy face to face and via the telephone. Lead the clinical consults service including ITU ward rounds Engage in ward rounds and specialty MDTs Work with the OPAT team at Aintree hospital Assist in the delivery the AMS strategy for the Trusts Engagement and liaison with the microbiology laboratory to ensure high quality work is being carried out and is compliant with UKAS accreditations Support the IPC teams, with an option to be the IPC Doctor Supervision and education for medical trainees and STPs Take part in the on call service, which currently stands at 1:10 There are opportunities to deliver on site clinical microbiology to other Trusts in the city Work with the Infectious Diseases team based at the Royal Liverpool Hospital Work with the operational team to drive service and quality improvement projects

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for details.

The headings include

Clinical Consults Service Telephone advice and authorisation of clinical samples Infection Prevention and Control Antimicrobial Stewardship Laboratory Leadership and Quality Assurance On call Teaching Research and Development Clinical Effectiveness Personal and Professional Development Management Person Specification

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Good leadership skills. Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the level of consultant in a teaching hospital Effective administrative and time management skills Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork Articulate with excellent verbal and written communication skills (in English) suitable for patients, relatives and health care professionals Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities

Desirable

Peer reviewed publications Research grants

Experience

Essential

Experience of inpatient and outpatient management of infection and ward based infection consultations Experience of laboratory microbiology Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems Effective teaching skills suitable for undergraduate & postgraduate teaching, supervision & appraisa

Desirable

Experience in supporting a microbiology laboratory service Experience of overseeing laboratory quality assurance / quality improvement Teacher training Prior supervisory experience/training

Qualifications

Essential

Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC), or be eligible for registration within six months of interview. CCT in either Medical Microbiology OR Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT GMC Register MBBS/MBChB State Registration as Clinical Scientist (HCPC) BSc (Hons) degree or assessed equivalent knowledge/ expertise Doctorate (PhD) or equivalent Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologist by examination (FRCPath) (or equivalent), as required for Medical Consultant posts within Pathology FRCPath or equivalent

Desirable

Higher Medical Degree PhD/MD Other subspecialty interest

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