Trust Junior Doctor

Detailed job description

and main responsibilities

We are looking for an enthusiastic, clinically focused NHS Locum Consultant trained in Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases to join the Microbiology team of 3.5 Consultants and 0.6 WTE Associate Specialist to work across the Trust’s hospital sites (Northwick Park, St Marks, Ealing and Central Middlesex Hospitals).

 Applicants must be on the GMC Register at the time of interview. Applications from candidates who, for personal reasons, are unable to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for this post.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

To work closely with the colleagues and the Infection Control Team in the management of patients.

To carry out duties assigned by senior colleagues.

To ensure that the process of producing the information contained in a Pathology report is carried out to the required professional standard.

To provide clinical advice to clinicians.

To enable and participate in clinical audit.

To participate in and contribute towards infection control matters including the Infection Control Committee meetings and Antibiotic Committee meetings and antimicrobial

To participate in appropriate teaching, training, and research and development stewardship.

To establish and maintain close liaison with all clinical departments within the hospital and to participate in meetings, ward rounds, audit etc as necessary to provide a high quality and effective clinical microbiology service. 

For fuller description of responsibilities, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification Post Graduate qualification in Medical Microbiology GMC registration

Desirable criteria

MRCP, MSc Medical Microbiology, MD, PhD or equivalent

skills and experience

Essential criteria

Previous relevant experience of working in a clinical microbiology department in an NHS Hospital in the UK for at least one year. IT Skills and computer literacy Broad based training in microbiology and virology and its subspecialties Broad based general professional training in general medicine

Desirable criteria

NHS experience within the last 3 years

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