Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
NHS LOTHIAN
LOCUM APPOINTMENT FOR TRAINING IN MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH
Reference: 228241
NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.
To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.
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Applications are welcome for the above Fixed Term, Full (40 hours per week) post based in The Royal Infirmary of Edinburghto join a multi-disciplinary team of medical and scientific staff in medical microbiology and contribute to an infection service covering the whole of Lothian.
Our goal is to make best use of available expertise in the management of infection for optimal patient care in our region. To achieve this we aim to develop multi-disciplinary teams comprising colleagues with specialist knowledge in microbiology, virology, infectious diseases and infection prevention and control at each of our base hospitals.
The post will primarily be based in Medical Microbiology at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh campus with rotational placements at the Western General Hospital Edinburgh and at St Johns Hospital Livingston. The post holder will play a significant role in the clinical infection diagnostic team, including provision of specialist microbiology clinical advice to inpatient and outpatient services in Lothian and participation in an on-call rota.
We have excellent working relationships with clinical teams and have ongoing collaboration with researchers in Edinburgh and beyond.
The Lothian Microbiology service includes five Scottish reference laboratories, dealing with Mycobacteria, STEC, Bacterial Sexually-Transmitted Infections, Human Papilloma Virus and Viral Haemorrhagic Fever as well as Specialist Virology services. The laboratories have full UKAS ISO 15189:2022 accreditation.
The post-holder must be registered with the General Medical Council and hold a Licence to Practice.
For informal enquiries please contact: Dr Naomi Gadsby, Consultant Clinical Scientist and Head of Specialty for Microbiology - .
This post has deanery approval for training and the successful applicant will receive training opportunities at the appropriate level based on previous experience.
There may be a possibility to extend this appointment to the end of the training year. The extension may be at any of the hospitals on the rotation.
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We cannot accept CVs as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted. Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally.
Closing Date: 13 October 2025
***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***
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