Detailed job description
and main responsibilities
We are looking for an enthusiastic, clinically focused Consultant trained in Medical Microbiology to join the Microbiology team of 3.9 Consultants and 2.0 wte Specialty Doctors to be based at Northwick Park but 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
1. MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
2. GMC registration - Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT/CSER), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview
3. FRCpath (UK)
Desirable criteria
4. MRCP, MSc Medical Microbiology, MD, PhD or equivalent
skills and experience
Essential criteria
5. Previous relevant and sufficient experience of working in a clinical microbiology department in an NHS Hospital in the UK
6. IT Skills and computer literacy
7. Broad based training in clinical microbiology and virology and its subspecialties
8. Broad based general professional training in general medicine
9. Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff