Specialty Doctor in Microbiology
Job summary
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated SAS (Senior Registrar/ consultant level) to join the Trust working within the Microbiology & Infection team based at Queens and King George Hospitals.
Typical duties include Clinical Microbiology/Infection consultations, liaison & advice, daily infection ward rounds, laboratory bench rounds, report authorisation, infection prevention & control liaison, antimicrobial stewardship activities/ward rounds as part of the Microbiology/ Infection team, under the supervision of a duty consultant.
Main duties of the job
Specialty Doctor in Microbiology
It is expected that the successful candidate will participate in the on-call Microbiology duties during the post. This is subject to discussion & review.
The appointee will be expected to attend and actively participate in Departmental and other teaching sessions. It is expected that the appointee will assist with the teaching of undergraduate medical students and postgraduate junior doctors. This post provides a broad experience in the clinical management of Infection. Previous appointees have progressed from this post to further their careers in Infection Specialty roles.
About us
We provide care for the residents of three diverse London boroughs. Most of our 7,800 permanent staff live in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. We also provide healthcare services to people in south west Essex, and specialist neurosciences services to the whole of the county.
Our services include all the major specialties of large acute hospitals and we operate from two main sites - King George Hospital in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London - more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023. We also provide outpatient services at Brentwood Community Hospital, Barking Community Hospital, Loxford Polyclinic, and Harold Wood Polyclinic.
We're pleased to be leading the way in reducing the time our patients wait to get the treatment they need. The Elective Surgical Hub at King George Hospital is one of eight to be accredited as part of a national scheme; the Care Quality Commission has raised the ratings forurgent and emergency careat Queen's and King George hospitals; anddata released by NHS Englandshowed that the Trust was the most improved in 2023 for reducing waits for emergency care.
We are particularly proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre; Radiotherapy Centre; Hyper Acute Stroke Unit; and dedicated breast care service at King George Hospital. We're also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The BHRUT Microbiology Laboratory serves the two Trust hospital sites, primary care and external commissioners, local general practices and primary care trusts, as well as the local Mental Health Trust and smaller nursing homes in the district. General bacteriology, mycology, faecal parasitology, and mycobacteriology are based at Queens Hospital, with serology and molecular services including chlamydia and Covid-19 testing at the King George Hospital site.
The laboratory operates a 7-day service with a standard working day (0900-1700) Monday-Friday with laboratory presence until 21:00hrs. Normal working hours of 0900-1700 apply at weekends and bank holidays. Out of hours laboratory service is provided by on-call microbiology state registered Biomedical Scientist staff.
With regard to health protection matters which have a wider community implication, the Trust reports to the Northeast and North Central London HPT. Referrals for specialist microbiology services are currently made to several laboratories including those at Barts Health, Colindale Centre for Infection, Manchester, and Cambridge.
The laboratory participates in all relevant external quality assurance (EQA) schemes. It has full UKAS accreditation to ISO15189 (2012).
Activity
We deal with 691000 requests per year of which approximately 40% are from General Practice.
The laboratory operates a 7-day service with a standard working day (0900-1700) Monday-Friday with laboratory presence until 21:00hrs. Normal working hours of 0900-1700 apply at weekends and bank holidays. Out of hours laboratory service is provided by on-call microbiology state registered Biomedical Scientist staff.
Clinical microbiology & infection consultations, ward liaison and provision of advice. There will be laboratory induction period for approximately 2 weeks depending on previous experience.
Participation in infection ward rounds (Bacteraemia, ITU/HDU ward round, MRU and C. diff) and MDTs (Haematology, Diabetic Foot, Orthopaedic)
As required and after discussion with duty Microbiologist, prescribe or amend antimicrobial prescriptions accordingly.
Authorisation of microbiology laboratory reports under supervision of a consultant microbiologist
Antimicrobial stewardship activities: ward round/ audit/ development of guidance
Infection control placement & experience
The post holder will have the opportunity to learn a wide range of skills, knowledge and attitudes related to clinical and laboratory microbiology, including virology.
Person Specification
Shortlisting Criteria
- Full GMC registration
- MBBS / MBChB or equivalent medical qualification
- Clinical microbiology/ Infectious disease experience
- MRCP or equivalent
- General medicine experience
- Infection/ microbiology related qualification, e.g., Diploma in Medical Microbiology, MSc in Microbiology, DTM&H
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Pathology Medical Staff
Romford
RM7 0AG
https://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/
- Company
- Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Location
- Romford, United Kingdom RM7 0AG
- Employment Type
- Permanent
- Salary
- £52530.00 - £82400.00 a year
- Posted
- Company
- Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Location
- Romford, United Kingdom RM7 0AG
- Employment Type
- Permanent
- Salary
- £52530.00 - £82400.00 a year
- Posted