Job summary
Employer heading
Consultant Medical Virologist/Consultant Clinical Scientist
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant or AfC band 8d
Job overview
A full-time post for virology services at UKHSABPHL providing Consultant level input into the laboratory, clinical virology and public health service. The post is based at the UKHSA Public Health Laboratory for the Midlands which is situated at the Birmingham Heartlands Hospital in the University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (Teaching). The post will cover virology services four UHB hospitals; Good Hope, Solihull, Birmingham Heartlands Hospitals and Queen Elizabeth Hospital. In addition to the clinical virology service, the post holder will be providing public health functions for the Midlands Region.
Main duties of the job
This is a consultant led service that provides a comprehensive range of virology services in a fully accredited, well-equipped laboratory. The post holder will be working with two other consultant virologists in the provision of a comprehensive clinical virology service and in conjunction with other infection (microbiology, virology, infectious diseases, and immunology) consultants to provide advice on the prevention, diagnosis and management of infection in individual patients and outbreaks of infection.
Working for our organisation
We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.
UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The consultant will be working closely with clinical and laboratory colleagues in the host and other NHS trusts and with Health Protection Teams, Consultants in Public Health Infections and Public Health Epidemiologists in the East and West Midlands Regions.
Other Information
External - Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants)
As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide a detailed personal statement / statement of suitability based on the essential criteria advertised (no more than 1000 words). This should outline how you consider your skills, knowledge and experience meet the selection requirements. It should provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with particular reference to the person specification criteria outlined.
Applicants are strongly advised to use the criteria in the Person Specification of the Job Description as sub-headings in their application to make it clear how they meet each of the selection criteria.
The successful candidate will be appointed to the point of the Consultant salary scale appropriate to their years of seniority or if from a background other than medicine to NHS Agenda for Change Band 8d.
Inclusion in the GMC Full and Specialist Register with a license to practice (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview).
Virology and virology/Infectious Diseases Specialty Registrar applicants who are not yet on the GMC Specialist Register must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they are within 6 months of gaining entry at the date of interview; all other applicants must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they have applied for inclusion in the GMC.
For further information or an informal discussion about the post, please contact: Dr Husam Osman, Consultant Virologist [email protected] and Dr Abid Hussain, BPHL Clinical Service Director [email protected]
It is planned that interviews will beÌý in person, however in exceptional circumstances, we may be able to offer a remote interview.
A 10-minute presentation will be required as part of the interview, the subject will be confirmed prior to the interview; visual aids & slides will be permitted.
Interviews are currently planned to take place Weds 29th January 2025, however this may be subject to change.
This role is being offered as hybrid working based at our UKHSA Public Health Laboratory for the Midlands which is situated at the Birmingham Heartlands Hospital in the University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (Teaching).Ìý We offer great flexible working opportunities at UKHSA and operate using a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce. As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, (averaged over a month).Ìý
Successful candidates for this role must pass an enhanced disclosure and barring security check before they can be appointed. Ìý
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent
- Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the GMC (or eligible for registration 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
- CCT in Virology or Medical Microbiology/ Virology or Medical Virology/ID On Specialist Register or qualified/eligible for register* or Qualifications and experience commensurate with an Agenda for Change Band 8d Clinical Scientist of equivalent standing (inclusive of a PhD and substantial appropriate post-doctoral experience and state registration with the HPC)
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- FRCPath in Virology by examination or equivalent training and experience
Desirable criteria
- MRCP or equivalent training and experience
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of continuing professional development (existing consultants must be able to demonstrate active participation in a recognised CPD scheme
- Special interest and expertise in medical virology. Recent clinical experience in the acute hospital setting
- Experience in teaching undergraduates, junior staff, postgraduates, nurses and other staff.
- Active interest in research and developments in medical virology
- Management of staff
Desirable criteria
- Research experience and a good record of publications
- Relevant courses (management)
Skills and capabilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to foster and promote the delivery of the clinical diagnostic services of the laboratory
- Experience in clinical audit
- Adequate written and spoken communications. Able to communicate effectively with colleagues
- Ability to: • Build rapport • Work in a multi-disciplinary team and maintain good relations with contacts both within and outside the UKHSA. • Persuade • Negotiate
- Ability to: • Take responsibility • Show leadership • Make decisions
- Punctual, Sense of responsibility
- Ability to work: • Under pressure • To deadlines
- Highly motivated to succeed and progress
- Appreciation of ethnic dilemmas Integrity Honesty
- Must be prepared to reside within reasonable travelling distance of the laboratory, and must be willing to travel to and work at other sites necessitated by the role.
Desirable criteria
- Proven managerial skills, especially team leadership. Good writing/presentation skills. Good verbal communication skills.
Equality and diversity
Essential criteria
- An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Husam Osman
- Job title
- Consultant Virologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Dr Abid Hussain, BPHL Clinical Service Director [email protected]
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