Job summary
- Main area
- microbiology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent: On-call
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (On-call)
- Job ref
- 423-7004088
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale General Hospital
- Town
- Keighley
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Microbiologist
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.ÌýÌý
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale.Ìý We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030.Ìý By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
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Job overview
This post is a replacement for a retired colleague.Ìý The successful applicant will be required to deliver the microbiology and infection control service for Airedale NHS Foundation Trust. Applicants should possess FRCPath or equivalent and either have, or be within six months of receiving, a CCT in Microbiology or dual CCT in Microbiology /Infectious Diseases at the date of the advisory appointments committee. This must be evidenced on their application form. Full GMC registration is required.Ìý This appointment will be on the basis of the new consultant contract and is advertised as a full-time post with 10 programmed activities.Ìý Applications are welcome from those unable to work full-time for personal reasons or those wishing to job-share.Ìý
ÌýProspective candidates are encouraged to visit Airedale Foundation Trust and meet members of the management team and other senior members of staff. Appointments can be made for a visit at any point prior to the date of interview.Ìý ÌýÌý
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will help to deliver the microbiology and infection control service for Airedale NHS Foundation Trust and manage the expanding clinical workload including ward liaison, antimicrobial stewardship, and laboratory development.
Working for our organisation
We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:
- Cycle to Work
- Travel Scheme
- Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
- Onsite Nursery
- Buying and Selling Annual Leave
- Car Leasing
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Health and Wellbeing
- Extensive Reward Scheme
- Counselling Service
- Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
- Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.
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Our values:
We understand that it’s down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience – we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:
- Committed to Quality of Care
- Compassion
- Working together for patients
- Improving Lives
- Everyone Counts
- Respect and Dignity
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Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.Ìý
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical and Diagnostic Service
Ìý1. To provide, in collaboration with microbiology consultant colleague, a timely, reliable and comprehensive diagnostic service for Airedale Hospital and Primary Care users.
Ìý2. To provide advice and support to clinical colleagues, and to be available to discuss management of patients with infections.
Ìý3.Ìý To provide an out of hours advice service on a shared on-call basis between Airedale and Bradford Hospitals and potentially other Trusts that join Integrated Pathology Solutions joint venture subject to further discussion and agreement.
Ìý4. To participate in providing the Infection Prevention service with the nursing team.
ÌýService Delivery
Ìý5. To maintain a close working relationship with the other Airedale Consultant Microbiologist, the Bradford Consultant Microbiologists and Infectious Disease Consultants and the technical and scientific staff within the Department. Consultant staff are expected to work within the established management structure and abide by Departmental and Trust Policies.
Ìý6. To participate in the effective running of the Department, contributing to an equitable share of workload and facilities, the efficient use of staff and resources and the development of the service in support of the changing needs of clinical users and the Trust.Ìý It will be necessary to take delegated responsibility for agreed areas of the service, and to deputise for the Head of Department, or other lead roles, as necessary.
Ìý7. To ensure participation in Departmental and external audit and quality assurance (QA) in Microbiology.ÌýÌýÌý
Ìý8. To work with the Clinical Director, the Lead Clinician for Microbiology, the Managing Director of Pathology, the Head of Microbiology, the Quality Manager and other medical and scientific staff of the Pathology Service in the delivery of an efficient and effective pathology service.
Ìý9. To assist in co-ordinating the Pathology Department's response to any 'major incident’ occurring within the district, in accordance with the Trust’s Major Incident Procedure.
ÌýProfessional Standards and Clinical Governance
Ìý10. To maintain good clinical practice and contribute to mechanisms established within the Trust for the purposes of Clinical Governance including compliance with professional standards, quality assurance, risk and adverse incident reporting and participation in National Confidential Enquiries and Audits.
Ìý11. To maintain and develop skills and knowledge in the specialty and to participate in the Royal College of Pathologists’ Continuing Professional Development scheme.
Ìý12. To participate in annual Consultant appraisal, revalidation and job plan review, in accordance with the Trust’s Consultant appraisal and job planning procedures.
ÌýClinical Supervision and Training
Ìý13. To contribute to the professional supervision and training of medical, scientific and technical staff within the Department.
ÌýGeneral
Ìý14. To abide by Trust policies and procedures, including the Health & Safety, Risk Management and Control of Infection Policies, and procedures relating to personnel, recruitment and disciplinary matters.
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15. To undertake any other duties necessary for the successful performance of the role, commensurate with the grade.
Person specification
Qualification and Training
Essential criteria
- FRCPath or evidence of equivalent. Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or eligible for registration within six months of interview) If an applicant is UK trained, they 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. If an applicant is non-UK trained, they will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
- Experience of a wide range of general diagnostic work in Microbiology and Virology. Experience in the clinical management of patients with infection. Advising on Infection Prevention.
Desirable criteria
- Progression through training programmes and achievement of professional qualifications in appropriate timeframe. Training occurred as part of structured training programme working with a range of specialists in various settings. MRCP(UK) or show evidence of equivalent qualification
Knowledge & Skills
Essential criteria
- Up to date knowledge of Microbiology and Infection Prevention practice, appropriate to this post, including the relevant guidance on the management of patients and outbreaks. Thorough understanding of the NHS Constitution and its implications.
Desirable criteria
- Wide knowledge of Laboratory techniques including molecular methods. Experience in the management of Infection Prevention problems.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Marco Lee
- Job title
- Consultant Microbiologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01535 293489
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