Consultant Medical Microbiologist (Infectious Diseases) (Consultant) - Microbiology - East Kent[...]

Consultant Medical Microbiologist (Infectious Diseases)

Consultant

Main area Microbiology Grade Consultant Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

11 sessions per week (This post attracts 11 PAs, of which 8 are for direct clinical care (DCC), 2 supporting professional activity (SPA), and an additional 1 PA is paid for the out-of-hours on-call commitment (1:5) attracting a band A supplement.) Job ref 344-1185CONDCB

Site William Harvey Hospital Town Ashford Salary £105,504 – £139,882 per annum (pro rate where applicable) Closing 13/07/2025 23:59

Job overview

Applications are invited from existing Consultants or Specialist Registrars who are within 6 months of CCT for a full time 11 PA replacement Consultant in Medical Microbiology/Infection post at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust; Part time minimum 0.5 WTE will be considered

This is a replacement post for a medically qualified appointee to Consultant level to be part of a clinical infection team comprising 5.5 consultants (4.5 medical and 1 clinical scientist), 1 Specialist Doctor, 1 senior clinical fellows, 1 junior clinical fellow and 1 Foundation Year 2 (FY2) doctor. They are supported by a team of 51 laboratory staff, which includes a Head Biomedical Scientist, three Chief Biomedical Scientists, two Clinical Scientists, two trainee Clinical Scientists, six Senior Biomedical Scientists, Specialist and Trainee Biomedical Scientists as well as technical support staff.

The Trust has 3 main sites: William Harvey Hospital (Ashford), Kent & Canterbury Hospital (Canterbury), the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital (Margate). The microbiology laboratory for the Trust is sited at William Harvey Hospital, Ashford; however the Clinical Microbiology services function out of all 3 sites. Each site based Clinical Microbiology team consists of 1 Consultant and 1 Clinical Fellow.

Main duties of the job

The appointee, together with consultant colleagues, will be responsible for the provision of a comprehensive, efficient and cost-effective clinical microbiology, virology and infection prevention and control service to EKHUFT and other users of the service.

There will be the opportunity to specialise and take the lead in particular clinical areas of infectious disease management.

This includes direct clinical care and proactive liaison in a timely manner with consultant colleagues, other hospital staff, medical microbiology colleagues, infectious disease and GUM physicians and lead respiratory physicians for tuberculosis management, general practitioners, antibiotic pharmacists, infection prevention and control nurses, and health protection consultants and Consultants in Communicable Disease Control (CCDCs) concerning the diagnosis and management of patients, and control and prevention of infection. Participate in, and offer medical advice through a “Microbiologist duty desk” daily rota.

They will participate in a rota of regular commitments to specific units, such as haemato/oncology, renal medicine, neurology, SCBU and orthopaedics, together with daily ward rounds to intensive care and high dependency units and review of significant ward patients.

Working for our organisation

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with three acute hospitals and community sites serving a local population of around 700,000. We also provide specialist services for Kent and Medway.

Kent and Medway Pathology Network: Kent and Medway Pathology Network is a formal partnership of seven laboratories across three pathology services in four acute Trusts. Our 1000 colleagues provide services across the health and care sector to a population of nearly 2 million.

We are at an exciting point of our network development with a recommendation to form a joint venture across the four Trusts leading transformation. Our projects including single IT solutions, procurement and digital projects, to ensure our services are able to meet growing demand for our service users, patients and communities.

You will have a fantastic opportunity to grow your career in KMPN. We are developing a network academy, a platform for all network education and training from apprenticeships to advanced clinical and scientific qualifications with a single faculty making best use of our talented educators and trainers. You will not be expected to work at sites outside of EKHUFT. However, there will be opportunities for collaborative working within the network.

Through our Family First scheme we pledge to find roles for partners of consultants offered a substantive post – For more information please visit https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/careers/family-first-scheme/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please review the Supporting Documents section to access the full Job Description and Person Specification. If you have further queries please do not hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details at the top the page.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Please note that the set Interview Date has been added as guidance and may be subject to change.

Person specification

Skills and experience

• The applicant is expected to have experience of working as a Consultant Medical Microbiologist or as a Clinical Microbiologist in NHS at ST8 level or above.
• Experience / interest in Infection Control Doctor role in hospitals.
• Experience in managing critically ill patients in ITU/NICU environments.
• Demonstrated aptitude and interest in public health and health protection microbiology.

Qualifications and training

• Full GMC Registration
• CCT Specialist Registration or will obtain within 6 months of interview date
• FRCPath in Medical Microbiology or an equivalent qualification if overseas
• GMC registered as Trainer, as Educational Supervisor or Undergraduate medical school teaching experience.
• Infection Prevention and Control course certification or diplomas by accredited bodies e.g. Hospital Infection Society / UKHSA

Filmed in William Harvey and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother hospitals, the ‘We are the NHS’ campaign highlights the extraordinary work that staff across EKHUFT do every single day. As one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a population of over one million people, EKHUFT was perfectly placed to demonstrate the care, cutting-edge treatments, research, innovations and life-saving operations that the campaign needed.

There are lots of great opportunities at East Kent Hospitals, where staff are caring and put patients first, innovation flourishes and you can develop your career. We’re on an exciting journey of transformation. With a new Medical School at the centre of our community, a focus on research, clinical leadership and making our trust a rewarding and friendly place to work,
there’s never been a better time to join us.To find out more about east Kent visit our website at. The Trust fully supports the SAS Doctors Charter and is committed to their development through its CPD Framework.

We’ll close this job advert once we’ve received sufficient applications which may be before the closing date so please apply as soon as possible. We only accept online applications. If you have any difficulty with this please contact our Resourcing Team on 01227 866450 who are happy to help.

We have a relocation policy for eligible candidates, parking available at Trust sites but we encourage other options, like car sharing or public transport.

The Trust is committed to supporting flexible working to fulfil our pledge as part of The Trust’s People Strategy to help staff to achieve a healthy work/life balance. Please speak with your Recruiting Manager for further information on how this can be managed alongside department expectations and requirements.

The ability to converse easily and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for all customer facing roles.

Most positions require a Disclosure and Barring check and will be exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Posts working regularly or unsupervised with children or vulnerable adults require an enhanced check.

Applicants for eligible roles requiring Tier 2 sponsorship must meet UK Visas and Immigration eligibility criteria.

We operate a no-smoking policy on all our sites and grounds.

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If you are applying via NHS Jobs your application will be sent to our recruitment system TRAC. All subsequent information will be generated from TRAC so you won’t be able to see the progress of your application or receive messages through NHS Jobs and we won’t be able to respond to e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. By applying for this post you are agreeing to us transferring your application and details to our system. If you are offered a job information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records. Good luck with your application, we’ll contact you via email so please check your junk/spam folders.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

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