Job summary
The Microbiology laboratory is based on the Worcestershire Royal Hospital site and has full UKAS ISO 15189 accreditation providing comprehensive diagnostic microbiology services to Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, local general practices and local private healthcare providers.
In 2022/23 approximately 709,189investigations were processed. Approximately 55% is from in-patients andA&E with the rest received from primary care direct access andWorcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust. Most work in performed in-house, withonly specialised serology and some molecular diagnostic work referred to otherlaboratories.
The Trust has teaching status with medicalundergraduates from the Universities of Birmingham and Warwick.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will join the enthusiastic team of Consultant Microbiologists in providing a comprehensive clinical microbiology and infection advice service to the Acute Trust and community.
The post attracts 10 programmed activities, and the post holder will be expected to work flexibly across the Acute Trusts hospital sites and to participate in the out-of-hours on-call rota which is shared with Consultant colleagues from Wye Valley NHS Trust, Hereford. The on-call service covers both Worcestershire and Wye Valley NHS Acute Trusts in addition to Worcestershire and Herefordshire Health and Social Care Trusts and primary care across both counties.
On call: Category A 5% on-call availability supplement. Rota frequency is anticipated to be 1 in
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
1. Best services for local people
2. Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
3. Best use of resources
4. Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This job description, together with the job plan, will be reviewed annually and agreed with the Clinical Director and Divisional Director, on behalf of the Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the post and purchaser requirements.
A suitably experienced post-holder will be expected to provide a clinical service in the relevant specialty to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners.
The post attracts 10 programmed activities, and the post holder will be expected to work flexibly across the Acute Trusts hospital sites and to participate in the on-call rota (both weekend and out of hours).
Please see Job Description for further information.
Person Specification
Other Requirements
Essential
5. An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues
6. Able to meet the travel requirements of the job and return to the hospital within 30 minutes when on call
Research Experience
Essential
7. Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
8. An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiatives
Desirable
9. Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last 5 years
10. Evidence of having undertaken original research
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential
11. Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
12. Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
13. Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities
14. Ability to manage and lead the Microbiology firm and multi-disciplinary team
15. Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit
Desirable
16. Ability to manage and lead specialist unit and working parties as appropriate
17. Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making
Qualifications
Essential
18. Full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise
19. Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or overseas equivalent
Desirable
20. Higher degree
21. Entry on Specialist Register in Microbiology (or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date)
Teaching Experience
Essential
22. Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines
23. Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
Desirable
24. Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Experience
Essential
25. Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in Microbiology
26. Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty
27. Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
28. Expertise in subspecialty
Personal Attributes
Essential
29. Ability to work in a team
30. Enquiring, critical approach to work
31. Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
32. Commitment to Continuing Medical Education
Desirable
33. Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local regional or national levels