Employer: Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Blackpool Victoria Hospital
Town: Blackpool
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 pa pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 31/03/2025 23:59
Consultant Clinical Microbiologist
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
We welcome and encourage applications from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining a healthy home-life balance.
Job overview
The successful candidate will be working within Pathology which is a directorate within the Clinical Support Services division. Infection Prevention Control is part of Corporate Clinical Governance. The Pathology services provide diagnostic support for primary care (Blackpool CCG & Fylde and Wyre CCG), General Practitioners across the Fylde Coast and several peripheral hospital services. We hold contracts for Pathology services with Spire Fylde Coast Hospital - Local private providers.
The Department of Microbiology (including Bacteriology, Molecular Sciences & Virology) provides diagnostic services to patients within Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and associated General Practices, covering a population of approximately 440,000 permanent residents.
Main duties of the job
CLINICAL
DIRECT CLINICAL CARE
* Ward rounds, multi-disciplinary meetings/rounds
* Clinical advice, by telephone or by correspondence
* Other patient treatment including routine infection prevention and control
* Public health duties, including routine and enhanced surveillance
* Direct care meetings: infection control, clinical handover meetings, etc.
* Administration directly relating to above
* Antimicrobial stewardship day to day
* Lead for antimicrobial stewardship (delete or add by review)
SUPPORTING PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
* Medical education (these are not core SPA)
Person specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
* MB ChB or equivalent
* FRCPath or equivalent
* Additional Specialist Experience MRCP/ID
* GCP certificate
Legal Requirements
* Inclusion on the Specialist Register or eligible for inclusion within 6 months of interview date
* Full registration with the GMC
Management Skills
* Awareness of NHS organisation and core values of NHS
* Understanding of the management responsibilities of NHS consultants
* Participation in a management training course
Knowledge & Research
* Commitment to CPD and requirements of clinical governance and audit
* A proven track record in self-directed research
* Publications in peer-reviewed journals
Skills and Ability
* Excellent communication skills – both oral and written
* Effective teaching skills
* Ability to organise and prioritise workload and to delegate responsibility and supervise staff
* Ability to motivate and inspire a multi-disciplinary team and work sensitively within teams and across organisations
* Involvement and evidence of implementation of service development and managing change in a healthcare setting
* Leadership skills - ability to take responsibility, show leadership and make decisions
* Computer and IT skills
* Experience of Antimicrobial Stewardship activity operational (ward rounds/OPHAT service) and strategic
* Evidence of teaching and training experience for Undergraduate, Postgraduate and specialist level education
Any invitation to interview will be sent to the email account stated on your application form.
If the role you have applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this as part of your pre-employment checks.
Please ensure that you read the Person Specification attached below as your application will be judged against this.
Please note that in line with national NHS guidelines this Trust operates a strict non-smoking policy. Members of staff are not permitted to smoke on Trust premises or grounds at any time.
The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.
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