Consultant Microbiologist
North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
Stockton
Salary
£113,565 – £150,569
Posted
5 days ago
About the role
The successful applicant will join a team of Consultant Microbiologists, Consultant Clinical Scientists, Specialist / Speciality Doctors and Infectious Diseases Clinicians, as well as specialty trainees in ID/Microbiology and HSST Clinical Scientists providing the highest standards in clinical infection management, laboratory microbiology(including virology and molecular virology), infection prevention and control and antimicrobial stewardship.
o The appointee will work primarily as part of the medical microbiology team to provide a comprehensive clinical microbiology and infection service to University Hospital Tees. There are two main sites: the James Cook Hospital, Middlesbrough and University Hospital of North Tees and Hartlepool in Stockton-on-Tees. Successful applicants will be expected to work across both sites.
o Communication and ward visits in response to significant microbiology results.
o Augmented care ward visits (General ITUs, General HDU, Cardiac ITU, across James Cook and North Tees Hospitals).
o Bacteraemia service.
o Clinical microbiology consultation service. This is coordinated by the microbiology secretaries 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday via a telephone referral service available to consultants/specialist trainees and GPs. A non-urgent written referral service is available to foundation/core training grade doctors.