Consultant Microbiologist

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.