Consultant in Medical Microbiology-* Welcome Bonus- £20K *

This job description is intended to cover the main parts of the post only. Applicants are invited to enquire regarding any point(s) they are unsure about. (a) To provide leadership in the management, provision and development of Microbiology and Infection Control Services for the department. (b) To undertake laboratory work including advice regarding diagnostic samples, validation and interpretation of results and involvement in agreeing policies and procedures for the examination of samples. (c) To participate in the diagnosis and management of individual patients by liaison with patients, clinicians and other hospital and community staff. (d) To be involved in business planning, introduction of new methods and forward planning for staff and equipment. (e) To regularly and systematically review all departmental policies, SOPs and protocols in line with Trust policy on document control and risk management strategy. (f) To maintain effective communication and engagement with clinical colleagues and other service users, including consultants in communicable disease control and health protection. (g) To advise on Infection control issues in conjunction with microbiology and infection control nursing colleagues. (h) To act as the infection control lead for ESNEFT.

For medical consultants qualifications required are FRCPath(UK) or equivalent, full GMC registration, and inclusion on the Specialist Register of the General Medical Council in Medical Microbiology or Microbiology/Infectious Diseases and within six months of CCT or its equivalent at interview date.

One of the largest Trust's in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.We're investing more than £150million over five years in a capital building programme to transform services at our hospitals and make sure patients and staff have the best possible environments. At Colchester Hospital

• We're building a dedicated £64million elective orthopaedic centre for patients from Essex and Suffolk who need planned, orthopaedic surgery.
• We have upgraded our emergency and urgent care areas.
• We've opened a state-of-the-art £7million interventional radiology and cardiac angiography unit
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients. Find out about living and working with us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Our Enhanced Welcome package includes an additional £20,000 and relocation costs to thank you for choosing to work at our trust and your new journey with ESNEFT.