Consultant Medical Microbiologist

Applications are invited for a replacement post of Consultant Medical Microbiologist to join the existing three Consultant Microbiologists working in Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, due to retirement of a previous post holder. It is anticipated the start date would be March 2025.
The post is advertised as 6PAs. There is an expectation to participate in on call ( included within the PA allocation) but this can be discussed on an individual basis.
Currently there are 29 PAs for microbiology/infection control divided between the 4 current microbiologists.
You would join an enthusiastic team providing a full Clinical Microbiology and Infection Control Service. The DIPC is the Director of Nursing.
It is anticipated that the successful post holder will either be responsible for Antimicrobial Stewardship and liaise closely with the Antimicrobial Pharmacy team.
Currently on call for the evenings is on a 1:3 Rota (Monday- Thursday) and on call for weekends is shared with Dorset County Hospital on a 1:6 Rota. Currently Bank Holiday weekends spanning a Friday and/or a Monday are covered locally and not cross covered with Dorchester therefore weekend frequency is about 1:5 overall.[INS: :INS]
You should possess MRCPath or equivalent and be on the Specialist Register of the GMC (or within six months of obtaining CCT)., · Working with the BMS and MLA staff in the laboratory and authorising laboratory reports.
· Answering telephone queries from GPs, hospital doctors and other allied health professionals when required.
· Answering email queries for advice from GPs
· Attending weekly laboratory operational and quality meetings ( depending on agreed role)
· Regular antibiotic stewardship audits with the antimicrobial pharmacist ,usually formally done fortnightly
· Regular review of Trust and Community Antibiotic policies
· Attending monthly antimicrobial reference group meeting chaired by the Antimicrobial Pharmacist, We continue to encourage and support our staff to participate in the seasonal respiratory vaccination programme in order to protect themselves, colleagues and their patients.
GETTING TO WORK
We offer parking on site at Salisbury District Hospital, a daily charge applies. We encourage our staff to utilise other green methods of getting to work such as cycling or walking where possible, and our Trust is well connected through the bus services to the city centre and other areas.
OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY
We are committed to making Salisbury an inclusive and welcoming place for every single staff member, regardless of who they are and where they come from. Equality sits at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure that all employees have equal opportunity to develop, to apply for promotions and to work flexibly.
The Trust actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, martial status and age.
OTHER INFORMATION
If this job requires you to have DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment, you will be required to replay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed in instalments from your salary. Many staff use the DBS update service at a cost of £13 per annum but you need to sign up for this via their website.
Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.
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Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme., We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. These include but aren't limited to:-
+ Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
+ Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 years
+ An additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months)
+ Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
+ Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
+ An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
+ Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
+ Cycle to work scheme
+ Uniform provided (where required)
+ On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
+ On site health and fitness club
+ On site car parking
+ Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.