Consultant Microbiologist / Infection Control Doctor

An opportunity has arisen to join our friendly, patient-focused and forward-thinking team in a beautiful part of the Country.

The appointee, together withexisting colleagues, will be responsible for the provision of a comprehensive, efficient, and cost-effective clinical microbiology, virology and infection prevention and control service to Wye Valley NHS Trust and other users of the service.

This is a replacement full-time post consisting of 10 programmed activities per week. These will be divided in negotiation with appointee. The 10 PAs include a 1 in 3 Saturday morning rota (which can be worked remotely) and participation in an on call rota with colleagues in Worcester (currently a 1 in 8), renumerated at band A. There are 2 SPAs which can also be worked remotely. Currently the job plan allows an afternoon off a week or a day off every fortnight - this can be agreed flexibly with the post holder., Responsibilities of the post include direct clinical care (DCC) and proactive liaison in a timely manner with consultant colleagues, other hospital staff, medical microbiology colleagues and lead respiratory physicians for tuberculosis management, GPs, and the antimicrobial pharmacist. The sexual health service is outsourced to a private provider. There is a 0.5wte antimicrobial pharmacist. This post is supported by an antimicrobial pharmacist technician.

The consultant microbiologists share clinical duties. There is an ITU ward round daily

The consultant microbiologists attend 3 MDTs - TB and NTM 3 monthly: prosthetic joint infections monthly and OPAT weekly. This latter consists of pharmacy and the community nurses. The consultant in charge of the patient retains clinical responsibility. The consultants in infection also alternate attendance at a multi-disciplinary clinic for patients with infected diabetic foot ulcers which occurs every fortnight.

The consultant microbiologist who leads on antimicrobial stewardship attends the Medicines Safety Committee; chairs the 6 monthly Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee and meets monthly with the antimicrobial stewardship team.

The head of department attends pathology board.

The appointee will take an appropriate share of responsibility for departmental commitments but will act as Trust Infection Control Doctor.

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.