Specialty Doctor in Microbiology

Royal Free London Foundation Trust, one of the larger acute Trusts in the country is pleased to offer the appointment of a fixed term 1.0 WTE Specialty Doctor in Microbiology/Infection. This is a 12 month fixed term position in the first instance with the possibility of extending following this, dependent on departmental needs. The post will cover Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals and associated community services. It will be based at the Barnet Hospital site and the successful applicant will join with four Consultants in Microbiology/Infection and one Clinical Fellow in Microbiology. The successful applicant will participate in the routine clinical work of the Microbiology/Infection and Infection Control departments.

Candidates for the post must have full registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) at the time of appointment. They will need to evidence at least four years of full-time postgraduate training, at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in Microbiology. They should have post-graduate qualifications in Microbiology and experience working in Microbiology, ideally within the NHS.

The post holder will also be encouraged to develop areas of special interest they may have so as to complement colleagues within the department. Leadership roles would be encouraged, especially in areas of Laboratory liaison or Antibiotic Stewardship, dependent on the interests and experience of the successful applicant.

The Royal Free Hospital was founded in 1828 to provide free healthcare to those who could not afford medical treatment. The title 'Royal' was granted by Queen Victoria in 1837 in recognition of the hospital's work with cholera victims.

For many years, Royal Free Hospital was the only hospital in London to offer medical services to women. This began a close association with the London School of Medicine for Women, later renamed the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine.

Royal Free Hospital moved to its present site in the mid-1970s, bringing together the old Royal Free Hospital in Gray's Inn Road with the Lawn Road, New End and Hampstead General hospitals.

In April 1991 the Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust became one of the first NHS trusts established under the provisions of the NHS and Community Care Act 1990.

On 1 April 2012 the trust was authorised as a foundation trust, under the name Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.