Consultant Clinical Microbiologist

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a forward looking and innovative place to work and is committed to a value based collaborative leadership and being a "great place to work".

The successful candidate will be working within Pathology which is a directorate within the Clinical Support Services division. Infection Prevention Control is part of Corporate Clinical Governance. The Pathology services provides diagnostic support for primary care (Blackpool CCG & Fylde and Wyre CCG), General Practitioners across the Fylde Coast and several peripheral hospital services. We hold contracts for Pathology services with Spire Fylde Coast Hospital - Local private providers.

The Department of Microbiology (including Bacteriology, Molecular Sciences & Virology) provides diagnostic services to patients within Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trusts and associated General Practices, covering a population of approximately 440,000 permanent residents. It is currently located within Pathology Services at the Victoria Hospital site, has a UKAS ISO15189 accredited facility, and the management arrangements are consistent with recommendations of the Strategic Review of Pathology Services.

Main duties of the job

CLINICAL

DIRECT CLINICAL CARE

1. Ward rounds, multi-disciplinary meetings/rounds
2. Clinical advice, by telephone or by correspondence
3. Other patient treatment including routine infection prevention and control.
4. Public health duties, including routine and enhanced surveillance.
5. Direct care meetings: infection control, clinical handover meetings, etc.
6. Administration directly relating to above.
7. Lead for antimicrobial stewardship (delete or add by review)

SUPPORTING PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY

1. Training
2. Medical education these are not core SPA.
3. CPD
4. Audit
5. Job planning
6. Clinical management

About us

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde, and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.

We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 residents and employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.

The organisation provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. We provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year.

Job responsibilities

Clinical activity, rotating OPAT cover & sign-out activity. Microbiology + clinical MDT basic but would include Antimicrobial stewardship and clinical-laboratory liaison and operational management activity (this list is not exclusive). Note in the indicative job plan this is logged in shorter form.

1.0 DCC - Fixed on call activity whilst rota is a 1:4.

1.5 SPA Mandatory training, CPD Revalidation, management.

Out-of-hours on-call commitment currently 1:4 but could move to 1:5. The non-fixed element of the on-call attracts a A supplement. Colleague cross-cover for annual, professional and study leave is as per 2003 Consultant Terms and Conditions of Service.

Please see details in the job description document.

Person Specification

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

• MB ChB or equivalent
• FRCPath or equivalent
• Additional Specialist Experience MRCP/ID
• GCP certificate

Legal Requirements

• Inclusion on the Specialist Register or eligible for inclusion within 6 months of interview date
• Full registration with the GMC

Management Skills

• Awareness of NHS organisation and core values of NHS
• Understanding of the management responsibilities of NHS consultants
• Participation in a management training course

Knowledge & Research

• Commitment to CPD and requirements of clinical governance and audit
• A proven track record in self-directed research
• Publications in peer-reviewed journals

Skills and Ability

• Excellent communication skills - both oral and written
• Effective teaching skills
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload and to delegate responsibility and supervise staff.
• Ability to motivate and inspire a multi-disciplinary team and work sensitively within teams and across organisations
• Involvement and evidence of implementation of service development and managing change in a healthcare setting.
• Leadership skills- ability to take responsibility, show leadership and make decisions
• Computer and IT skills
• Experience of Antimicrobial Stewardship activity operational (ward rounds/OPHAT service) and strategic
• Evidence of teaching and training experience for Undergraduate, Postgraduate and specialist level education.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.