Consultant Medical Microbiologist

Posting date:	30 June 2025
Salary:	£91,342.00 to £145,478.00 per year
Additional salary information:	£91342.00 - £145478.00 a year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	20 July 2025
Location:	London, NW9 5EQ
Company:	NHS Jobs
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	K9919-25-0256

Summary

Providing specialist clinical advice to a range of stakeholders e.g. NHS clinicians, health protection teams, partner agencies (Food Standards Agency and Animal and Plant Health Agency) and international agencies (ECDC, WHO and CDC). The role includes medical leadership for national gastrointestinal outbreaks and food safety incidents. The postholder will contribute to generation of national guidance on management of various gastrointestinal infections (e.g. Enteric fever guidance, BASSH guidance on enteric pathogens, Shigellosis, STEC, amoebiasis). They will contribute to various national reports on antimicrobial resistance (e.g. One Health and ESPAUR). The postholder will be advising government on the risks posed by various gastrointestinal pathogens and responding to national and international health concerns. The post holder will present at major national and international infection and pathogen specific conferences and multiagency meetings. The job is designed to cover the full range of clinical and public health infection in the UKHSA Gastrointestinal Infections, Food Safety & One Health Division (GIFSOH). The purpose of this post covers eight broad areas:a) Contribute intellectual and scientific leadership to the GIFSOH Division.b) Participate in Division and Directorate management activities.c) Line manage GIFSOH Division staff as delegated by the Deputy Director GIFSOH.d) Contribute to education and training of clinical and scientific staff.e) Develop and execute clinical and epidemiological studies in gastrointestinal infection.f) Supporting the Gastrointestinal Bacteria Reference Unit (GBRU) - for clinical interpretation of results, clinical liaison with external stakeholders.g) Contribute to relevant public health policies and guidance.h) Provide medical input and leadership to incidents and outbreaks related to gastrointestinal infections.i) Ensure that the GIFSOH Division works to the highest standards of Clinical Governance.j) Support and develop the Epidemic and Emerging Infections (EEI) workforce, in line with UKHSAs remit, to support capability and capacity, including technical and professional skills to meet the challenges involved in protecting and improving the publics health.k) Ensure that the Health & Safety of staff is paramount, that the H&S arrangements for your service are of the highest standards, and that you work closely with the HSE to address any recommendations that they may have in a timely fashion. The postholder will have a CCT in Medical Microbiology/Infectious Diseases, or be within 6 months at interview date of achieving CCT.This 5PA post (includes 1 supplementary PA) will provide an excellent opportunity for experienced NHS Consultants wanting to explore a national role, equally new Consultants within 6 months of CCT are also welcome to apply. The job requires specialist knowledge and appropriate pathogen specific knowledge and outbreak response training will be provided. Please see attached job Description & Person Specification for full list of essential criteria and further details. ExternalOpen to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants). Stage 1: Application & Sift You will be required to complete an application form. You will be assessed on essential criteria, and this will be in the form of an Application form (Employer/ Activity history section on the application) an 1100 word Statement of Suitability. This should outline how your skills, experience and knowledge provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria. Please note you will not be able to upload your CV. You must complete the application form in as much detail as possible. The Application Form and Statement of Suitability will be marked together. Unfortunately, late applications will not be considered If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview & assessment Please do not exceed 1100 words. We will not consider any words over and above this number. Feedback will not be provided at this stage. Stage 2: Interview (competency based) You will be invited to a remote interview held by MS Teams with camera on. Knowledge, experience, skills & abilities will be tested at interview. Interviews will be held from week commencing 11th August 2025. Please note, these dates are subject to change. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Counter-terrorist Check. This role is being offered as hybrid working based at our Scientific Campus at Colindale, London. We offer great flexible working opportunities at UKHSA and operate using a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce. As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, (averaged over a month). If based at one of our scientific campuses, you will be required to have a minimum of a Counter Terrorism Check security vetting check as a minimum. For meaningful National Security Vetting checks to be carried out individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time. You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for the last 3 years as the role requires Counter Terrorism Check (CTC) clearance. In exceptional circumstances UK residency less than the outlined periods may not necessarily bar you from gaining national security vetting and applicants should contact the Vacancy Holder/Recruiting Manager listed in the advert for further advice. Candidates should refer to the Job Description for a full overview of the role and remit of the post prior to completing their application.