Consultant Microbiologist
| Posting date: | 09 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £105,504.00 to £139,882.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £105504.00 - £139882.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 August 2025 |
| Location: | Stockton, TS19 8PE |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9345-25-0407 |
Summary
Optimisation of laboratory working practices Authorisation of results, accounting for approximately 2 hours of the working day Contribution to quality assurance processes within the department Collaboration with biomedical scientists to achieve a diagnostic service that is modern and of the highest standard Contribution to the business planning process for the microbiology service Membership of Pathology Directorate Support training and development of all types and grades of staff Participation in laboratory audits Offering solicited advice to medical and nursing staff Offering unsolicited advice where this is warranted and of benefit to the patient Monitoring progress of patients Daily visits to the Critical Care Unit (shared) Visits to wards on a frequent basis Membership of Drugs and Therapeutics Committee (when Antibiotic Lead) Chairmanship (when Antibiotic Lead) or membership of Trust Antibiotic Group Participation in audits (including antibiotic audits) Weekly multi-disciplinary clinical meeting for orthopaedic service one CMM designated. Weekly haematology ward round one consultant designated. Lead clinical role (when Infection Control Doctor) in day-to-day management of infection control related problems Lead role (when Infection Control Doctor) for policy and guideline development Contribution to prevention and management of outbreaks of infection Support for the Trust Infection Prevention and Control Programme Liaison with Infection Prevention and Control Nurse Liaison with the Director of Infection Prevention and Control (Director of Nursing) Chairmanship of monthly Infection Prevention and Control Team meetings (when Infection Control Doctor) Membership of: Infection Control Committee Healthcare-associated Infection Operational Group (when Infection Control Doctor) Trust Sepsis Group one consultant designated. OPAT group one consultant designated. Liaison with the Consultant in Health Protection and the Public Health England (PHE)