Job summary
- Main area
- Microbiologist / Infectious Diseases / Virologist
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
- Contract
- Locum: 6 months (With a possibility to extend to 12 months)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 356-24-6415077
- Employer
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Grimsby
- Town
- Grimsby
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 PA PR
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant Microbiologist / Infectious Diseases / Virologist
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Job overview
This is a locum post for a full-time (10PA) or part time Locum Consultant Microbiologist. The base will likely be Grimsby Hospital subject to agreement with the successful candidate. The post holder is expected to provide cross cover duties to other hospitals covered by Path Links. There is a one in six out of hours commitment. The employing organisation is North Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of the Humber Healthcare Partnership. The microbiology team sit within the Specialist Cancer & Support Services Care Group and the appointee’s duties with be within the Path Links NHS Pathology Service. Path Links is a partnership between United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULH) and NLaG.
Candidates are encouraged to pursue their specialist interests, and if desired candidates will be able to undertake duties in the relevant clinical areas by arrangement. In particular, further development of the OPAT service, or development of services within specialist units is encouraged.
Main duties of the job
As a senior employee of the NLAG Trust the post-holder will work in close co-operation with, and support, other clinical, medical, professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust’s patients.
Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements:-
• To ensure the provision of a first class clinical service
• To provide effective leadership to junior doctors and medical students
• To undertake all work in accordance with the Trust’s procedures and operating policies
• To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust’s and Operational Group’s services plans
Working for our organisation
Hull University Teaching Hospitals is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites, are Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH and Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLaG.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.
Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated. To view a full job description and person specification please see attachments on this advert.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Full and specialist registration (and a license to practice) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or eligible for registration within six months of interview)
- • Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview.
- • Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
- • FRCPath or show evidence of its equivalent qualification
- • Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in Medical Microbiology and Infection Control
- • Able to take responsibility for delivering the service without direct supervision
Desirable criteria
- • Inclusion on the specialist register in microbiology, or infectious diseases or infectious diseases/virology
- • Evidence of a special interest
Qualifications Fitness To Practise
Essential criteria
- • Applicant’s knowledge is up to date and fit to practise safely
Health
Essential criteria
- • Meets professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice)
Application Completion
Essential criteria
- • ALL sections of application form FULLY completed.
Language Skills
Essential criteria
- • All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, which could be demonstrated by one of the following:
- • Applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English
- • have the following scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) – Overall 7.5, Speaking 7, Listening 7, Reading 7, Writing 7
- Have achieved at least grade B in the medicine version of the Occupational English Test, in each area, speaking, listening, reading & writing
- • If applicants believe that they have adequate communication skills but do not fit into one of the examples they need to provide evidence.
Clinical skills
Essential criteria
- • Good interpersonal Skills and Team Building
- • Leadership and Organisational Skills
- • Ability to organise and manage priorities
Desirable criteria
- • Management ability and understanding (or willingness to learn
- • Training Skills
Knowledge/ Understanding
Essential criteria
- • Appropriate to the holding of a Consultant
- • Demonstrable understanding and acceptance of the principles of Clinical Governance
- • Awareness of new developments in the specialty with ability to critically assess the impact of these on the service.
Desirable criteria
- • Evidence of involvement in Clinical Research
Commitment to clinical governance / improving quality of patient care
Essential criteria
- • Clinical governance: Capacity to be alert to dangers or problems. Demonstrates awareness of good decision making. Aware of own limitations. Track record of engaging in clinical governance: reporting errors, learning from errors.
- • Audit: evidence of active participation in clinical audit.
- • Teaching: evidence of interest and experience in teaching where required in the job.
Desirable criteria
- • Research Skills: demonstrates understanding of the principles of research, evidence of relevant academic and research achievements.
Communication skills
Essential criteria
- • Effective communication skills: demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication and capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation.
- • Empathy and sensitivity: capacity to listen and take in others’ perspectives.
- • Works in partnership with patients: always considers patients preferences when discussing treatment options.
- • Always considers the full impact of clinical decisions on the patients, Practice shared decision making.
- • Directs and supports patients to access the information they need to support decision making.
Desirable criteria
- • 360 feedback
- • Patient survey feedback and reflections
Communication skills Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- • Enquiring, critical approach to work
- • Caring attitude to patients
- • Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local level
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr James Bailey
- Job title
- Consultant in Haematology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01482 607436
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