Consultant in Medical Microbiology or Consultant Microbiologist with Infectious Diseases

Consultant Medical Microbiologist or Consultant Microbiologist with Infectious Diseases

NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.

Applicants are welcome for the above post to join a multi-disciplinary team of Consultants providing an infection service covering the whole of Lothian.

Our goal is to make best use of available expertise in the management of infection for optimal patient care in our region. To achieve this we aim to develop multi-disciplinary teams comprising colleagues with specialist knowledge in microbiology, virology, infectious diseases and infection prevention and control at each of our base hospitals.

The post holder will play a significant role in the clinical infection diagnostic team at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and Western General Hospital, including provision of specialist infection advice for critical care, orthopaedic and other surgical specialties, delivery of infection liaison service and antimicrobial stewardship.

We have excellent working relationships with clinical teams and have ongoing collaboration with researchers in Edinburgh and beyond.

The Lothian Microbiology service includes five Scottish reference laboratories, dealing with Mycobacteria, STEC, Bacterial Sexually-Transmitted Infections, Human Papilloma Virus and Viral Haemorrhagic Fever as well as Specialist Virology services. The laboratories have full UKAS ISO 15189:2022 accreditation.

The post-holder will have a CCT in Microbiology or Microbiology and Infectious Diseases or be within 6 months at interview date of achieving this. On-call is 1:8 pro-rata with prospective cover and a 5% availability supplement.

The vacancies are full-time, but part-time or job-share applicants will be considered.

Applications are welcome for the above Permanent, full time(40 hours per week) post based in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and Western general Hospital, Edinburgh

More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below.

For an informal discussion please contact:

Dr Naomi Gadsby

E-MAIL: naomi.gadsby@nhs.scot

or

Dr Simon Dewar

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We cannot accept CV’s as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted. Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally.

***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***

Interview Date: 25 June 2025