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Consultant Medical Microbiologist or
Microbiologist with Infectious Diseases
western general hospital, edinburgh
Reference: CG2509
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.
Applications are welcome for the above Permanent, full time (40 hours per week) post based in the Western General Hospital.
The main objectives of the post are:
- Provision of a clinical and laboratory consultative Medical Microbiology service, working together in a team.
- The post holder will lead for Infection Prevention and Control, Clinical Microbiology input to oncology and Medicine for the Elderly and infection prevention and control at the WGH. They would also have opportunity to participate in ITU rounds.
- Contribution to educational supervision and teaching, quality improvement activities. Managerial responsibilities as appropriate to experience.
- To work within the NHS Lothian Infection Service (NIS); a progressive service which is integrating and streamlining work across Lothian with colleagues in Microbiology & Virology, Infectious Diseases and Infection Prevention and Control, in line with national changes in training and service provision.
The appointment is for 10 PAs. NHS Lothian initially allocates all consultants 10 PAs made up of 9 PAs in Direct Clinical Care (DCC) and 1 core SPA for CPD, audit, clinical governance, appraisal, revalidation job planning, internal routine communication and management meetings. As a major teaching and research contributor, NHS Lothian would normally expect to allocate an additional SPA for activities to do with undergraduate education, educational supervision of trainee medical staff, research and other activities; which would then give an 8 DCC: 2 SPA configuration. The post is subject to the Terms and Conditions for medical consultant grade staff under the new consultant contract (Scotland). Applications from those unable to work 10 PAs will be considered.
Applicants should be on the GMC specialist register for Medical Microbiology or Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases or be within 6 months of achievement of CCT. Applicants who are not on the GMC specialist register but may be eligible to join through additional experience and the CESR route should discuss their case with the Head of Speciality before applying.
Medical Microbiology provides services to all the hospitals in Lothian, to general practitioners and primary care facilities throughout the Lothian region (population ~775,000) and a workload of 505,000 samples through the laboratory at RIE and 144,000 through the laboratory at St John’s hospital. The laboratories also provide specialised and reference services to users throughout Scotland (population ~ five million). As well as a full range of microbiological and virological services, the directorate houses four Scottish National Reference Laboratories (funded by NHS National Services Scotland, NSS) for E. coli O157, Bacterial sexually transmitted infections, Mycobacteria, and Human Papilloma Virus, and also provides a Blood-borne Viruses reference service jointly with Glasgow. In December 2014 NHSL-initiated the Viral Haemorrhagic Fever testing service for Scotland.
Microbiology services are currently provided from two laboratory sites, the main base being the integrated laboratories at the RIE. RIE provides a 24/7 service. St John’s Hospital has a Bacteriology laboratory that provides a 7 day per week daytime service. A Laboratory Automation system has been established and in place at the RIE site.
The Western General Hospital site accommodates critical care, adult haematology, oncology and the Edinburgh Cancer Centre, rheumatology, urology, lower GI surgery, respiratory including CF, acute medicine and medicine of the elderly.
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 Pota Kalima - Consultant Microbiologist, Head of Speciality Microbiology Department of Laboratory Medicine. Tel: 0131 242 6048. Email: Pota.Kalima@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Dr Ingólfur Johannessen - Consultant Virologist, Director & Director of Laboratory Medicine Department of Laboratory Medicine. Tel: 0131 242 6003. Email: ingolfur.johannessen@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
PA to Dr Ingólfur Johannessen: Susan Taylor - Email: susan.m.taylor@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Dr Claire L Mackintosh - Consultant Infectious Diseases Physician, Clinical Director for Infectious Diseases. Tel: 0131 537 2848. Email: Claire.L.Mackintosh@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
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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.
Closing Date: 28/11/2022
***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***
Interview Date: 06/12/2022