Consultant Clinical Microbiologist in Blackpool inBlackpool PUBLISHED FRI 7 MAR 2025 Jump to job information section
Job description
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a forward looking and innovative place to work and is committed to a value based collaborative leadership and being a "great place to work".
The successful candidate will be working within Pathology which is a directorate within the Clinical Support Services division. Infection Prevention Control is part of Corporate Clinical Governance. The Pathology services provides diagnostic support for primary care (Blackpool CCG & Fylde and Wyre CCG), General Practitioners across the Fylde Coast and several peripheral hospital services. We hold contracts for Pathology services with Spire Fylde Coast Hospital - Local private providers.
The Department of Microbiology (including Bacteriology, Molecular Sciences & Virology) provides diagnostic services to patients within Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trusts and associated General Practices, covering a population of approximately 440,000 permanent residents. It is currently located within Pathology Services at the Victoria Hospital site, has a UKAS ISO15189 accredited facility, and the management arrangements are consistent with recommendations of the Strategic Review of Pathology Services.
CLINICAL
DIRECT CLINICAL CARE
o Ward rounds, multi-disciplinary meetings/rounds
o Clinical advice, by telephone or by correspondence
o Service development, including policy/protocol development/review.
o Other patient treatment including routine infection prevention and control.
o Public health duties, including routine and enhanced surveillance.
o Direct care meetings: infection control, clinical handover meetings, etc.
o Administration directly relating to above.
o Antimicrobial stewardship day to day
o Lead for antimicrobial stewardship (delete or add by review)
SUPPORTING PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
o Training
o Medical education these are not core SPA.
o CPD
o Audit
o Job planning
o Appraisal
o Clinical management
About us
Clinical activity, rotating OPAT cover & sign-out activity. Microbiology + clinical MDT basic but would include Antimicrobial stewardship and clinical-laboratory liaison and operational management activity (this list is not exclusive). Note in the indicative job plan this is logged in shorter form
1.0 DCC - Fixed on call activity whilst rota is a 1:4.
1.5 SPA Mandatory training, CPD Revalidation, management
Out-of-hours on-call commitment currently 1:4 but could move to 1:5. The non fixed element of the on-call attracts a A supplement. Colleague cross-cover for annual, professional and study leave is as per 20Consultant Terms and Conditions of Service.
Please see details in the job description document.
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