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Job overview

We are looking for highly motivated individuals to join our team and be a driving force in further developing our infection service. These posts would be well suited to junior doctors looking to deepen their infection and microbiology knowledge.

The Department is current undertaking an improvement project to create a cohesive infection service across all the hospitals within the Trust, in what will become one of the largest infection departments in the UK. This will incorporate colleagues in infectious diseases, sexual and reproductive health, respiratory medicine, genitourinary medicine and infection prevention.

Candidates must be eligible for their own GMC registration: an active licence, ceased license or pending application with the GMC at the point of application. Candidates who do not fit this criteria will not progress through to the shortlisting stage.

Main duties of the job

There are a wealth of advantages to joining our team, not limited to the following;

• Extensive range of specialties with potential to develop the infection service in areas of special interest
• Complex and varied case mix (many opportunities for publications/research and continuous professional development)
• Large laboratory with WASP lab automation and partnered with PHE. Continuously looking to implement new molecular technologies
• Implementation of new laboratory IT system (Beaker) and Electronic patient record system (HIVE) across the trust 
• Strong and regular communication between clinical team and laboratory
• Great relationships with supportive AMS pharmacy team – weekly complex case MDTs and stewardship ward rounds.

Working for our organisation

MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.