Job overview

Public Health Wales is seeking to appoint a highly motivated and skilled Specialist Grade in Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (or Microbiology) to join the expanding West Wales Infection Service, delivered in partnership with Hywel Dda University Health Board.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a forward-looking, integrated infection service as part of a national network encompassing diagnostic, clinical and public health functions. The successful candidate will support the provision of high-quality, patient-centred infection services across hospital and community settings, working closely with Consultant colleagues and the multidisciplinary team.

The post holder will play a key role in supporting infection prevention, clinical microbiology advice, and the delivery of safe and effective infection management services across West Wales.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as part of the clinical infection team to deliver infection services across the region. Core duties will include:

• Providing expert clinical microbiology and/or infectious disease advice to clinical colleagues across hospital and community services.
• Supporting infection prevention and control and antimicrobial stewardship programmes.
• Participating in ward-based and outpatient infection management services, including ward rounds, patient reviews, and multidisciplinary meetings.
• Contributing to quality improvement, audit, and service development in line with Public Health Wales and national standards.
• Assisting in the development of departmental policies, standard operating procedures and patient pathways.
• Supporting the training and supervision of junior medical staff and other healthcare professionals, including participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
• Participating in the microbiology on-call rota (currently 1 in 5), remunerated in accordance with the Specialist Doctor contract.
• Engaging in continuing professional development, appraisal, and revalidation processes.

Working for our organisation

We are Public Health Wales – the national public health agency in Wales. Our purpose is ‘Working together for a healthier Wales'. We exist to help everyone in Wales live longer, healthier, happier lives. Together with our partners, we work to increase healthy life expectancy, improve health and well-being, and reduce inequalities for everyone in Wales, now and for future generations. 

Our teams work to prevent disease, protect health, and provide leadership, specialist services and public health expertise. We are the leading source of public health information, research and innovation in Wales.  In a world facing complex health challenges, our work has never been so important. 

We are guided by our Values, 'Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference'. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace that values equality and diversity.  We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of the communities we serve and are supportive of flexible working arrangements, including part time roles and job sharing.

To find out more about working for us and the benefits we offer please visit https://phw.nhs.wales/careers/

For guidance on the application process, please visit https://phw.nhs.wales/working-for-us/applicant-information-and-guidance/