Job summary
- Main area
- microbiology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 362-A-23-5710477-C
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Pathology Department, Stepping Hill Hospital
- Town
- Pathology department, Poplar Grove, Stockport,
- Salary
- £93,666 - £126,281 Per Annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/04/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Microbiologist/ Consultant Clinical Scientist
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise: ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Our Values:
We Care
About each other
Our patients and their families
The communities we serve
The environment
We support them and deliver on their promises
We Respect
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return
We Listen to
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We act and learn from what we hear
Job overview
The successful candidate will participate in the provision of the general microbiology service. All Consultants report as general microbiologists and cover all areas including clinical calls, authorisation, infection prevention, ward rounds and meetings.
SHH Microbiology Laboratory holds UKAS accreditation and provides comprehensive services to the population of Stockport and High Peak receiving a large and varied workload. Close working relationships with clinicians are maintained through weekly MDT meetings.
Applicants should possess the FRCPath, or a recognised equivalent.
For an informal discussion please contact Dr B Faris, Consultant Microbiologist and Clinical Lead, on 0161 419 4673.
Main duties of the job
(i) Clinical
The appointee will liaise in a timely manner with clinicians, hospital staff, consultant microbiologists, infection prevention and general practitioners regarding the diagnosis and management of patients, including the provision of medical advice and attendance at MDT meetings/ ward rounds as appropriate.
(ii) Laboratory
The appointee will be expected to contribute to the following:
- Day to day supervision of diagnostic methods and examination of specimens
- Interpretation and authorisation of results
- Involvement in departmental policy development
- The quality assurance performance within the department, including taking part in all relevant national external quality assurance (NEQAS) and EQA programmes
- The maintenance of full accreditation with UKAS.
- Business planning, including the assessment and introduction of new methods and forward planning for staff and equipment requirements
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description where there is a detailed description of the Consultant Microbiologist/ Consultant Clinical Scientist role.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
- If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.
Person specification
Professional qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full and Specialist registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) or equivalent date of interview.
Desirable criteria
- FRCPath or evidence of equivalent qualification
Training
Essential criteria
- Previous appointments that provided professional training in relevant clinical specialties and broad aspects of Microbiology
Experience
Essential criteria
- Clinical experience commensurate with training in specialty
- Experience of clinical audit
Desirable criteria
- An understanding of NHS management responsibilities of consultants. Attendance at an appropriate management course.
- Evidence of management/leadership development
Research
Desirable criteria
- Should be able to demonstrate research experience
Professional skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and relatives and with colleagues of all disciplines.
- Should show an aptitude to developing leaderships skills to lead teams
- Should be able to demonstrate ability to be able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- Experience of supervision of junior medical staff and relevant staff in other disciplines
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Barzo Faris
- Job title
- Consultant Microbiologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 419 4673
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