Job summary
- Main area
- Microbiology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term 12 months)
- Hours
- Part time - 7 sessions per week (7PA per week including on call)
- Job ref
- 151-WPHLCON-19
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wexham Park Hospital
- Town
- Slough
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 Per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant - Medical Microbiologist
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Job overview
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Locum Consultant to join the Infection team at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust part time for 12 months. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a restructured and forward-looking service, supporting the delivery of high-quality, integrated infection care across our three hospital sites.
You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team of Consultant Microbiologists and Infectious Diseases Specialists and Consultant Clinical Scientists to provide a comprehensive, efficient, and cost-effective infection and microbiology service.
Applicants should have experience in Clinical Microbiology and/or Infectious Diseases. You must hold (or be within 6 months of obtaining) a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Medical Microbiology & Virology or Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology (or equivalent recognised qualifications).
This is a rewarding opportunity for someone with a passion for infection management, antimicrobial stewardship, and collaborative working. Join us in shaping the future of infection services at one of the UK’s leading NHS trusts.
Apply now to take the next step in your specialty career at Frimley Health.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will provide a high-quality, cross-site infection service at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, including clinical microbiology, infectious disease consultation, antimicrobial stewardship, and infection prevention and control. Core duties include laboratory oversight, authorising results, ward consultations, ICU rounds, MDT participation (e.g., diabetic foot, orthopaedics, haematology, TB), and public health liaison.
The role involves active engagement in the Hospital Infection Management Service (HIMS), supporting outpatient antimicrobial therapy and complex infection care. Leadership opportunities include Infection Control Doctor, Antimicrobial Stewardship Lead, Clinical Infection Lead, or Laboratory Liaison Lead. The post also supports training, audit, and quality improvement, with participation in research, education, and ongoing service development.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Deliver a cross-site infection service including clinical microbiology, infectious diseases consultation, and antimicrobial stewardship across Frimley Park, Wexham Park, and Heatherwood Hospitals.
- Oversee laboratory duties such as authorising results, liaising with staff, managing significant isolates, and supporting diagnostics optimisation.
- Provide direct clinical input through ward consultations, ICU rounds, and participation in specialist MDTs (e.g. diabetic foot, haematology, orthopaedics).
- Contribute to key infection services including the Hospital Infection Management Service (HIMS), infection prevention and control, and guideline development.
- Support education, research, and leadership, including teaching junior staff, participating in audits, and potentially leading roles in IPC, stewardship, or laboratory liaison.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Primary Medical Degree
- GMC registered
- FRCPath
Desirable criteria
- Higher Postgraduate Qualification eg PhD, MD, MSc, DTM&H
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Completed 10 years in Microbiology/Infectious Diseases
- Experience of ward based clinical microbiology liaison and consultation
- Experience in Infection control and antimicrobial stewardship
Leadership, Management and Clinical Governance
Essential criteria
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit and quality improvement activities and understanding of clinical governance activities
- Demonstrate support of trust values delivering and supporting change putting patients at the heart of the service
Desirable criteria
- Experience of business planning
- Management experience and/or attended management training
- leadership experience and/or attended leadership training
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
- Emma Hutley
- Job title
- Consultant Microbiologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 6134414
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