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Careers at #LNWHLondon North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.We run major acute services at: Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre. We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWHFind out more aboutOur HEART valuesFind out more about ourTrust Staff BenefitsOur vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put "Quality at our HEART". Find out more aboutour ambitious strategyWe are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.Our vision is driven by ourHEARTvalues and behaviours which were developed together with our staff. H onesty E quity A ccountability R espect T eamwork These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation , we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.Job overviewSubstantive Microbiology Consultant: Full Time (10 PAs)London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust£105,504 - £139,882 Per annum plus London Weighting depending on experience plus currently 8% of salary as allowance for 1 in 4 'on call' dutiesApplications are invited for the Consultant in Medical Microbiology to work in our Trust. London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is one of the largest integrated care Trusts in the country bringing together hospital and community services across the boroughs of Brent, Harrow and Ealing. Our 9,000 staff, including 1,300 doctors and 4,000 nurses and serves a diverse population of approximately 850,000. The Trust was established in October 2014 following the merger of The North West London Hospitals NHS Trust and Ealing Hospital NHS Trust and has an annual budget of over £640 million.Microbiology laboratory services for the Trust are currently provided at the Northwick Park Hospital site by The Doctors' Laboratory (TDL). The laboratory has full UKAS accreditation.The Microbiology department has close working relationship with infectious diseases departments at Northwick Park and Ealing Hospital sites.*Please note, JD is pending RC approval*Main duties of the jobWe are looking for an enthusiastic and clinically focused Consultant with experience in clinical microbiology and antimicrobial stewardship in the UK. He or she will join the Microbiology team of 3.5 Consultants, 0.6 WTE Associate Specialist and 2.0 WTE Specialty Doctors to provide clinical microbiology service across the Trust's hospital sites (Northwick Park, St Marks, Ealing and Central Middlesex Hospitals) and the local communities. There is an opportunity to take part in out-patient activities of the Infectious Diseases department (1 PA a week). It is expected that the appointee will be responsible for antimicrobial stewardship at Ealing Hospital.Applicants must be on the GMC Register at the time of interview. Applications from candidates who, for personal reasons, are unable to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for this post.Working for our organisationLondon North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.We run major acute services at: Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre. We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesWe are looking for an enthusiastic, clinically focused Consultant trained in Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases to join the Microbiology team of 3.5 Consultants and 0.6 WTE Associate Specialist to work across the Trust's hospital sites (Northwick Park, St Marks, Ealing and Central Middlesex Hospitals).Applicants must be on the GMC Register at the time of interview. Applications from candidates who, for personal reasons, are unable to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for this post.MAIN RESPONSIBILITIESTo work closely with the colleagues and the Infection Control Team in the management of patients.To carry out duties assigned by senior colleagues.To ensure that the process of producing the information contained in a Pathology report is carried out to the required professional standard.To provide clinical advice to clinicians.To enable and participate in clinical audit.To participate in and contribute towards infection control matters including the Infection Control Committee meetings and Antibiotic Committee meetings and antimicrobialTo participate in appropriate teaching, training, and research and development stewardship.To establish and maintain close liaison with all clinical departments within the hospital and to participate in meetings, ward rounds, audit etc as necessary to provide a high quality and effective clinical microbiology service.For fuller description of responsibilities, please see the attached Job Description and Person SpecificationPerson specificationQualificationsEssential criteria MBBS or equivalent medical qualification MBBS or equivalent medical qualification GMC registration - Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT/CSER), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview FRCpath (UK) Desirable criteria MRCP, MSc Medical Microbiology, MD, PhD or equivalent skills and experienceEssential criteria Previous relevant and sufficient experience of working in a clinical microbiology department in an NHS Hospital in the UK IT Skills and computer literacy Broad based training in clinical microbiology and virology and its subspecialties Broad based general professional training in general medicine Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We promote the wellbeing and safety of all our patients and carers by acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately, according to the standards determined by our policy and procedures. All posts working with vulnerable groups will be subject to an enhanced criminal records check upon appointment and staff will need to give their consent for the Trust to receive regular updates on their criminal records status throughout their employment.Due to the high volumes of applications we receive for certain posts, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. After the closing date we strongly advise you check the email account which is registered. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.Our employment checking processes require that all shortlisted applicants provide the contact details of their current HR Department. If shortlisted you will be sent an email reminder to present the contact details of your HR Department at the interview.Please note the Trust uses identity checking software for verifying the authenticity of identity documents provided by candidates.As part of our commitment to the Equality and Diversity at LNWUH, we are encouraging applications from BME (Black ,Minority Ethnic) candidates as we seek to ensure our workforce structures are representative of the diversity of the communities we serve.Employer certification / accreditation badgesApplicant requirementsYou must have appropriate UK professional registration.The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.Documents to downloadMicrobiology Consultant JD (PDF, 560.3KB) Capital Nurse Programme (PDF, 4.0MB) Guidance for applying (PDF, 914.7KB) What makes us Special - Mobile friendly version (PDF, 379.0KB) What makes us special? (PDF, 891.8KB) Perceptorship Programme (PDF, 2.0MB) HEART values (PDF, 158.5KB)#J-18808-Ljbffr