Job summary
As an employee of the Humber Health Partnership, the post-holder will collaborate closely withclinical, medical, professional, and managerial colleagues to deliver high-quality, patient-centredcare.Key responsibilities include:o Delivering an exemplary clinical service in line with best practices.o Providing effective leadership to junior doctors and medical students.o Adhering to Partnership policies, procedures, and service plans.o Ensuring clinical practice aligns with contractual obligations and operational priorities.
Main duties of the job
The appointee will work alongside our team of consultant medical microbiologists and work across the full breadth of medical microbiolgy service.
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Specific ResponsibilitiesThe appointee will work alongside Consultant Microbiologist colleagues to fulfil the following duties:Clinical Duties Deliver timely expert advice on infection diagnosis, management, and prevention to hospitaland community clinicians. Conduct ward rounds as required, with a focus on specialist units (e.g., ICU,haematology/oncology, orthopaedics).Leadership & Governance Lead on infection management within the hospital. Attend monthly Directorate, audit, and clinical governance meetings. Participate in Trust committees (e.g., Drugs & Therapeutics, Risk Management, MortalityReviews).Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) Maintain collaboration with UKHSA Yorkshire & Humber and UKHSA East MidlandsConsultants in Health Protection. Play an active role in IPC and antimicrobial stewardship, including:o Attendance at NLAG/ULTH IPC Committee meetings.o Leading outbreak response and incident management.Antimicrobial Stewardship Contribute to the development and review of the Path Links antimicrobial formulary andprescribing guidelines, working alongside microbiologists and antimicrobial pharmacists.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Specific ResponsibilitiesThe appointee will work alongside Consultant Microbiologist colleagues to fulfil the following duties:Clinical Duties Deliver timely expert advice on infection diagnosis, management, and prevention to hospitaland community clinicians. Conduct ward rounds as required, with a focus on specialist units (e.g., ICU,haematology/oncology, orthopaedics).Leadership & Governance Lead on infection management within the hospital. Attend monthly Directorate, audit, and clinical governance meetings. Participate in Trust committees (e.g., Drugs & Therapeutics, Risk Management, MortalityReviews).Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) Maintain collaboration with UKHSA Yorkshire & Humber and UKHSA East MidlandsConsultants in Health Protection. Play an active role in IPC and antimicrobial stewardship, including:o Attendance at NLAG/ULTH IPC Committee meetings.o Leading outbreak response and incident management.Antimicrobial Stewardship Contribute to the development and review of the Path Links antimicrobial formulary andprescribing guidelines, working alongside microbiologists and antimicrobial pharmacists.
Person Specification
Shortlisting criteria
Essential
- FRCPath part 1
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
- NHS experience
Additional criteria
Desirable
- Additional higher qualification (e.g. DTM&H, master's degree in IPC)
- Verifiable experience in guideline review or writing
Person Specification
Shortlisting criteria
Essential
- FRCPath part 1
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
- NHS experience
Additional criteria
Desirable
- Additional higher qualification (e.g. DTM&H, master's degree in IPC)
- Verifiable experience in guideline review or writing
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
