Job summary
Senior Clinical Fellow - Microbiology40 Hours per weekFixed Term until August 2026This advert is for working in the Microbiology Department in Liverpool Clinical Laboratories as a Clinical Fellow. We provide microbiology laboratory and clinical services to a wide range of hospitals and community care provides. We also run the national Brucella reference laboratory.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Microbiology Clinical Fellow post to cover the following
Clinical consults service - clinical review of new culture reports including blood cultures and sterile fluids. Follow up of complex cases. A key member of the IE MDT
Clinical telephone advice - call lines open 9am - 5pm providing advice to users around laboratory testing, result interpretation and complex clinical queries
Authorisation - reviewing laboratory reports and authorising for our users
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As above, to be a key member of the team and under supervision carry out clinical consults, phones and authorising. You will progress to covering ITU ward rounds and other specialist ward rounds across the Trusts we work with.
You will work within the laboratory carrying out bench round reviews, and engage with Infection Prevention and Control as well as Public Health - UKHSA
Job description
Job responsibilities
As above, to be a key member of the team and under supervision carry out clinical consults, phones and authorising. You will progress to covering ITU ward rounds and other specialist ward rounds across the Trusts we work with.
You will work within the laboratory carrying out bench round reviews, and engage with Infection Prevention and Control as well as Public Health - UKHSA
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS/MBChB or equivalent medical qualification
- Full GMC registration
- Evidence of completion of CMT or equivalent
Desirable
- MRCP or equivalent
- General medicine experience
- Infection/microbiology related qualification, e.g., Diploma in Medical Microbiology, MSc in Microbiology, DTM&H
- Evidence of continuing professional updating
Experience
Essential
- Clinical microbiology or Infectious disease experience
- Demonstrate an appropriate knowledge base
- Ability to apply sound clinical judgements to problems.
- Experience of Microbiology & Infection patient management
Desirable
- Experience of Educational Supervision, teaching skills, developing Infection or Microbiology teaching and training programmes
- Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements e.g., prizes, awards, publications etc.
- Experience of the practice of clinical governance and audit - specialist and multidisciplinary
- Experience of clinical specialties where there is a significant component of infection, including infectious diseases, haematology/ oncology or ITU or HDU
- Knowledge of specialist areas such as infection control
- Publications in peer review publications
- Presentations or Posters at conferences
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS/MBChB or equivalent medical qualification
- Full GMC registration
- Evidence of completion of CMT or equivalent
Desirable
- MRCP or equivalent
- General medicine experience
- Infection/microbiology related qualification, e.g., Diploma in Medical Microbiology, MSc in Microbiology, DTM&H
- Evidence of continuing professional updating
Experience
Essential
- Clinical microbiology or Infectious disease experience
- Demonstrate an appropriate knowledge base
- Ability to apply sound clinical judgements to problems.
- Experience of Microbiology & Infection patient management
Desirable
- Experience of Educational Supervision, teaching skills, developing Infection or Microbiology teaching and training programmes
- Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements e.g., prizes, awards, publications etc.
- Experience of the practice of clinical governance and audit - specialist and multidisciplinary
- Experience of clinical specialties where there is a significant component of infection, including infectious diseases, haematology/ oncology or ITU or HDU
- Knowledge of specialist areas such as infection control
- Publications in peer review publications
- Presentations or Posters at conferences
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).
