Consultant in Microbiology - Wakefield, United Kingdom - The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
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Wakefield, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Infection prevention and control advice cover when the infection control lead is away
  • Sharing with the other three consultant microbiologists the task of providing integrated clinical microbiology services to Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust (MYTT).
  • Participation in the weekly timetable of fixed commitments and the consultant work programme (TCS and Circular HC90/16)
  • Liaison and emergency work, continuing clinical responsibility, teaching, research, audit, interdisciplinary meeting, and CPD, through flexible, professional use of unscheduled time.
  • On call duties currently shared on a 1 in 4 basis and assessed as 1PA (average).
Most on-call activity is remotely-delivered via telephone or using remote IT-access / electronic notes archive; rarely, on-site attendance is required to support significant incidents or complex cases.

  • Administrative duties, for which appropriate office space, with networked computer access, and secretarial support is provided (included in allocated time). Training, Continuing Professional Development, and Quality Improvement
  • Supervision and training for specialty registrars and/or other trainees, when allocated by the regional training programme (none at the present time)
  • CPD as part of the Royal College of Pathologists CPD Programme Supporting Professional Activities in accordance with the Trust Framework, with a minimum of 1.5 SPAs included in the core 10PA timetable Specific leadership of a specified clinical area to be agreed after discussion with colleagues.
Examples of such duties currently undertaken within the team include:

  • Laboratory quality
  • Haematology
  • Infection control
  • Antimicrobial stewardship
  • Community IV antibiotic provision
  • Burns
  • Water safety, theatre ventilation and food safety leads
  • Research Shared leadership, direction, innovation and clinical engagement,
  • Implementing effective service improvement strategies and developing strategic partnerships.
  • Supporting creativity and multi-professional development within the service and team.
  • Assuring effective leadership and coherent strategies.
  • Helping the Microbiology Laboratory and Pathology Quality team maintain UKAS accreditation.
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