Consultant in Medical Microbiology - Ashford, United Kingdom - East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

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Ashford, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The appointee, together with consultant colleagues, will be responsible for the provision of a comprehensive, efficient clinical microbiology, virology and infection prevention and control service to EKHUFT and other users of the service such as consultant colleagues, GUM physicians and lead respiratory physicians for tuberculosis management, GPs, antibiotic pharmacists, infection prevention and control nurses, and health protection consultants.

Participate in, and offer medical advice through a Microbiologist duty desk daily rota.

They will participate in a rota of regular commitments to specific units, such as haemato/oncology, renal medicine, neurology, SCBU and orthopaedics, together with daily ward rounds to intensive care and high dependency units and review of significant ward patients.

Contribute to the activities and development of microbiology in line with user needs and expectations and reflect the changing function of a Consultant Microbiologist.

This will include business planning, including the assessment and introduction of new methods, and forward planning for staff and equipment requirements.