Job summary

This is a part-time post (6.75PA) for a Consultant Medical Microbiologists at the Royal United Hospital. An exciting opportunity exists for an enthusiastic and ambitious individual to join a dynamic team of 5.1 WTE Consultants.

At the RUH, you will join an enthusiastic and committed team comprising of a total of 5.1 WTE Consultant Microbiologists and a laboratory manager.

The laboratory services are performed by staff at Severn Pathology in Bristol. There is an on-site Hot Lab handling blood cultures, CSF and tissue samples with the majority of other microbiology and virology samples being processed at the Severn Pathology laboratory in Bristol. The laboratory in Bath has a cepheid machine enabling the laboratory to perform on-site processing of samples for C difficile, norovirus, influenza and SARS CoV-2. The microbiology department is situated in a new purpose-built laboratory and has full UKAS ISO 15189 accreditation.

The Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Foundation Trust provides acute hospital services for approximately 500,000 people living in Somerset, Wiltshire and South Gloucestershire. The Trust provides a comprehensive range of acute services including medicine and surgery, services for women and children, accident and emergency services, and diagnostic and clinical support services. The pathology department provides services to the acute trust, a number of community hospitals and a wide rural GP catchment area.

Main duties of the job

At the RUH site shared responsibility with other Consultant Medical Microbiologists (CMM) for:

• Clinical liaison in a timely manner with hospital staff and general practitioners on appropriate investigations and interpretation of results relating to the treatment, management and prevention of infections and epidemiological matters
• Daily laboratory liaison with the RUH "Hot Lab"
• Liaison with medical and technical staff at UKHSA and Severn Pathology
• Liaison with Health Protection staff as applicable
• Authorisation and interpretation of laboratory reports from both the RUH and Bristol laboratories
• Daily ward rounds on the Adult Intensive Care Unit
• Other ward rounds and multi-disciplinary team meetings e.g. with the haematology/oncology ward, orthopaedic and cardiology teams and other teams regularly or as required
• Regular Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) Ward Rounds together with the Antimicrobial Pharmacist
• Review of all new Clostridium difficile cases, a weekly C difficile ward round, review of patients with Staph aureus bacteraemia and other complex patients
• Liaison with the IPC and AMS teams as required
• Liaison with the Out-Patient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) Nurses including review and follow up of referrals
• Involvement in policy and guideline development and review
• Involvement in Laboratory Management

About us

At the RUH we're proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.