Consultant in Microbiology

This post provides a unique opportunity to join our innovative and expanding infection department. We welcome applicants with either CCT in Microbiology or joint CCT in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology. This is a replacement post offered at 10 PAs full time, though part time applicants with pro‑rata on call will be considered.

The post holder will be responsible for contributing to our 24‑hour Clinical Infection Service. Infection services in the trust encompass a wide range of complex and interesting cases including the Mid Yorkshire Regional Adult Burns Centre, the Regional Children’s Burns Unit and the Yorkshire Regional Spinal Injuries Centre. The Trust is developing a range of clinical care services relevant to Infectious Diseases and Microbiology dual trained consultants, with one such consultant already in post.

Our Trust recently attained Teaching status. As part of our journey to University Hospital status, the Trust has a strategic priority to increase our number of clinical‑academic positions, and we would welcome applicants who have an aspiration to adopt a clinical academic role in the future.

• Provision of clinical advice from within the Trust, primary care and other healthcare colleagues in our region.
• Authorisation and interpretation of laboratory results.
• Liaison with the laboratory team.
• Working effectively with junior infection specialist colleagues, the pharmacy team and regional infection specialist colleagues.
• Infection prevention and control advice – with opportunity to take up Trust infection control roles such as DIPC.
• Liaising with the local UKHSA team for notifiable diseases/organisms and participation in mandatory surveillance.

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise continuous improvement, people and values so we can deliver an excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation.

We support work‑life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity and inclusion.

Benefits include an NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer‑friendly policies and more.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.