Consultant In Microbiology; Pa)

Title: Consultant in Microbiology (8 PA)
Advert location: Leeds
Postcode: LS9 7TF

Country: GB
Advertised salary: Consultant - £113,565-£150,569
Contract: Permanent

Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact:
Dr K Sethi, Consultant Microbiologist
Email:
Dr R Schweibert, Consultant Microbiologist
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The successful applicant day to day duties will include clinical authorisation, liaison with clinical colleagues over the management of complex infection patients, provision of liaison services with specialist units, supporting the Trust Infection Prevention Control Team, providing clinical support for UKHSA activities supported by the laboratory, contributing to clinical governance, quality assurance and out of hours service.

The post is suitable for candidates on the specialist register with a qualification in Medical Microbiology, consultants dual accredited in Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases or Consultant Clinical Scientists who have completed a training programme in Medical Microbiology.

For medical consultants qualifications required are FRCPath(UK) or equivalent, and should be included on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT at the time of interview, if currently within a training programme within the UK. In accordance with the consultant appointment regulations, all other categories of doctors must be on the Specialist Register.

Candidates applying as Consultant Clinical Scientists are expected to have completed a recognised Higher Speciality Scientific Training programme (HSST) in Medical Microbiology and to have completed the FRCPath(UK) examinations for infection training.

Applicants should have established skills in clinical microbiology and its related specialties including infection prevention & control. A strong commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and a research interest is desirable.

Consideration will be given to applicants who wish to work full or part time and those wishing to job share.

If shortlisted, you will be required to give a 10-minute presentation on:
Managing Demand optimisation in network Microbiology Laboratory to deliver optimal and efficient Leeds infection service

INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD:
Thursday 15 October 2026

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our experienced and supportive team for providing a comprehensive clinical microbiology and infection advice service to the acute trust and community. This is a replacement post within the Department of Microbiology at Leeds Teaching Hospitals.

The LTHT Microbiology Department is now one of the largest in the UK, processing ~1 million specimens per year. Microbiology Department is a discrete laboratory and clinical service that sits within the Pathology Clinical Services Unit (CSU). The Department is fully accredited to ISO 15189 standards. We are accredited for higher professional training by the Royal College of Pathologists. The Department participates fully in NEQAS and has an internal quality assessment scheme.

The new pathology laboratory at St James’s University Hospital (Centre for Laboratory Medicine) is now fully operational has been designed to be a single hub facility for the provision of Microbiology and Virology within WYAAT.

The LTHT Microbiology Department is now one of the largest in the UK, processing ~1 million specimens per year. Microbiology Department is a discrete laboratory and clinical service that sits within the Pathology Clinical Services Unit (CSU). We are delighted to announce that Microbiology services are now based at the Centre for Laboratory Medicine, the new pathology laboratory at St James’s University Hospital.

This marks a major milestone as the…