Consultant and Senior Clinical Lecturer in Microbiology
Job Description
Job summary
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) is looking to appoint a committed and enthusiastic clinician at consultant level (or within 6 months of CCT) with an academic research profile. This is a newly created post in collaboration with Edge Hill University (EHU) and will provide the successful applicant with an opportunity to make a major contribution to research on microbiology and infectious disease at EHU. The title of Reader or Professor may be offered to successful candidates who meet the Edge Hill University award requirements.
***We are currently offering this fantastic opportunity inclusive of our £10KRecruitment & Retention scheme.***This will be a joint appointment, in tandem with clinical duties, between WWL Trust and the University, in line with Follett principles. The appointment is for 10 programmed activities. As with other appointees to Clinical Academic posts, a detailed job plan will be developed jointly with the Trust & the University (in line with the Follet Principles). It is anticipated that the equivalent of 2 programmed activities (PAs) will be allocated to the role of clinical academic in the integrated job plan and that these responsibilities will normally be delivered on-site at EHU. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to build a new patient workload and will be a key member of a very busy infection sciences department at WWL.
AAC Panel Interview date is to be confirmed.
Main duties of the job
- Have continuing clinical and professional responsibility for patients admitted under your care, keeping patients (and/or their carers if appropriate) informed about their condition and involving patients (and/or carers if appropriate) in decision making about their treatment. It is expected that you will provide eight PA of clinical care within WWL, including providing expert infection advice to clinicians, both in the Trust and from primary care, review and validate blood culture results and work with the wider IPC team. The Trust would also support candidates who have CCT in Acute Medicine/G(I)M to undertake Acute Medical work as part of their job plan.
- Develop a research profile that contributes towards the reputation and excellence of EHU and WWL in the relevant field. It is expected that the equivalent of two PA will be allocated to the role of Senior Clinical Lecturer in the integrated job plan and that these responsibilities will be delivered at our Edge Hill University campus in Ormskirk.
The title of Reader or Professor may be offered to successful candidates who meet the Edge Hill University award requirements.
About us
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that 'happy staff, makes for happy patients'. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values 'the WWL Way'. WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
At Edge Hill University we believe in the life changing opportunities knowledge can create. Since 1885, we've been creating access to knowledge for those who may not have had the opportunity to before. Today, the effect we have has a far-reaching impact, not just for those who come to study here but for those who work, invest in, and live in our local communities too. So, if you've ever wondered if one person can make a difference, simply speak to our alumni, students, and award-winning staff.
Job responsibilities
The successful applicant will be expected to provide clinical advice by phone and e-mail, manage positive blood cultures and other urgent clinical samples, attend ward rounds, multi-disciplinary team meetings and relevant management and governance meetings, and to provide occasional support to laboratory scientific staff and members of the infection prevention and control team. The successful applicant will be encouraged to develop a relevant subspecialty interest and to participate in research, subject to resources and local priorities.Successful applicants will make use of the laboratory services located at Salford Royal Hospital, delivered to both Trusts as part of a joint venture - Pathology at Wigan and Salford or PAWS.
Key interdependencies for the microbiology service include:
Clinical liaison service, including strong links with critical careLaboratory supportInfection Prevention & Control teamAntimicrobial stewardship MSK surgical services provided at Wrightington Hospital
The out of hours service is a 1:11 rota renumerated at 1 PA and attracts an appropriate banding presently equating to 3% of basic salary.
Please note that senior positions (AFC band 8A or above) may be expected to participate in an on-call rota, if the role is predominantly operational.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Primary medical qualification or equivalent
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice and on the Specialist Register for the relevant clinical specialty (or within 6 months of CCT)
Desirable
- Doctoral level qualification in a relevant academic discipline
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Training and recent experience in your specialism, and a successful track record of having applied and disseminated best practice.
- Sustained experience in undergraduate medical education with knowledge of Higher Education curricula with evidence of the ability to be an effective, research-informed leader, teacher and assessor across the range of taught levels appropriate to the post with the ability to contribute to significant elements of academic programmes within the area of expertise
- Ability to critically reflect on teaching design and delivery
- Evidence of ability to lead and work in a team and the emotional intelligence to support students in their studies
- Demonstrate ability to influence, advise, guide and mentor others and confidently challenge thinking and foster debate, and encourage the development of intellectual reasoning and rigour
- Ability to engage in academic and professional networking through active membership of associations, societies and professional bodies, e.g., to promote student employability
Desirable
- Research expertise and a track record of success
- Ability to lead research projects
Personal Qualities
Essential
- A strong commitment to the University Mission, Vision, and Values
- Adaptable with the ability to operate flexibly in a structured yet complex, changing and challenging environment
- Self-motivated and proactive approach to identifying new opportunities and developing realistic yet creative and innovative solutions
- Commitment to continuous improvement
Competencies and Personal Attributes
Essential
- The ability to undertake clinical work at consultant / GP level within an appropriate clinical area as agreed with the clinical employer
- The ability to fulfil the requirements of continuing professional development, engage in joint (University and Clinical) job planning and appraisal annually, and the requirements for revalidation
Additional
Essential
- A willingness to accept flexibility to meet the changing needs of the NHS
- Effective communicator and negotiator
- Demonstrate effective leadership
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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UK Registration
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