We are excited to offer this rare opportunity for the post of Consultant Medical Microbiologist in the Eastern Pathology Alliance (EPA) department of Medical Microbiology based at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and the Norwich Research Park.

The world class facilities and exceptional work the existing staff undertake make Norwich Research Park highly respected and the fourth most highly cited UK location after London, Oxford and Cambridge. The successful candidate will become part of a team with other eight Medical Microbiologists and two Medical Virologists sharing the provision of day to day clinical microbiology and virology covering a wide and diverse area.

The EPA is an innovative and progressive collaboration that provides networked diagnostic services in Medical Microbiology, Haematology, Clinical Chemistry and Blood Transfusion to NNUHFT, James Paget University Hospital (Great Yarmouth), Queen Elizabeth Hospital (King's Lynn) and GPs and Community Services across Norfolk.

Across the EPA our hardworking and dedicated team process the 6th largest volume of tests in the UK backed up with an annual budget of approximately 29 million. You would be joining a large operation serving a population of approximately one million and processing approximately a million Bacteriology/Virology/Serology and Molecular tests annually.

Main duties of the job

Our amazing, highly specialist existing team in microbiology consists of around 91 members of staff. Under current Clinical Lead Dr Reham Soliman all diagnostic microbiology and virology work for EPA is performed at NNUH. Each of the three Acute Trusts retains local Consultants clinical microbiologists for service delivery while the virology team at NNUH carries out the Clinical Virology services for all three trusts.

As a university teaching hospital, we have developed our research and development strategy in partnership with the University of East Anglia and Norwich Research Park to take forward our ambitious targets for research and development.

Please refer to the 'Job Description' link to the right of the page for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.

The Advisory Appointment Committee will meet on 16th May 2023

About us

We are proud of our modern, purpose-built Hospital on the outskirts of Norwich, one of the Sunday Times 'Best Places to Live in 2021'. The UK's first UNESCO City of literature Norwich has retained a strong local identity & history and developed a thriving creative culture as well as a bright independent food and shopping scene throughout the famous cobbled streets and in the award winning Best British Market. For those wanting to explore the great outdoors Norfolk offers 90 miles of stunning coastline, the beautiful Norfolk Broads as well as the wide-open spaces and picturesque rolling countryside.

This is an exceptional opportunity to work in a cutting-edge environment that does not come around very often. If you have the experience, knowledge, and qualifications for this position we want to hear from you.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Our amazing, highly specialist existing team in microbiology consists of around 91 members of staff. Under current Clinical Lead Dr Reham Soliman all diagnostic microbiology and virology work for EPA is performed at NNUH. Each of the three Acute Trusts retains local Consultants clinical microbiologists for service delivery while the virology team at NNUH carries out the Clinical Virology services for all three trusts.

As a university teaching hospital, we have developed our research and development strategy in partnership with the University of East Anglia and Norwich Research Park to take forward our ambitious targets for research and development.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential 

• Full and specialist registration (and a license to practice) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or eligible for registration within six months of interview)
• FRCPath or equivalent.

Desirable 

• Further qualification such as: MRCP or evidence of equivalent qualification - -MSc -MD -PhD. -DipHIC Teaching the Teachers or equivalent

Experience
Essential 

• Training and experience equivalent to that required for FRCPath
• Wide experience of clinical microbiology and infection prevention and control

Aptitudes
Essential 

• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Capable of working in a multi-disciplinary team and of balancing clinical, management and other duties

Skills
Essential 

• Ability to communicate effectively with clinical colleagues, colleagues in pathology and support staff
• Ability to present effectively to an audience, using a variety of methods, and to respond to questions and queries 

BMJ Ref: BMJ-107723/234-MS1719E