Job summary
- Main area
- Microbiology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 184-EW6853694
- Employer
- Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Taunton & Yeovil
- Town
- taunton
- Salary
- £59,175 - £95,400 PA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialty Doctor Microbiology
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Our award winning trusts recognise that our colleagues are our most valuable resource, we are proud of the excellent levels of service our Trust provides to our service users and the dedication and conscientiousness of our colleagues. With over 10,000 colleagues working for our trusts in a very wide range of services, we aim to provide a supportive, inclusive environment in which our colleagues can thrive.
Job overview
Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements: -
· To ensure the provision of a first-class clinical service
· To deliver teaching
· Involvement in audit
· To undertake all work in accordance with the Trust’s procedures and operating policies
Main duties of the job
As well as a comprehensive and very busy clinical microbiology service, the department provides
a full range of bacteriological, mycological and parasitological investigations, and a wide range of
serological tests and virus detection tests. Specimens for specialist serology & molecular tests
are mostly sent to the Public Health Laboratory in Bristol who also provide us with specialist
clinical virology advice.
Working for our organisation
As an organisation, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust offers employees a wide range of benefits including flexible working, NHS pension scheme, generous annual leave allowance and a commitment to career development.
You will be eligible for our Blue Light Card and a wide range of NHS exclusive shopping & leisure discounts.
We are proud of our skilled, diverse workforce and as an inclusive employer we welcome applications from all backgrounds.
Working in Somerset enables you to enjoy the idyllic countryside, areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines whilst still only being a stone’s throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.
There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable.
Somerset offers the countryside and the cosmopolitan – there is truly something for everyone!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Southwest Pathology Service operates a county-wide Laboratory Information Management System - “WinPath Enterprise”͘ This is a single pathology system for the acute NHS Foundation Trust and the local health community͘ Electronic requesting and reporting (“Clinysis ICE ”) is in place for acute hospitals and GPs͘. The microbiology laboratory is connected to UKHSA’s Second Generation Surveillance System (SGSS).
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience
Desirable criteria
- knowledge
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Halley Kimber keirle
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Yeovil District Hospital Site
Higher Kingston
Yeovil
Somerset
BA21 4AT
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