🩺 **Locum Consultant in Virology (Fixed Term)** 🦠
Are you a passionate and innovative medical professional looking for a rewarding opportunity in Virology for a Pathology Service based in Southeast England?
🎁 **What’s in it for you?**
- 💰 £93,666 to £126,281 p.a. for 10 PAs (8.5 DCC and 1.5 SPA).
- 🏥 The NHS offers one of the most generous pension schemes in the UK, with employer contributions currently at 23.7%.
- 📅 Minimum of 35 days annual leave per year.
- 🎉 A range of NHS benefits.
- 📚 Opportunities for professional development and advancement.
🏥 **About the Trust:**
One of the country’s highest-performing, most integrated, and most respected NHS Pathology networks. The focus on clinical excellence means that it's the perfect place for you to progress as a professional. The friendly, supportive, open culture makes this a unique place to support great patient care. They are proud to be NHS-managed and are driven to provide the best quality service for our patients. They strive to be an exemplar network for how modernised, innovative pathology services can be delivered for today’s NHS.
The Pathology service serves six hospitals across five NHS Trusts. The current workload is around 50 million tests per annum and has a turnover of approximately £120m. They serve a population of approximately 3.9 million across six pathology laboratories, employing over 1000 whole-time equivalents of staff with over 100 consultants. Current annual activity for the Virology Laboratory is more than 700,000 samples.
Based in Surrey, there are academic links to prestigious Universities in London and Surrey. Geographically located centrally to London with some smaller nearby towns. There are excellent independent schools.
👩⚕️ **About You:**
We are looking for applicants with enthusiasm and drive, who are good communicators and team-workers, who foster productive working relationships with colleagues, and who are committed to patients, their safety, and the quality of the services provided. We are welcoming applications from candidates interested in full or part-time working.
- FRCPath 1 & 2 is essential.
- Applications from Doctors currently working overseas are welcome.
- Experience in Infection Control and management of outbreaks.
- Experience of clinical and laboratory virology
- Thorough understanding of the principles of and experience in clinical audit
🔬 **About the Role:**
- To work productively and effectively as a team member with the Associate Specialist in Virology and the virology laboratory BMA, MLA and administrative staff to ensure the delivery of a high-quality, safe, comprehensive virology service.
- To validate, verify, authorise, and interpret virology and related laboratory results.
- To communicate critical/urgent results to clinical users and microbiologist colleagues.
- To provide clinical advice on the management of patients with viral infectious diseases.
- To engage with infection control and public health colleagues in the management of incidents and outbreaks.
- To work according to the agreed job plan.
- To uphold the principles of patient safety and confidentiality in line with regulations (e.g. GDPR) and published guidance (e.g. NICE, GMC Good Medical Practice).
- To carry out clinical duties to the level of their clinical competence and in line with departmental SOPs and guidelines.
- To conduct themselves according to the principles and precepts laid out in the GMC’s Good Medical Practice standards.
💼 **Benefits:**
The NHS provide a range of generous benefits including an excellent pension scheme with employer contributions at 23.7%, a minimum of 35 days annual leave, plus:
- Access to NHS discounts schemes including discounts in high street stores, insurance companies, holiday firms, and restaurants.
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, bicycles, and home electronics
- Other Local & national staff benefits
- Various types of paid and unpaid leave for emergency and planned situations
- Access to cutting-edge facilities and a supportive work environment
This Trust can offer a Certificate of Sponsorship for candidates who require a Health and Care Worker Visa.
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📧 For more information about this opportunity, please contact Sally Jowett.
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