Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
Microbiology Consultant
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Consultant in the Microbiology Department
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team in Harrogate as a Consultant in the Microbiology Department.
About the Role
The successful candidate should hold CCT or CESR, or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview, and have FRCPath or equivalent. This replacement post attracts 7 PAs. Any applicant who is unable, for personal reasons, to work the advertised number of programmed activities is encouraged to apply for the post. Please note that the successful candidate will be expected to participate in the out-of-hours and weekend on-call rota on a 1/4 basis providing cover to the acute Trust and GP colleagues. The weekends are covered from home.
You will be working with three Consultant Microbiologist colleagues, between them providing approximately 2.5 WTE. We are a very friendly, clinically-orientated department, and like to be seen out on the wards.
About the Department
The Department of Microbiology is based at Harrogate Hospital, a small but vibrant DGH providing all the usual DGH services. In addition, the Trust has a very large community reach, covering the whole of North Yorkshire and beyond. We pride ourselves on close working with local GP colleagues, and the out of hours GP service is provided by the Acute Trust. The department has its own UKAS accredited laboratory, which receives approximately 130,000 specimens per annum, of which 25,000 are in serology. Harrogate District Hospital Laboratory is a partner of Integrated Pathology Solutions (IPS). IPS is an innovative joint-venture pathology service between Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust and Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We have excellent laboratory and clinical virology cover from Leeds.
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About the Trust
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East.
At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you’re looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients’ lives, HDFT could be the place for you!
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- A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
- Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
- Employee Support and wellbeing – we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.
Please Note
- Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications.
- Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
- Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.
- All job offers are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Dr Katharine S Scott
- Job title: Specialty Lead and Consultant Microbiologist
- Email address: katharine.scott1@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01423 555658
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