Consultant Microbiologist

Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Consultant Microbiologist 2 Permanent Full-Time Posts

WWL is excited to invite applications for two permanent full-time Consultant Microbiologist positions within our expanding and forward-thinking Microbiology and Virology service. These appointments represent an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic team delivering high-quality clinical microbiology and virology services across the Trust and wider healthcare community.

We are seeking enthusiastic, motivated and clinically excellent microbiologists who are passionate about delivering outstanding patient care, driving service improvement, supporting antimicrobial stewardship, and contributing to teaching and research activities within a progressive NHS organisation.

Applicants must be on the GMC Specialist Register, or be eligible for entry and expected to obtain their Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) within six months of the interview date.

The successful candidates will join a supportive and experienced consultant body committed to innovation, collaboration and the delivery of safe, effective and patient-centred care.

Main duties of the job

The Microbiology department at WWL delivers clinical microbiology and virology services to the trust, Primary Care and community services. The department provides an extensive range of bacteriology, serology and mycology services.

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 care
  • Laboratory support
  • Infection Prevention & Control team
  • Antimicrobial stewardship
  • MSK surgical services provided at Wrightington Hospital

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full GMC Registration with a current Licence to Practice
  • Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register/CCT or evidence of Higher Speciality Training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry to the Specialist Register from the date of interview.
  • FRCPath or equivalent

Desirable

  • MRCP/MD/PhD/ Other relevant diploma

Experience

Essential

  • Ability to work at consultant level in Clinical Microbiology
  • Ability to offer an expert opinion in Infection Control
  • Ability to offer an expert opinion in public health microbiology
  • Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
  • Experience of teaching medical students, and/or other relevant professional groups

Desirable

  • Experience of working as an Infection Control Doctor
  • Ability to offer an expert opinion in a specialist clinical area in line with service needs
  • Experience of leading a multidisciplinary team
  • Experience in orthopedic infection

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to use a computer and the internet
  • Ability to follow laboratory protocols
  • Proven organisational skills

Knowledge

Essential

  • Evidence of participation in CPD over the past 12 months where relevant

Additional

Essential

  • A willingness to accept flexibility to meet the changing needs of the NHS
  • Effective communicator and negotiator
  • Demonstrate effective leadership
  • Open and non-confrontational
  • Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation

Desirable

  • A willingness to develop special interests which conform to the needs of WWL

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

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 4 August 2026

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