Consultant Microbiologist: Sponsorship Available

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant in Medical Microbiology, with or without Infectious Diseases, to join the University Hospitals Sussex, Department of Infection. The successful candidate will join our friendly, and committed team of 16 Infection Doctors in post, who have expertise across a broad range of clinical and academic areas and provide high quality infection services to the hospitals and community of Sussex.This post is based at Worthing Hospital and St Richard’s Hospital (SRH), Chichester, where 4 Infection Consultants deliver a comprehensive, clinically focused service working closely with the UKAS accredited laboratory in SRH. We plan to further develop the infection service at Worthing & SRH by establishing formal inpatient Infection consults and Infection outpatient clinics.Inpatient Infectious Diseases is based at RSCH, in Brighton, in the recently completed state of the art Louisa Martindale Building, which has recently been awarded Specialist Regional Infectious Diseases Centre (SRIDC). A weekly MDT is held with ID colleagues in Brighton.

This post includes cover of the out-of-hours advice service for Worthing and SRH (1 in 4), with a day off in the week given in lieu of predictable on call. 2 Infection Trainees cover first on call 2 in 5.

Main duties of the job

Duties include:

o Involvement in the management of patients with infections through direct clinical liaison, including daily ITU/HDU, bacteraemia, complex infection, and antimicrobial stewardship ward roundso Provision of a comprehensive infection service including advice on appropriate samples, appropriate interpretation of results including timely communication to requestors, treatment, and infection prevention adviceo Take up a lead role: OPAT, Arthroplasty, Clinical lead/ deputy lead, Infection Control, Antimicrobial Stewardship

o Work with colleagues to develop, promote and monitor antimicrobial stewardship in the Trusto Clinical and Educational supervision of Specialist Trainees in Infectiono Participate in the teaching of Medical Students during their clinical infection attachmento Contribute to clinic governance initiatives in the department

Person Specification

Experience and Qualifications

Essential

• oBasic medical degree
• oFRCPath or appropriate specialist qualification
• oFull and specialist registration (with a licence to practise) with the GMC or be eligible for registration within six months of the interview. – If you trained in the UK, you must also have a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Medical Microbiology +/- Infectious Diseases or be within six months of receiving it by the interview date. – If you trained outside the UK, you must provide evidence that your qualifications are equivalent to the UK CCT. (Equivalence must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC)

Desirable

• Higher Degree

Knowledge

Desirable

• oBreadth of experience in and outside specialty

Organisation and Planning

Essential

• oExperience and ability to work in multi-professional teams
• oUnderstanding of: NHS / Clinical governance / Resource constraints

Desirable

• oEvidence of managerial skills:

Teaching Skills

Essential

• oEvidence of an interest and commitment to teaching

Desirable

• oRecognised teaching qualification

Academic & Research

Essential

• oEvidence of participation in audit

Desirable

• Research experience
• Publications
• oPrizes and honours

Career Progression & Personal Attributes

Essential

• oEvidence of:- Good communication skills both oral and written
• oAppropriate progression of career to date

Personal Attributes

Essential

• oEvidence of:- Good communication skills both oral and written

Clinical Skills and Experience

Essential

• oEvidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues.

Closing Date: 12 November 2026