Consultant Virologist/Consultant Virologist & Infectious Diseases: Sponsorship Available

Public Health Wales

Job summary

This is an opportunity to join a dynamic and supportive team delivering a qualityinfection service in a busy tertiary teaching hospital, situated in a vibrant city offeringoutstanding work life balance.

We are seeking a whole-timeConsultant Virologist or Consultant Medical Virologist and Infectious Disease Physician post for Public Health Wales (PHW) Infection Services, Cardiff. The successful applicant will work within the Welsh Specialist Virology Centre (WSVC), Cardiff. Depending on qualifications, the candidate may agree to spend some time within the Infectious Disease service.

In this role, you will join the expanding Clinical Infection Team delivering services to Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, but also specialist services to the WSVC and supporting the wider Public Health Wales network.

Main duties of the job

Strategic and professional leadership and communication:

The appointee will ensure a culture of maintenance and continuous improvement of quality. In this role, the appointee will:

Promote multi-professional team working within the department

Ensure appropriate communication and team working with other services in the Public Health Wales Trust and with services in the other Trusts, Health Boards, and health communities served by Microbiology Cardiff.

Contribute to departmental meetings

Contribute to service developments and improvements

Contribute to developing patient-focused pathways

Contribute to clinical audit, review, and planning of services

Develop business cases as appropriate

Contribute to the development of the service in line with the Public Health Wales Trust Infection Service network objectives and the national and local Pathology Modernisation agenda

Consult all sections of the service about changes, including the procurement of equipment

Contribute to the developing and strengthening of working relationships with primary/community care providers and commissioners

Person Specification

EDUCATIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL ATTAINMENTS

Essential

  • Full and specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview)
  • Applicants that are UK trained, must be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Virology and/ or Virology and Infectious Diseases and/ or in Medical Microbiology and Virology, or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview.
  • Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
  • FRCPath or an equivalent qualification

Desirable

  • MRCP or an equivalent qualification
  • FRCPath in Virology

SPECIAL APTITUDES AND SKILLS

Essential

  • Commitment to team working
  • Commitment to career development
  • Self-motivated, proactive, innovative
  • Able to prioritise work and cope with change and uncertainty
  • Oral and written communication skills

Desirable

  • Strategic thinker
  • Interest and Experience in OPAT
  • Staff Management

INTERESTS

Essential

  • Experience in medical undergraduate and postgraduate teaching

Desirable

  • Research interest and experience, with a higher research degree (e.g. PhD/ MD) and or evidence of an established research portfolio.

DISPOSITION

Essential

  • Able to adapt to situations and handle people of all capabilities and attitudes
  • Effective interpersonal and influencing skills

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Essential

  • Must be prepared to reside within reasonable travelling distance of the laboratory, and must be willing to travel to and work at sites necessitated by the role

Desirable

  • Welsh speaking

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: 21 October 2026

To apply for this job please visit apps.trac.jobs.