Locum Consultant Medical Microbiologist: Sponsorship Available

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Job summary

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust are looking to appoint a 12 month fixed term NHS Locum Consultant to join the Microbiology team of three Consultants working cross site at all Trust sites .

The post is whole time – 10 PAs ( less than full time will be considered) and is based at Southport Hospital. Agile working will be considered.

There is an Category A on call requirement – Currently 1 in 6

Applicants are required to be fully registered with a licence to practice with the General Medical Council at the time of application.

Main duties of the job

There are opportunities to build the clinical service through Antimicrobial Stewardship taking on the lead role with contributions towards Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) Service, Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings and additional ward presence.

Our Pathology Service provides Pathology for Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals (NHS) Trust as well as the surrounding community.

Each year the laboratory performs over 6.5 million tests which are dealt with by medical, scientific, clerical and support staff in a range of departments

  • Haematology and Transfusion
  • Biochemistry and Immunology
  • Microbiology
  • Cellular Pathology
  • Phlebotomy (Blood Taking)
  • Bereavement

The Trust’s Pathology department is accredited to ISO15189: Please follow this link to access the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) websiteand type the department’s UKAS ID to access the schedule of accreditation for each of the department.

The UKAS ID codes are as follows Biochemistry and Immunology 8871, Cellular Pathology 8908, Haematology and Transfusion 8864 and Microbiology 8857.

A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee, the existing Consultant Microbiologists, and the Clinical Director, within 3 months after the commencement date of the appointment.

Depending on the demands of the service, as with the flexible work patterns of most Medical Microbiologists, sometimes a greater or lesser proportion of time may be spent between infection control and clinical microbiology.

Person Specification

Our Values

Essential

  • We are Kind
  • We are Open
  • We are Inclusive

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full GMC registration at the time of application
  • FRCPath or equivalent medical qualification

Desirable

  • MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
  • MRCP or equivalent medical qualification
  • MD/PhD or equivalent medical qualification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in relevant specialty
  • Able to take responsibility for delivering service without direct supervision.
  • Understanding of clinical governance and the individual responsibilities it implies
  • Knowledge of the principles of clinical audit and evidence of participation
  • Experience of teaching
  • Knowledge of the principles of research

Desirable

  • Experience of teaching undergraduates
  • Experience of supervising trainee pathologists
  • Evidence of involvement in research

Skills

Essential

  • Broad range of IT skills.
  • Knowledge of evidence-based practice
  • Good knowledge of, and ability to use, spoken and written English
  • Ability to communicate effectively with clinical colleagues, colleagues in pathology and support staff
  • Ability to present effectively to an audience, using a variety of methods, and to respond to questions and queries
  • Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual and multi-disciplinary basis with all levels of staff
  • Ability to cope with and effectively organise the workload of a Consultant
  • Ability to practise independently as a Consultant
  • Ability to take responsibility and show evidence of leadership
  • Ability to adapt and respond to changing circumstances
  • Ability to work under pressure and cope with setbacks
  • Awareness of personal limitations

Other

Essential

  • Ability to be a flexible team member
  • Participation in continuing professional development (CPD) scheme and, where relevant, evidence of participation
  • Meets professional health requirements
  • Willingness to travel to and work in other sites necessitated by the role

Desirable

  • Full driving licence.
  • Ability to organise and manage people and resources

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: 23 October 2026

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