Consultant Virologist or Consultant Clinical Scientist in Virology

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UKHSA Laboratory, Cambridge Biomedical Campus CB2 0QW

About the job

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic consultant colleague to join our clinical virology team based in Cambridge. 

Cambridge Clinical Microbiology and Public Health Laboratory is a UKHSA managed laboratory providing clinical and public health microbiology services. The post-holder will be a joining a dynamic team of colleagues delivering expert clinical care locally and regionally, supporting local laboratory development programme and contributing to national public health virology needs. 

The post is to replace a vacant post with 8 PAs with opportunity for further PAs both locally and within UKHSA. Applicants wishing to work less than full time, or flexibly, are encouraged to apply. 

Job description

Provision, with consultant colleagues, of a clinical service to Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and other contracted users with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infections and the proper functioning of the Clinical Microbiology and Public Health Laboratory.

Participation in the Consultant Virologists’ on-call rota in proportion to the post holder’s hours of work (currently no more than 1:4)

Professional supervision and management of trainee medical and scientific staff.

Undertake other activities from time to time as required by UKHSA in pursuance of its national and international role.

Participating in Medical Audit and Quality Improvement, the UKHSA and host Trust’s Clinical Governance processes and CPD scheme.

Person specification

The UKHSA microbiology laboratory in Cambridge is a directly managed public health laboratory based at Addenbrooke’s Hospital on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. The laboratory functions as part of the UKHSA regional laboratory network and partners similar facilities in Birmingham, Bristol and Manchester as well as the collaborating centres in Brighton and Leeds.

The appointee will work with colleagues to enable the laboratory to fulfil its role as a Regional public health laboratory and to contribute to the provision of the local clinical microbiology service in virology within Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the surrounding health economy, including healthcare providers contracting with the Cambridge laboratory. He or she will also promote the high quality care of communicable diseases within the local area and more widely in the East of England.

Applicants will be expected to have relevant qualifications and experience in providing specialist microbiology services in virology and the clinical management of communicable disease and its application to public health.

Any medical applicants must have Full and Specialist registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) (with a license to practice) for Medical Microbiology & Virology/Medical Virology, or be eligible for registration within six months of interview. 

Consultant Clinical Scientists should hold state registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), have a PhD (or equivalent) in a relevant subject and should have exited Virology HSST with certification or be within 6 months of exit.

Applicants should have wide and recent experience in the management of microbiological services and experience of outbreak investigation and policy development.

Benefits

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity

Reasonable Adjustments

The Civil Service is committed to making sure that our selection methods are fair to everyone.

To help you during the recruitment process, we will consider any reasonable adjustments that could help you.

An adjustment is a change to the recruitment process or an adjustment at work. 

This is separate to the Disability Confident Scheme. 

If you need an adjustment to be made at any point during the recruitment process you should: 

Contact the recruitment team in confidence as soon as possible to discuss your needs. 

You can find out more information about reasonable adjustments across the Civil Service here: https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/reasonable-adjustments/

We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce. 

UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.

Please visit our careers site for more information https://gov.uk/ukhsa/careers

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Jenifer Mason, Consultant Microbiologist
• Email : jenifer.mason@ukhsa.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : SCS.MDRecruitment@ukhsa.gov.uk

Further information

The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact UKHSA Public Accountability Unit via email: Complaints@ukhsa.gov.uk If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/

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