Job summary
We are looking to recruit a full-time Consultant in Infection (Consultant with Specialist Training in Microbiology and CCT in Microbiology or Combined Infection Training or joint CCT in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology or equivalent) to work within an evolving Infection Service based at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LTHTR). The post will be from February 2027, we will be looking at interviewing towards the end of October 2026. Do you have what we are looking for to join the Team? The Consultants offer a 24-hour advisory service to clinicians and other clients of the service. The size and nature of the Trust inevitably means that this is a busy and demanding role, involving response to numerous telephone requests for advice, ward rounds, multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings and clinical liaison, both ward-and telephone-based. Participation in the joint ward round with the Antimicrobial Pharmacist and rounds on other specialist unit's e.g. critical care, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics, Surgery, Nephrology, will be agreed among the consultants according to personal interest & may rotate between the consultants with mutual agreement. Currently some of the ward rounds and MDTs are taking place through Microsoft Teams.

Main duties of the job

• Provide input where required to infection management of patients and contribute to Microbiology Multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Participation in the joint ward round with the Antimicrobial Pharmacist and rounds on other specialist unit's e.g. critical care, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics, Surgery, will be agreed among the consultants according to personal interest & may rotate between the consultants with mutual agreement. Currently some of the ward rounds and MDTs are taking place through Microsoft Teams.
• Be involved in the management of patients on the OPAT service.
• Be involved in the Undergraduate Teaching of medical students.
• Be involved in the clinical supervision of Higher Specialist Scientific Training.
• Participate in the Infection Service Consultant on-call rota (one in 6) for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
• Assume a continuous commitment for care of patients, even if employed less than full-time and ensure that adequate arrangements are made for leave and off duty periods.
• Promote high professional standards of clinical care for patients, both direct patient care and by the maintenance of continuing professional development.
• Develop links with General Practitioners operating in the area.

About us
The Microbiology Laboratory at Royal Preston Hospital was built in 1989 is situated in the Department of Pathology at Royal Preston Hospital. It is accredited for its clinical work by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (Excluding Andrology). Equipment includes BactAlert Blood Culture System, Vitek 2 organism identification and antibiotic sensitivity testing system, Maldi-Tof mass spectrometer for organism identification and UF5000i urine analysers in bacteriology. In virology, a range of molecular testing is undertaken using three Roche cobas 4800 automated extraction platforms, the Hologic Panther and Cepheid GeneXpert. Automated serological analysis is performed with the Roche Cobas e601 analyser for high volume screening supported by Diasorin Liaison XL for other investigations. The Department is accredited for the training of BMS staff and is approved for the training of medically qualified Microbiologists. Specialist Trainees of appropriate experience participate in the rota at a level compliant with European Working Time Directive and are always supervised by a named consultant. Currently this means that on occasions, the consultant will be second on-call, supporting the Specialist Trainee who is first on-call.

Job locations
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sharoe Green Lane, Preston, PR2 9HT, United Kingdom

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Essential
  • Primary Medical Qualification
  • FRCPath or equivalent qualification
  • Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the GMC (or eligible for registration within 6 months of interview)
  • Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), in microbiology or joint CCT in infectious diseases and microbiology, 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
• Desirable
  • MRCP (UK) or equivalent qualification.
  • Other Relevant higher degrees

Experience and Skills

• Essential
  • Trained Clinical Supervisor
  • Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in the management of Infection and laboratory liaison.
• Desirable
  • Trained Educational Supervisor
  • Experience of Infection Prevention, Antibiotic Review Service and Outpatient Antimicrobial Therapy.
  • Experience in other medical specialities.

Management

• Essential
  • Evidence of Clinical Leadership
  • Evidence of commitment to audit and improving clinical practice/service development
• Desirable
  • Attendance at recognised management course.

Research and Development

• Essential
  • Evidence of interest in personal development e.g. through research and/or publications

Health

• Essential
  • Meets professional health requirements in line with GMC Standards/ Good Medical Practice

Personal

• Essential
  • Evidence of effective communication skills
  • Good organisation skills with examples
  • Works well within a multidisciplinary environment
  • Resident within 30 minutes travel time to Preston / Chorley.
• Desirable
  • Car owner / Driver

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. 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.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.