Consultant Microbiologist
Job reference: 261695
Salary: Please see advert
Job closing date: 25/11/2026
Job Type: Medical and Dental
Location: Raigmore Hospital
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 40
Job posted date: 27/10/2026
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Highland
Department: Microbiology

NHS HIGHLAND
Raigmore Hospital
Consultant Microbiologist
or Consultant Microbiologist and Infectious diseases
or Consultant in Medical Virology and Infectious diseases
Full time – 10PAs per week (40 hours)
£115,331 - £153,247 per annum pro rata

Applications are invited for a full time Consultant in Medical Microbiology, or Consultant in Medical Microbiology and Infectious diseases or Consultant in Medical Virology and Infectious diseases.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a single or dual CCT in medical microbiology to join the Infection Team in NHS Highland to work in a unique setting. With easy access to coast, mountains and glens, Inverness in the Scottish Highlands is one of the fastest growing cities in Europe and offers an unrivalled quality of life with a huge range of leisure and sporting opportunities.

The Department is responsible for providing an Infection service comprising Medical Microbiology, Infection Control service and Infectious diseases service for the Highland Health Board area. This post can have a flexible working pattern, depending on what would suit you and the Department. This position involves medical microbiology on-call on a 1:5 rota and has an associated availability supplement plus time off in-lieu.

This post can be adapted to suit the individual candidate and hybrid working could also be supported as part of a wider negotiation, prior to commencement, related to how the hours would be worked. Less than full time candidates will also be considered. It is essential that applicants are on the Specialist Register or be within six months of obtaining their CCT at date of interview.

The Medical Microbiology Department sits within the Acute Division. The Operational Medical Director is Dr Elaine Henry. The Clinical Lead for Microbiology is Dr Mary Peirse.

The Infectious diseases Department sits within the Medical directorate and the Clinical director of Medicine is Dr Duncan Scott, the Clinical Lead for Infectious diseases is Dr Wendy Beadles.

The Medical Microbiology Department provides a comprehensive diagnostic Microbiology service comprising Culture (Bacteria/Mycology), Molecular (Bacterial & Viral) and Serology (Bacterial, Viral, Scottish Toxoplasma Reference Laboratory, Scottish Lyme Disease and Tick-borne infections Reference Laboratory) and Laboratory Immunology to the Health Board area. This is almost exclusively delivered from Raigmore Hospital, Inverness with some respiratory virus testing performed within the Rural General Hospitals in Fort William, Wick, and Oban. It processes over 200,000 samples per annum from primary and secondary care. The laboratory in Raigmore has achieved accreditation by UKAS against ISO15189:2022.

There is an inpatient infection ward with 16 beds located within Raigmore Hospital ground floor. The infectious diseases department also provides a consult service in-person within Raigmore and remote advice for other locations within NHS Highland. There are outpatient clinics for general infection referrals as well as HIV outpatient clinics shared with the Sexual Health Team. An OPAT service based in Raigmore co-ordinates cover for all of the Highlands. There is a monthly Lyme MDT which links in with the Scottish Lyme and tick borne infections reference laboratory.

Department Contact:
Dr Mary Peirse, Clinical Lead for Microbiology: 07912606332 or email mary.peirse@nhs.scot

Closing date: Midnight Wednesday 25th November 2026

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Additional information for candidates

• You should apply for this post by completing the application process on Jobtrain.
• Please ensure the address on your application form reflects your current place of residence for your present workplace and can be verified through your identification documents.
• Applications are welcome from Gaelic speakers.
• DO NOT upload a CV as this will not be used for short listing purposes.
• Posts close at midnight on the indicated date.
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NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute. We employ over 10,700 people, making us one of the biggest employers in the area.