232136 Consultant Medical Microbiologist or Consultant Microbiologist with Infectious Diseases

NHS Lothian; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Edinburgh is seeking a full-time Consultant Medical Microbiologist. This role involves providing specialist infection advice for paediatrics, engaging with adult tertiary referral centres, and contributing to infection stewardship. Candidates must have full GMC registration and a CCT in Microbiology or Infectious Diseases. The position at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh offers excellent collaboration opportunities and a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• Must have full GMC registration and eligibility for the GMC Specialist Register.
• Experience in infection diagnostics in pediatric and adult settings.
• Must have or be close to obtaining a CCT in Microbiology or related field.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist infection advice for pediatrics.
• Engage in rotational infection service at adult tertiary centres.
• Deliver infection liaison service and antimicrobial stewardship.

Skills

Full GMC registration

Experience in Microbiology or Infectious Diseases

Infection service input

Education

CCT in Microbiology or related field

Job description

Consultant Medical Microbiologist (Infectious Diseases)

NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is to have a truly representative workforce where each employee feels respected and able to give their best.

Applications are welcome from all sections of society. We fully support disabled candidates, candidates with long‑term conditions, and neurodivergent candidates by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

Applicants must have full GMC registration, a licence to practice, and be eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within six months of confirmed entry at the date of interview. Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once the award has been granted. Non‑UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.

This position is a permanent, full‑time post based at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. The post holder will play a significant role in the clinical infection diagnostic team at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (RIE) and Royal Hospital for Children and Young People (RHCYP) on the Little France campus in Edinburgh. Responsibilities include providing specialist infection advice for paediatrics, rotational infection service input into adult tertiary referral centres on site (including neurosurgery and other specialties), delivering infection liaison service and antimicrobial stewardship.

We have excellent working relationships with clinical teams and ongoing collaboration with researchers in Edinburgh and beyond. Specialist virology services and five Scottish reference laboratories (Mycobacteria, STEC, Bacterial STIs, Human Papilloma Virus, and Viral Haemorrhagic Fever) are based in the Department of Laboratory Medicine at the RIE. The laboratories have full UKAS ISO 15189:2022 accreditation.

The post holder will have a CCT in Microbiology or Microbiology and Infectious Diseases or be within six months at interview date of achieving this. On‑call frequency for Microbiology is currently 1 in 11/1 in 12 with prospective cover and a 3% availability supplement.

We consider part‑time and job‑share applicants.

If interested, please contact Dr Naomi Gadsby, Consultant Clinical Scientist and Head of Specialty for Microbiology, [e-mail].

Interview Date: 14/01/2026 AM