Consultant Medical Microbiologist

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Job summary

A leading health organization seeks a Consultant Medical Microbiologist to provide a comprehensive clinical microbiology and infection control service at the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport. The successful candidate will work within a team of experienced professionals and will be involved in service redesign as part of the Health Board's Clinical Futures strategy. This role offers a competitive salary between £109,725 - £145,478 per annum, with opportunities for development and training.

Benefits

Flexible working

Training and development opportunities

Occupational health support

Qualifications

• Candidates must hold full registration and a license to practice with the GMC.
• Evidence of initiating and concluding research projects and publications is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide a comprehensive and efficient clinical microbiology and infection control service.
• Attend meetings and conduct ward visits at various sites.
• Lead specified aspects of microbiology and infection control service.

Skills

Clinical governance

Teaching

Research

Education

Full GMC registration

Specialist Register or Specialist Registrar

Job description

Main area Microbiology Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent: Multi-site working Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (Evening and weekend on-call) Job ref 040-CON620

Employer Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Employer type NHS Site Royal Gwent Hospital Town Newport Salary £109,725 - £145,478 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 01/03/2026 23:59 Interview date 30/03/2026

Consultant Medical Microbiologist

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments OR SUPPORT needed. If you need any documents in a larger font or a different format such as braille please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3 OR EMAIL [emailprotected]

If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a Consultant, to join our established team of 7.6 wte Consultant Medical Microbiologists and 1 wte Specialty Doctor. A Specialty trainee, based in Cardiff, is periodically attached.

The clinical and laboratory Microbiology service has full UKAS ISO15189 accreditation and is networked to provide a comprehensive microbiology and infection control service.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be based at the Royal Gwent Hospital for the regular duties of the Microbiology and Infection Control service (which will be shared and rotated between 9 Medical Microbiologists).

The post holder will attend meetings and ward visits at other sites within Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

They will play an important role in the redesign of service provision in light of the Health Board’s Clinical Futures strategy, and the Welsh Government “Future Delivery of Pathology Services in Wales” document.

Together with colleagues, the successful candidate will provide a comprehensive, efficient, and cost-effective clinical microbiology, virology and infection control service to all users of the service. They will lead in specified aspects of the microbiology and infection control service as discussed at periodic service reviews.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description

This position involves Regulated Activity with children and adults as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) and the following checks will be undertaken following any conditional offer:

• Enhanced check with barred list information, including adults and children’s barred list check.

You must holdfull registration and a licence to practice with the GMC

Applicants should either be on the Specialist Register or be a Specialist Registrar within six months of their expected date of receipt of a CCT / CESR(CP) at the time of interview

Person specification

Qualifications

• As person spec
• Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects and publications

Clinical Governance

• As person spec
• As person spec

Clinical Experience

• As person spec
• As person spec

Teaching

• As person spec
• As person spec

Mangement

• As person spec
• As person spec

Research

• As person spec
• As person spec

Other Requirments

• As person spec
• As person spec

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa , unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK . If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Dr Nidhika Berry Job title Lead Clinician for Microbiology Services Email address [emailprotected] Telephone number 01633 234463