microbiologist Taunton, England
Job description
This is a part replacement & part new whole time Consultant Medical Microbiologist (with or without Infectious Diseases) or Consultant Clinical Scientist employed by Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. Any candidate who is unable for personal reasons to work full-time, will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust in consultation with consultant colleagues. The post is based in the Pathology Department at Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton.
The Pathology services of Somerset NHS Foundation Trust and Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are consolidated into Southwest Pathology Services (SPS), a public-private partnership which is majority NHS owned. The service consists of an off-site hub laboratory, in Taunton, and an Essential Services Lab in each acute hospital. The post holder is managerially accountable to the Chief Executive of Somerset NHS Foundation Trust through the Clinical Lead for Microbiology and the Clinical Director. Qualifications and Selection Criteria Applicants will be expected to be members of the Royal College of Pathologists or show equivalent experience and training.
Applicants must hold Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC), or be eligible for registration within six months of interview. Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), 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 About Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is the first NHS trust on the English mainland to provide community, mental health and acute hospital services. We work with health and social care partners in Somerset to ensure that we deliver outstanding services that meet the needs of our population.
Our trust was formed on 1 April 2020 when Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust merged. We provide community and mental health services across the whole of Somerset and acute hospital services in the north, west and centre of the county and beyond. We are privileged to work with over 9,000 colleagues who deliver or support our patient services. From therapists to nurses, doctors, researchers, scientists, porters, cleaners, kitchen staff, accountants, those who teach the next generation of clinicians and the receptionists who welcome our patients, the contribution of all of our colleagues is invaluable.
Working together we provide services from the cradle to the grave. The Trusts general services are commissioned by the local clinical commissioning groups while specialist services such as Vascular Surgery are nationally commissioned. In addition to providing a wide range of patient services, we also contribute to training the next generation of nurses, doctors and therapists and conduct research that will help to advance clinical practice and treatments in the future. We are proud of the highest GMC score for training in theSouth West .
A 2030 project is underway to develop new state of the art facilities for Maternity, Paediatrics and Neonatal care, Oncology and Emergency services. As detailed above, building is already underway for a new surgical and Critical Care centre encompassing 2 Interventional Radiology compatible theatres and an Acute assessment hub to support care for patients requiring emergency assessment. The Trust sees IR as integral to the development of all acute and complex services.
