Job Overview

This post offers an exciting opportunity to join the Clinical Microbiology team at the Royal United Hospitals (RUH) Bath NHS Foundation Trust. Applications are invited for a part‑time Consultant Medical Microbiologist (7.75PA), or a jointly trained consultant in Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. You will join an enthusiastic and committed team of 5.875 WTE Consultant Microbiologists and provide a high‑quality, comprehensive, and cost‑effective clinical microbiology service for the Bath clinical area. Laboratory services are performed by UK Health Security Agency staff in Bristol, with an on‑site Hot Laboratory handling blood cultures, CSF, and tissue samples; the majority of other microbiology and virology samples are processed in Bristol. The microbiology department is situated in a new purpose‑built laboratory and has full UKAS ISO 15189 accreditation. The role will be based at the RUH in the UNESCO World Heritage city of Bath.

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