Consultant in Microbiology (8 PA)

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our experienced and supportive team for providing a comprehensive clinical microbiology and infection advice service to the acute trust and community. This is a replacement post within the Department of Microbiology at Leeds Teaching Hospitals.

The LTHT Microbiology Department is now one of the largest in the UK, processing ~1 million specimens per year. Microbiology Department is a discrete laboratory and clinical service that sits within the Pathology Clinical Services Unit (CSU). The Department is fully accredited to ISO 15189 standards. We are accredited for higher professional training by the Royal College of Pathologists. The Department participates fully in NEQAS and has an internal quality assessment scheme. The new pathology laboratory at St Jamess University Hospital (Centre for Laboratory Medicine) is now fully operational has been designed to be a single hub facility for the provision of Microbiology and Virology within WYAAT.

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time.

Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care.

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