Consultant Medical Virologist
UK Health Security Agency
Birmingham, B9 5SSView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£113,565 to £150,569
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
14 October 2026
12 days leftJob description
This is a full-time post for virology services at UKHSA Clinical Network Laboratory, Birmingham, providing Consultant level input into the laboratory,...
1. Work with colleagues for the provision of a comprehensive clinical medical virology service including: advice regarding appropriate specimens, involvement in specimen analysis, validation and interpretation of results for transmission to service users. Appropriate involvement in policies guidelines and standard operating procedures preparation, relevant to consultant virologist duties. On-call duty will be shared equitably with the other consultants in virology and will involve supervision and support of the on-call Specialist Trainees on front-line duty and provision for cover for consultant colleagues' periods of leave. The on-call support is generally through telephone consultation and only on rare occasions is attendance necessary.
2. In conjunction with the other infection (microbiology, virology, infectious diseases, and immunology) consultants, provide ward-based and telephone advice on the prevention, diagnosis and management of infection in individual patients and outbreaks of infection. This will involve ad hoc clinical consults arising from referrals or significant laboratory results, attending multi-disciplinary clinical meetings and regular ward rounds.
3. Collaborate with colleagues in UKHSABPHL and Infectious Disease Unit in delivering a joint infection service for the host Trust and other users of the service
For further details, please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification.
We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.
UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.
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Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS Medical Degree
- Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the GMC (or eligible for registration within 6 months of interview
- FRCPath in Virology by examination or equivalent training and experience
- Applicants that are UK medically trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT in Virology or Medical Microbiology or Virology or Medical Virology/ID and on Specialist Register or qualified/eligible for register by date of interview*. Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
- Evidence of continuing professional development (existing consultants must be able to demonstrate active participation in a recognised CPD scheme
Desirable: - MRCP or equivalent training
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Experience of the application of your skills in a clinical context
- Special interest and expertise in clinical virology. Recent clinical experience in the acute hospital setting
- Experience in teaching undergraduates, junior staff, postgraduates, nurses and other staff.
- Active interest in research and developments in medical virology
Desirable: - Research experience and a good record of publications; - Relevant management courses / Proven managerial skills, especially team leadership.
Skills and capabilities
Essential
- Management of staff.
- Ability to foster and promote the delivery of the clinical diagnostic services of the laboratory
- Experience in clinical audit
- Comfortable with Information Technology and sound computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
- Good organisation and ability to organise own learning and time, ability to work to deadlines
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Able to communicate effectively with colleagues
- Ability to: Build rapport; Work in a multi-disciplinary team and maintain good relations with contacts both within and outside the UKHSA; Persuade; Negotiate
- Ability to: Take responsibility; Show leadership; Make decisions
- Punctual and Sense of responsibility
- Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
- Highly motivated to succeed and progress
- Appreciation of ethnic dilemmas, Integrity and Honesty
- Must be prepared to reside within reasonable travelling distance of the laboratory and must be willing to travel to and work at other sites necessitated by the role.
- Enthusiastic team player with a can-do attitude
- Ability to work as part of a team showing good communication and leadership skills
- Ability to keep good medical records and communicate with other hospital departments and primary care
- Ability to understand and communicate with patients and colleagues
Desirable: - Commitment to teaching
Equality and diversity
Essential: - An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
16 September 2026
Last checked
18 September 2026
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