Job overview

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, innovative and progressive SpecilatyDoctor to join our Clinical Immunology and Allergy Consultant team.

The post will initially be based primarily at City Health Campus. However, the Trust will be reconfiguring its services in preparation for the implementation of the Right Care Right Here Programme and the post holder may therefore be required to work at any of the Trust’s sites. The immunology and allergy service are currently in a  a self-contained unit within the retained estates. The clinical immunology service continue to carry out some outpatient work at MMUH and Sandwell Hospital.

Working collaboratively in specialty with consultants and CNSs to provide and maintain Allergy and Immunology services in line with strategic requirements, whilst developing a special interest to also support accreditation.

 This post was created in view of expanding service and is advertised as 18-month fixed term contract with possibility of a permanent post in future.

Main duties of the job

1.  To collaborate and work to maintain Allergy and Immunology services in line with strategic requirements.

2.  To provide, with consultants and CNSs in the specialty, routine Immunology and Allergy services to the Trust.

3.  To develop a special interest to support those of the consultants, accreditation requirements and in accordance with the priorities of the Trust.

4.   To take responsibility for the professional supervision and appraisal of junior medical and nursing staff, in conjunction with colleagues.

5.   To participate, where appropriate, in the education and training of junior doctors, medical students, nurses, paramedics and general practitioners.

6.  To liaise with medical staff in other specialties and participate in clinical meetings and postgraduate activities in the Trust.

7.  To maintain and develop good communications with general practitioners.

8.   To participate in research in accordance with priorities agreed within the Clinical Groups and the Trust within available resources.

9.   To demonstrate a firm commitment to the principles of clinical governance

Take equal responsibility with existing Consultants for the proper functioning of the clinical service, working with clinical and managerial colleagues towards achieving and maintaining national maximum waiting times and developing clinical pathways in line with the maximum 18-week patient pathway guarantee.

Working for our organisation

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.

Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.

Multi-site working 

The four partner Trusts of the Black Country Provider Collaborative (Dudley Group NHS FT, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust) are actively working in partnership to deliver a collective vision focused on providing "better, faster and safer care to the population of the Black Country and beyond". 

To support this vision, we are (where appropriate and safe to do so) actively looking at new models of care which:

Against this context, although this post is hosted by Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, there may be an expectation to work flexibly across the four partner Trusts to better meet patient and service needs.