Job summary
- Main area
- Adult Allergy Service
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent: 8 PAs
- Hours
- Part time - 32 sessions per week (8 PAs)
- Job ref
- 293-Consultant-313
- Employer
- Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Homerton University Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 .
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 19/06/2024
Employer heading
Consultant Specialist in Allergy (Substantive) Part time (8 PAs)
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
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Job overview
The Trust is seeking to appoint a Consultant Specialist in Allergy to join our team. The Allergy department is well established and holds specialist accreditation status with the RCP IQAS for the provision of allergy services among the nine centres in the UK. Homerton Hospital is a GMC recognised training centre for Allergy and Immunology speciality training.
The adult Allergy service at Homerton Healthcare provides a wide range of allergy diagnostic and therapeutic services. Patient consultation takes place in consultation rooms within the main outpatient department, and Allergy Day Care Unit. The department provides this service for the residents of City and Hackney and a number of neighbouring boroughs. The service caters for general allergy related problems and also specialises in a number of sub-specialities, including provision of a tertiary drug patch testing service.
Main duties of the job
The Trust is seeking to appoint a Consultant Specialist in Allergy to join our team. The Allergy department is well established and holds specialist accreditation status with the RCP IQAS for the provision of allergy services among the nine centres in the UK. Homerton Hospital is a GMC recognised training centre for Allergy and Immunology specialty training.
The adult Allergy service at Homerton Healthcare provides a wide range of allergy diagnostic and therapeutic services. Patient consultation takes place in consultation rooms within the main outpatient department, and Allergy Day Care Unit. The department provides this service for the residents of City and Hackney and a number of neighbouring boroughs. The service caters for general allergy related problems and also specialises in a number of sub-specialities, including provision of a tertiary drug patch testing service.
The main activities across the service are as follow;
- Allergy new patients clinics
- Allergen immunotherapy clinics facility
- Food challenge clinics
- Drug challenge clinics (optional)
- Severe asthma/anti IgE clinic
- Skin prick tests for a variety of allergens
- Full range of lung function tests
- A fully comprehensive immunology lab
Working for our organisation
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.
AAC Panel interview date & stakeholder interview date (both 19th June).
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS or other primary medical qualification.
- GMC full registration with a licence to practise.
- On GMC specialist register for Allergy or Clinical Immunology OR Proposed CCT/CESR date must be within 6 months of interview date.
- Should hold the MRCP (UK) or an equivalent qualification.
Desirable criteria
- Other higher degree or diploma (e.g. MD, PhD)
Relevant experience in speciality
Essential criteria
- Completion of formal accredited allergy or immunology specialist training programme (minimum 4 years WTE duration).
Clinical skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to practice independently in allergy and offer expert clinical opinion on a range of clinical allergy problems. Excellent clinical skills
Leadership and professionalism
Essential criteria
- Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and respond appropriately to service need
Desirable criteria
- Specialist interest, i.e. in food allergy, immunotherapy or severe chronic urticaria.
Management skills
Essential criteria
- Awareness of the overall business environment in which the hospital operates Understanding of the importance of good clinical coding
Desirable criteria
- Management of team or programme or project; management qualification
Teaching & training
Essential criteria
- Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching
Desirable criteria
- Experience of educational supervision, Educational qualification
Clinical Governance
Essential criteria
- Evidence of contribution to effective audit, quality improvement and clinical risk management.
Research
Essential criteria
- Understanding of principles and application of clinical research. Publication of peer reviewed papers
Desirable criteria
- Relevant research experience
Communication skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English, IT skills and computer literacy
Desirable criteria
- Computer skills course/certificate
Patient focused skills
Essential criteria
- Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience, social skills appropriate to different types of client
Desirable criteria
- Advance Communication Skills Course
Interpersonal skills
Essential criteria
- Good interpersonal skills coupled with an ability to co-operate, persuade and negotiate within a senior clinical and management team
Personal attributes
Essential criteria
- An awareness of own strengths and weaknesses coupled with an ability to deploy them effectively Professional attitude towards work, good record of attendance
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Timothy J Watts BSc, MBBS, FRCP
- Job title
- Clinical Lead for Allergy.
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8510 7769
- Additional information
020 8510 7769 (NHS Secretary)
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