Job overview

The Paediatric Allergy service at King’s College Hospital is a busy outpatient based service with over 2,000 patients seen per year and 600 referrals, from primary care and secondary care from across SE London, Kent, Surrey and Sussex.

There are 4 MDT allergy clinics per week seeing a mix of patients including those with food allergy, allergy rhinitis, chronic urticaria, asthma, eczema, and drug allergy. We have a small number of patients undergoing treatment for hereditary angioedema (HAE). There are also 2 nurse led clinics, providing follow-up for patients on sublingual immunotherapy and those undergoing supported home introduction of allergenic food. Day Case Investigations (food challenges and drug provocation tests) are performed on the Philip Isaacs Day Ward. Allergy patients also attend for initiation of sublingual immunotherapy, subcutaneous immunotherapy, Palforzia peanut immunotherapy and to receive Omalizumab injections for chronic idiopathic urticaria. The immunology laboratory is on site.

We have a weekly MDT meeting to co-ordinate clinical care within the service. There is a monthly MDT meeting held jointly with the paediatric dermatologists to discuss complex dermatology patients and children being treated with Omalizumab and Dupilimab. A monthly MDT meeting is held jointly with the adult allergy service to discuss transition and the management of patients with HAE.

Main duties of the job

Clinical:           Allergy:

                        Outpatient management of paediatric allergy patients (with supervision) 2-3 clinics per week

                        Review allergy referrals on inpatient wards

                        Review day case patients when required (food and drug challenge and immunotherapy patients)

                        Participate in the weekly Paediatric Allergy MDT and monthly dermatology and transition MDTs

 

                        General Paediatrics:

                        Evening and weekend cover for the general paediatric service at middle grade level as per rota.

 

Teaching:        Assistance in conjunction with consultants, lecturers and more junior trainees with the teaching of undergraduates

                       

                        Contribution to the departmental teaching programme, including case presentation and safeguarding.

 

Research:       Involvement in the research interests of the department is encouraged

 

QI / audit:        Involvement in departmental quality improvement activity encouraged

 

Management: Involvement in level-appropriate management opportunities including MDT working encouraged.

 

Working for our organisation

UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The Trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

 We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

 King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for all via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets by 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.