Consultant in Allergy and Immunology

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The Allergy and Immunology department based at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a Consultant in Allergy and Immunology. The department is well established and is dually accredited by the Royal College of Physicians under the IQAS and QPIDS accreditation schemes. Furthermore, the service was awarded the status of Centre of Excellence by The World Allergy Organization in 2020. The department comprises a group of enthusiastic and friendly multidisciplinary professionals including consultants, specialist nurses, allergy dietician, pharmacist, specialist trainees and administrative/managerial staff who are actively involved in service development, teaching and research. The department has strong collaborative links with the University of Birmingham for teaching and research.

The post offers an excellent opportunity to serve a multi-ethnic population in Birmingham and neighbouring counties and contribute to allergy, immunodeficiency and laboratory immunology. The service has dedicated sections offering specialist services including allergen-specific immunotherapy, drug allergy, food allergy, omalizumab for chronic urticaria, hereditary angioedema and immunoglobulin replacement therapy.

Main duties of the job

1.Clinical activities: General allergy, Immunology, specialist allergy and immunology clinics, allergy and immunology MDTs and clinical liaison

2.Laboratory activities: Participate in laboratory authorisation of results and contribute to quality assurance activity and laboratory innovation

3.Audit and research: Undertake/participate in department audit and support research

4.Administrative: Leading sub-sections of the service and supporting Clinical Service Lead to achieve service objectives and excellence

5.Teaching: Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and clinical and educational supervisory roles for specialist trainees in Allergy and Immunology

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Date posted

10 August 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£93,666 to £126,281 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

304-EP-49998

Job locations

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are looking for an enthusiastic and able Consultant in Immunology to join the Department of Immunology and Allergy at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. This post is part of planned service expansion resulting from the merger of two Trusts in 2019, and is an opportunity to be part of this large and expanding tertiary and secondary care service for a diverse population of approximately 2 million people.

The successful candidate will be part of a team providing outpatient allergy and immunology services, and supporting the Immunology laboratory service. The post holder will work across the 4 hospital sites at different times -- Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital. They may also be required to support additional hospitals regionally.

For further information of to arrange an informal visit, please contact:

Dr Richard Baretto : Immunology Consultant/Clinical Service Lead -- 0121 424 2706

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information of to arrange an informal visit, please contact:

Dr Richard Baretto : Immunology Consultant/Clinical Service Lead -- 0121 424 2706

Person Specification

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Person Specification

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Essential

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