Job summary
Consultant in Paediatric Allergy - (6 PAs) - Fixed Term 12 months
The Department of Paediatrics at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a Locum Consultant in Paediatric Allergy to join the dynamic, enthusiastic and forward thinking team. This post is to provide sick leave cover and to provide support for the expanding service.
The other members of the current allergy team are:
Dr Rosy Wells (7PA, Paediatric Allergy Consultant), Dr Rina Chotai (6PA Paediatric Allergy Consultant), Dr Michael Perkin (1PA Paediatric Allergy Consultant and Reader in Clinical Epidemiology), Dr Sophie Vaughan (1PA, General Paediatrician with an interest in Allergy) and Dr Lucy Thomas (2PA, Associate Specialist in Paediatric Allergy).
Main duties of the job
The Paediatric Allergy Service is a multi-disciplinary team including two Allergy Nurse Specialists and a specialist Paediatric Allergy Dietician .
There is no on callcommitment.
The demand for Allergy Servicein South London continues to grow, similarto most Allergy services in the rest ofthe UK, and we are expanding to meet this demand. We are currently part ofthe SouthLondon Paediatric Allergy Network which includes the Services at the Evelina Children's Hospital at St Thomas's and at Kings College Hospital.
The department has its own outpatient's department, the Dragon Centre, a child development centre and 5 wards with 68 inpatient beds, a 10 bed PICU/HDU and 36 cot NICU.
The demand for allergy services in the UK and in South London continues to grow. This post will help the Paediatric Department to meet this demand, expanding the service and thereby seeking accreditation as a specialist allergy service.
About us
St. George's Hospital is a large multi-specialty facility based in South West London, offering a wide range of adult, paediatric and neonatal services. It is co-located with a medical school - St. George's, University of London. Children managed at SGH are either local, or regional tertiary patients. There has been a steady increase in the number of paediatric attendees in the Emergency department, in inpatient emergency admissions and outpatient referrals for local children. This reflects the increasing young population in SW Thames. Tertiary children's services at SGH include endocrinology, gastroenterology, infectious diseases, neurology, oncology, allergy, paediatric surgery, PICU, trauma and respiratory medicine. The hospital is the second Trust in London with a helipad.
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Paediatric Department at St. Georges Hospital is committed to improving the provision of high quality care to local children with allergy related problems, and acknowledges the significant unmet need for this specialty.
Main Duties/Key Results Areas:
Outpatient clinics
- The post holder will hold up to three Paediatric allergy outpatients clinics per week. This will primarily be held in the Dragon Childrens Centre, on site, but with the option for outreach outpatient clinics.
Provide High Quality Care to Patients
- The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration and hold a licence to practice.
- To develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.
- To ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities.
- To ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views.
Research, Teaching and Training
- Where possible to collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trusts translational research portfolio, at all times meeting the full requirements of Research Governance.
- To provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health care professions as required by the Clinical Director.
- To act as educational supervisor and appraiser as delegated by the Clinical Director to ensure external accreditation of training post.
Performance Management
- To work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:
- Clinical efficiency e.g. Immunotherapy response rates, DNA rates.
- Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-admission rates.
- Financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively e.g. managing locum agency spend, monitoring and managing the drug budget to target, ensuring accuracy of clinical data for the team.
- Operational efficiency
Medical Staff Management
- To work with colleagues to ensure junior doctors hours are compliant in line with EWTD and New Deal.
- To ensure that adequate systems and procedures are in place to control and monitor leave for junior medical staff and to ensure that there is appropriate cover within the clinical areas, including on-call commitments.
- To participate in the recruitment of junior medical staff as and when required.
- To participate in team objective setting as part of the annual job planning cycle.
- To be responsible for the annual appraisal of all doctors in training, Trust doctors, Clinical Fellows and non-consultant grades as delegated by the Clinical Director/General Manager.
Governance
- To review clinical outcomes in designated area using external benchmarking data where appropriate, to identify and advise variances to the Care Group Lead / Clinical
- Participate in clinical audit, incident reporting and analysis and to ensure resulting actions are implemented.
- To work closely with the Directorate, Patient and Public Involvement panels in relation to clinical and services developments as delegated by the Care Group Lead /Clinical Director.
- Participate in ensuring NICE requirements are reviewed and implemented and monitored in the specialty areas.
- To ensure clinical guidelines and protocols are adhered and updated on a regular basis.
- To keep fully informed about best practice in the specialty areas and ensure implications for practice changes are discussed with the Care Group Lead / Clinical Director.
- To role model good practice for infection control to all members of the multidisciplinary team.
- To both assure and promote good practice in relation to all aspects of clinical governance, working closely with the Lead for Quality and Patient experience.
Strategy and Business Planning
- To participate in the business planning and objective setting process for the directorate and Trust where appropriate.
- To represent the Trust at appropriate clinical networks/other external clinical meetings, as delegated by the Care Group Lead / Clinical Director.
Leadership and Team Working
- To demonstrate excellent leadership skills with regard to individual performance, clinical teams, the Trust and when participating in national or local initiatives.
- To work collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team as required.
- To chair regular meetings for the specialties.
- To resolve conflict and difficult situations through negotiation and discussion, involving appropriate parties.
- Adhere to Trust/departmental guidelines on leave including reporting absence.
Medical audit
- The post holder will be required to participate in medical audit and in continuing medical education.
Clinical support staff
- Dedicated sessions for other disciplines such as dietetics, physiotherapy, pharmacy and psychology support the outpatient and inpatient services.
Other support
- The appointee will have shared office space, Trust IT access with appropriate hardware and secretarial support.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Paediatric Department at St. Georges Hospital is committed to improving the provision of high quality care to local children with allergy related problems, and acknowledges the significant unmet need for this specialty.
Main Duties/Key Results Areas:
Outpatient clinics
- The post holder will hold up to three Paediatric allergy outpatients clinics per week. This will primarily be held in the Dragon Childrens Centre, on site, but with the option for outreach outpatient clinics.
Provide High Quality Care to Patients
- The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration and hold a licence to practice.
- To develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.
- To ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities.
- To ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views.
Research, Teaching and Training
- Where possible to collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trusts translational research portfolio, at all times meeting the full requirements of Research Governance.
- To provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health care professions as required by the Clinical Director.
- To act as educational supervisor and appraiser as delegated by the Clinical Director to ensure external accreditation of training post.
Performance Management
- To work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:
- Clinical efficiency e.g. Immunotherapy response rates, DNA rates.
- Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-admission rates.
- Financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively e.g. managing locum agency spend, monitoring and managing the drug budget to target, ensuring accuracy of clinical data for the team.
- Operational efficiency
Medical Staff Management
- To work with colleagues to ensure junior doctors hours are compliant in line with EWTD and New Deal.
- To ensure that adequate systems and procedures are in place to control and monitor leave for junior medical staff and to ensure that there is appropriate cover within the clinical areas, including on-call commitments.
- To participate in the recruitment of junior medical staff as and when required.
- To participate in team objective setting as part of the annual job planning cycle.
- To be responsible for the annual appraisal of all doctors in training, Trust doctors, Clinical Fellows and non-consultant grades as delegated by the Clinical Director/General Manager.
Governance
- To review clinical outcomes in designated area using external benchmarking data where appropriate, to identify and advise variances to the Care Group Lead / Clinical
- Participate in clinical audit, incident reporting and analysis and to ensure resulting actions are implemented.
- To work closely with the Directorate, Patient and Public Involvement panels in relation to clinical and services developments as delegated by the Care Group Lead /Clinical Director.
- Participate in ensuring NICE requirements are reviewed and implemented and monitored in the specialty areas.
- To ensure clinical guidelines and protocols are adhered and updated on a regular basis.
- To keep fully informed about best practice in the specialty areas and ensure implications for practice changes are discussed with the Care Group Lead / Clinical Director.
- To role model good practice for infection control to all members of the multidisciplinary team.
- To both assure and promote good practice in relation to all aspects of clinical governance, working closely with the Lead for Quality and Patient experience.
Strategy and Business Planning
- To participate in the business planning and objective setting process for the directorate and Trust where appropriate.
- To represent the Trust at appropriate clinical networks/other external clinical meetings, as delegated by the Care Group Lead / Clinical Director.
Leadership and Team Working
- To demonstrate excellent leadership skills with regard to individual performance, clinical teams, the Trust and when participating in national or local initiatives.
- To work collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team as required.
- To chair regular meetings for the specialties.
- To resolve conflict and difficult situations through negotiation and discussion, involving appropriate parties.
- Adhere to Trust/departmental guidelines on leave including reporting absence.
Medical audit
- The post holder will be required to participate in medical audit and in continuing medical education.
Clinical support staff
- Dedicated sessions for other disciplines such as dietetics, physiotherapy, pharmacy and psychology support the outpatient and inpatient services.
Other support
- The appointee will have shared office space, Trust IT access with appropriate hardware and secretarial support.
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible for full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practise.
- On GMC Specialist Register or within six months of attaining CCT.
- MRCPCH
Desirable
- Higher degree eg MD, PhD in Allergy relevant area.
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in paediatric allergy, preferably in a recognised paediatric allergy centre.
Desirable
- Accredited GRID Training in paediatric allergy, with extensive experience of supervising high risk food/drug challenges. Or in possession (or in the process of applying for) a Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) in paediatric allergy
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Ability to manage full range of severe and complex allergy in children.
- Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to plan and participate in the training of clinical staff.
Audit Managment and IT
Essential
- Experience of clinical governance, audit and management.
- Understanding of principles of audit.
- Appropriate IT skills required
Research. Teaching skill & Experience
Essential
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff.
Desirable
- Allergy related publications in high impact journals.
- Peer reviewed publications.
Leadership / Management skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
- Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
- Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others. Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure. Ability to work as part of a team.
- Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff.
- Knowledge of finance and budgets.
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible for full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practise.
- On GMC Specialist Register or within six months of attaining CCT.
- MRCPCH
Desirable
- Higher degree eg MD, PhD in Allergy relevant area.
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in paediatric allergy, preferably in a recognised paediatric allergy centre.
Desirable
- Accredited GRID Training in paediatric allergy, with extensive experience of supervising high risk food/drug challenges. Or in possession (or in the process of applying for) a Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) in paediatric allergy
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Ability to manage full range of severe and complex allergy in children.
- Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to plan and participate in the training of clinical staff.
Audit Managment and IT
Essential
- Experience of clinical governance, audit and management.
- Understanding of principles of audit.
- Appropriate IT skills required
Research. Teaching skill & Experience
Essential
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff.
Desirable
- Allergy related publications in high impact journals.
- Peer reviewed publications.
Leadership / Management skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
- Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
- Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others. Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure. Ability to work as part of a team.
- Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff.
- Knowledge of finance and budgets.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
