Job summary
CONSULTANT IN PAEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES
5PA permanent position
Applications are invited for a 5 PA consultant post in the Paediatric Infectious Diseases Unit based at St. George's Hospital. The Paediatric Infectious Diseases Unit provides a regional PID service to the old South West Thames region. The work of the PIDU includes care of PID inpatient children as well as an outpatient service for children with immunodeficiency and infectious diseases conditions. Specialist services are provided for HIV, primary immunodeficiencies, congenital infections and TB and include regular multidisciplinary meetings.
St. George's is a large teaching hospital affiliated with St. George's University of London Medical School. It is a major centre for clinical care, teaching and research. Children's services provide local and tertiary Paediatric services and the PID team work closely with specialist Paediatric services including surgery, PICU, neurology, genetics, respiratory, ophthalmology, ENT, plastic surgery, endocrinology, gastroenterology, orthopaedics, neurosurgery, radiology, metabolic diseases and Newborn Services.
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust operates a No Smoking Policy.
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Main duties of the job
Outpatient clinics-
- Lead outpatient clinics in paediatric immunology (including PID, autoinflammatory, and immune dysregulation disorders) and vaccinology
- Engage in joint multidisciplinary clinics (e.g. respiratory).
- Participate in the immunoglobulin home therapy and SCID programme
- Act as a clinical lead for vaccination advice and post-exposure prophylaxis in complex patients
- Participate in the fortnightly immunology MDT and weekly complex infection MDT.
Out of hours work and on call
The out of hours Paediatric Infectious Diseases service is a 24 hour/7 day a week responsibility while acting as the attending Paediatric Infectious Diseases Consultant.
Management responsibility
The postholder is expected to be involved with teaching junior paediatric staff in the morning tutorials, case presentations and the Paediatric Grand Round.
About us
With over 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, we are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London. Our main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region. In addition to acute hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.
St George's Healthcare serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people. The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopytraining centre.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is a Clinical substantive post; 5 programmed activities will be designated for clinical work.
The post holder will provide 8 weeks of consultant service for the Paediatric infectious diseases ward per year. During these attending weeks, they will do daily ward rounds, daily board rounds and review all newly admitted patients under the Paediatric Infectious Diseases team or under shared care with other teams each day. Furthermore, patients attending the ward either for review within POPAT (paediatric Outpatient Parenteral Therapy) or as emergency review for POSCU (Paediatric Oncology Shared Care Unit), HIV, congenital infections or TB etc will be assessed. During the attending week, the consultant is on call 24/7 and can be contacted via the switchboard.
The postholder will contribute to the inpatient and outpatient management of children with suspected or confirmed immunodeficiencies, working as part of a multidisciplinary team that includes immunology nurses, microbiologists, pharmacists, and other specialist healthcare professionals. There will be an expectation to participate in the delivery of immunoglobulin services, SCID screening (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency), vaccination advice, and the development and accreditation of immunology services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is a Clinical substantive post; 5 programmed activities will be designated for clinical work.
The post holder will provide 8 weeks of consultant service for the Paediatric infectious diseases ward per year. During these attending weeks, they will do daily ward rounds, daily board rounds and review all newly admitted patients under the Paediatric Infectious Diseases team or under shared care with other teams each day. Furthermore, patients attending the ward either for review within POPAT (paediatric Outpatient Parenteral Therapy) or as emergency review for POSCU (Paediatric Oncology Shared Care Unit), HIV, congenital infections or TB etc will be assessed. During the attending week, the consultant is on call 24/7 and can be contacted via the switchboard.
The postholder will contribute to the inpatient and outpatient management of children with suspected or confirmed immunodeficiencies, working as part of a multidisciplinary team that includes immunology nurses, microbiologists, pharmacists, and other specialist healthcare professionals. There will be an expectation to participate in the delivery of immunoglobulin services, SCID screening (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency), vaccination advice, and the development and accreditation of immunology services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MRCP or equivalent
- Full registration with the General Medical Council
- CCT in Paediatrics (infection/immunity/allergy) or within 6 months of attaining it
Desirable
- Higher degree (PhD/MD) awarded
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Flexible
- Empathetic
- Enthusiastic
- Committed to embedding practices which embrace diversity and promote equality of opportunity
- Commitment to excellence in clinical care
- Committed to Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Research Experience
Desirable
- Experience of and track record in research
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals
Clinical experience
Essential
- Demonstrable, significant and ongoing experience in paediatric infectious diseases
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Desirable
- Experience medical student teaching
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MRCP or equivalent
- Full registration with the General Medical Council
- CCT in Paediatrics (infection/immunity/allergy) or within 6 months of attaining it
Desirable
- Higher degree (PhD/MD) awarded
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Flexible
- Empathetic
- Enthusiastic
- Committed to embedding practices which embrace diversity and promote equality of opportunity
- Commitment to excellence in clinical care
- Committed to Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Research Experience
Desirable
- Experience of and track record in research
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals
Clinical experience
Essential
- Demonstrable, significant and ongoing experience in paediatric infectious diseases
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Desirable
- Experience medical student teaching
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).
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).
