Job summary
This
is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic trainee to gain experience and
develop clinical skills in Paediatric Allergy that could contribute to SPIN
competencies.
Leeds
Paediatric Allergy service is one of the largest in the country currently
providing a secondary and tertiary allergy service to children of Leeds and
Yorkshire. The large multidisciplinary team includes four paediatric allergy
consultants, a specialty doctor, 5 allergy nurse specialists, 4 allergy
dietitians and clinical psychologist.
The service supports children with IgE and non-IgE mediated food
allergy, allergic asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, drug allergy,
venom allergy, chronic spontaneous urticaria and complex multisystem allergic
disease. The service provides skin prick testing, intradermal testing, oral
food challenges, supervised feeds, allergen specific immunotherapy and systemic
treatments for severe chronic spontaneous urticaria. Oral graded challenges are
run on designated Childrens Allergy Day Unit (CADU) facility five days a week.
Whilst allergen specific immunotherapy is currently mainly offered for inhalant
allergy, there are plans to imminently start offering oral immunotherapy for
peanut allergy.
Main duties of the job
As
a part of this exciting and unique role, successful post holder will have
following clinical responsibilities:
1. Attendance at regular paediatric
allergy clinics and after a period of training, undertaking general paediatric
allergy clinics with support of the supervising consultant.
2. Training in performing and
interpretation of diagnostic tests include skin prick testing, intradermal
testing, specific IgE blood testing, component resolved diagnostics.
3. Active supervised role in consult
service which involves seeing in-patient cases for all the sub-specialities
within the hospital
4. Routine role in supervision of day-case
provocation challenges and immunotherapy
5. Regular attendance at weekly clinical/educational
meetings
6. Attendance at departmental study days,
as well as BSACI and BPAIIG study days
The
trainee will also be expected to perform an audit and take an active role in
the review of current guidelines and the development of new guidelines. They will be encouraged to take an active
role in the departmental research programme and to present their work at
regional, national and international meetings.
About us
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute
Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West
Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for
our patients.
By
bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire
and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change
to deliver the highest quality care. By
working for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust this is your opportunity to be a
part of that change.
Paediatric
allergy Leeds Paediatric Allergy service provides a secondary and tertiary
allergy service to children of Leeds and Yorkshire. The large multidisciplinary
team includes paediatric allergy consultants, allergy nurses, allergy
dietitians and clinical psychologist.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process
of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As
such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right
to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do
experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please
bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if
you have any questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. BACKGROUND
Leeds
Children's Hospital is offering Out Of Programme Pause (OOPP) positions in 7
sub-speciality areas. OOPP positions
allow trainees to take a step out of formal training for one year and have any
competencies gained whilst out of training assessed upon their return.
Leeds
Childrens Hospital is offering 7 fantastic opportunities, starting in
September 2024.
Paediatric
allergy Leeds Paediatric Allergy service provides a secondary and tertiary
allergy service to children of Leeds and Yorkshire. The large multidisciplinary
team includes paediatric allergy consultants, allergy nurses, allergy
dietitians and clinical psychologist.
The service supports children with IgE and non-IgE mediated food
allergy, allergic asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, drug allergy,
venom allergy, chronic spontaneous urticaria and complex multisystem allergic
disease. As a part of this exciting and unique role, successful post holder
will experience allergy clinics, training in performing and interpretation of
diagnostic tests including skin prick testing, intradermal testing, specific
IgE blood testing, component resolved diagnostics, supervision of day-case
provocation challenges and immunotherapy, attendance at departmental study
days, as well as BSACI and BPAIIG study days
2. OBJECTIVES OF THE POST
As
a part of these exciting and unique roles, successful post holder will have
following clinical responsibilities
Paediatric
Allergy
1. Attendance at regular paediatric
allergy clinics and after a period of training, undertaking general paediatric
allergy clinics with support of the supervising consultant.
2. Training in performing and
interpretation of diagnostic tests include skin prick testing, intradermal
testing, specific IgE blood testing, component resolved diagnostics.
3. Active supervised role in consult
service which involves seeing in-patient
cases for all the sub-specialities within the hospital
4. Routine role in supervision of day-case
provocation challenges and immunotherapy
5. Regular attendance at weekly
clinical/educational meetings
6. Attendance at departmental study days,
as well as BSACI and BPAIIG study days
3. REQUIREMENTS OF THE POST
3.1 General Training and Qualifications
See
Person Specification.
3.2 Experience
The
successful applicant should be able to work at ST4-7 level or to be able to
demonstrate equivalent level experience.
The
successful applicant will have both inpatient and outpatient duties
They
will need to be confident in the assessment of sick children
They
will need experience of working in a multidisciplinary team and have excellent
verbal and written communication skills
They
will need to have a good understanding of research methodology and be able to
supervise and support clinical assessments as part of a research study. They
will need to have, or be prepared to undertake, good clinical practice (GCP)
training.
3.3 Personal Attributes
The
appointee will have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are
adequate to enable effective communications about medical topics with patients
and colleagues. See also Person
Specification.
They
need to be enthusiastic, keen to learn and demonstrate commitment to delivering
high quality care as part of the neurosciences team
3.4 Clinical Audit
The
appointee will be expected to attend and contribute to Audit meetings, mortality
and morbidity meetings and application of agreed clinical guidelines.
6. THE LEEDS WAY VALUES
Our
values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as
a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff
and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:
Patient-centered
Collaborative
Fair
Accountable
Empowered
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. BACKGROUND
Leeds
Children's Hospital is offering Out Of Programme Pause (OOPP) positions in 7
sub-speciality areas. OOPP positions
allow trainees to take a step out of formal training for one year and have any
competencies gained whilst out of training assessed upon their return.
Leeds
Childrens Hospital is offering 7 fantastic opportunities, starting in
September 2024.
Paediatric
allergy Leeds Paediatric Allergy service provides a secondary and tertiary
allergy service to children of Leeds and Yorkshire. The large multidisciplinary
team includes paediatric allergy consultants, allergy nurses, allergy
dietitians and clinical psychologist.
The service supports children with IgE and non-IgE mediated food
allergy, allergic asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, drug allergy,
venom allergy, chronic spontaneous urticaria and complex multisystem allergic
disease. As a part of this exciting and unique role, successful post holder
will experience allergy clinics, training in performing and interpretation of
diagnostic tests including skin prick testing, intradermal testing, specific
IgE blood testing, component resolved diagnostics, supervision of day-case
provocation challenges and immunotherapy, attendance at departmental study
days, as well as BSACI and BPAIIG study days
2. OBJECTIVES OF THE POST
As
a part of these exciting and unique roles, successful post holder will have
following clinical responsibilities
Paediatric
Allergy
1. Attendance at regular paediatric
allergy clinics and after a period of training, undertaking general paediatric
allergy clinics with support of the supervising consultant.
2. Training in performing and
interpretation of diagnostic tests include skin prick testing, intradermal
testing, specific IgE blood testing, component resolved diagnostics.
3. Active supervised role in consult
service which involves seeing in-patient
cases for all the sub-specialities within the hospital
4. Routine role in supervision of day-case
provocation challenges and immunotherapy
5. Regular attendance at weekly
clinical/educational meetings
6. Attendance at departmental study days,
as well as BSACI and BPAIIG study days
3. REQUIREMENTS OF THE POST
3.1 General Training and Qualifications
See
Person Specification.
3.2 Experience
The
successful applicant should be able to work at ST4-7 level or to be able to
demonstrate equivalent level experience.
The
successful applicant will have both inpatient and outpatient duties
They
will need to be confident in the assessment of sick children
They
will need experience of working in a multidisciplinary team and have excellent
verbal and written communication skills
They
will need to have a good understanding of research methodology and be able to
supervise and support clinical assessments as part of a research study. They
will need to have, or be prepared to undertake, good clinical practice (GCP)
training.
3.3 Personal Attributes
The
appointee will have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are
adequate to enable effective communications about medical topics with patients
and colleagues. See also Person
Specification.
They
need to be enthusiastic, keen to learn and demonstrate commitment to delivering
high quality care as part of the neurosciences team
3.4 Clinical Audit
The
appointee will be expected to attend and contribute to Audit meetings, mortality
and morbidity meetings and application of agreed clinical guidelines.
6. THE LEEDS WAY VALUES
Our
values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as
a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff
and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:
Patient-centered
Collaborative
Fair
Accountable
Empowered
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Ability to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement to problems
- Ability to prioritise clinical need
- Ability to maximise safety and minimise risk
- Evidence that present achievement andperformance is commensurate with totality of their period of training
- At least 4 years experience in paediatrics by the time of intended start date
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- Successful completion of MRCPCH by time of interview
Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues
- Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management, evidence-based practice, patient safety, and clinical quality improvement initiatives
- Demonstrates knowledge of evidence-informed practice
- Demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication & capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation
Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills
Essential
- Be eligible for full registration with, and hold a current licence to practise from, the GMC at intended start date
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
- Advanced Paediatric Life Support Certificate from the Resuscitation Council UK or equivalent
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Ability to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement to problems
- Ability to prioritise clinical need
- Ability to maximise safety and minimise risk
- Evidence that present achievement andperformance is commensurate with totality of their period of training
- At least 4 years experience in paediatrics by the time of intended start date
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- Successful completion of MRCPCH by time of interview
Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues
- Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management, evidence-based practice, patient safety, and clinical quality improvement initiatives
- Demonstrates knowledge of evidence-informed practice
- Demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication & capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation
Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills
Essential
- Be eligible for full registration with, and hold a current licence to practise from, the GMC at intended start date
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
- Advanced Paediatric Life Support Certificate from the Resuscitation Council UK or equivalent
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
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).
