Consultant Immunologist with an interest in Allergy

Job description

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Job Description

1. JOB TITLE: Consultant Immunologist with an interest in Allergy

1. GRADE: Consultant

1. DEPARTMENT: Immunology

1. ACCOUNTABLE TO: Managerial Responsibility:

Dr Siraj Misbah, Clinical Lead

Professional Accountability:

Prof Meghana Pandit, Medical Director

Administered through Dr Larry Fitton, Divisional Director

Teaching/Research

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a teaching hospital trust, and the post-holder will be required to participate in programmes for teaching clinical students, training junior doctors and in clinical examinations. It is expected that this will be an integral part of everyday clinical activity. The post-holders contribution to teaching, training and research will be included in the regular job plan review.

Clinical Governance

The post-holder will participate in all clinical governance activities, including clinical audit, clinical effectiveness, risk management, quality improvement activities as required by the Trust, and external accrediting bodies.

Outline Job Plan Weekly provisional Programmed Activities

An indicative timetable and job plan is attached. The final job plan for the post can be negotiated and agreed with the clinical lead upon appointment.

NB Planned new clinic room availability in 2019/20 may allow potential job-plan & clinic provision flexibility.

This is an indicative job plan, the actual initial job plan worked will be negotiated with the Clinical Director upon appointment.

Annual and study leave arrangements must be co-ordinated within the specialty to ensure there is an acceptable level of consultant cover.

On-call is non-resident, principally offering telephone advice so no in lieu time is offered for weekend work. Time off in lieu is offered for additional DCC clinical workload above that agreed in the final job-plan.

Service Description

The Clinical Immunology Service for the Oxford Deanery covers the district of the four counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire, making a population total of just under 3 million. The Department provides clinical and laboratory services to a population of 2.5million in the catchment area of the equivalent of the Thames Valley Strategic Health Authority.

The NHS Department of Clinical Immunology provides a tertiary regional service to a population of ~1.4 million. It provides comprehensive treatment of immunological diseases, in particular primary and secondary immune deficiencies, systemic autoimmune diseases and vasculitis (jointly with rheumatology) and complex allergies. The department manages the Department of Health's demand management plan for Intravenous Immunoglobulin for a number of Trusts (OUH, Milton Keynes GH, Buckinghamshire hospitals, Royal Berkshire Hospital and Northampton General Hospital) with one of the consultants designated as the lead.

The department provides a comprehensive specialist allergy service encompassing drug allergy, anaesthetic allergy, general allergy (inhalants, foods), anaphylaxis and venom immunotherapy. It is registered with the UK Improving Quality in Allergy Services accreditation scheme and is actively working towards accreditation.

The Clinical Immunology service was the first in the UK to be re-accredited by the Royal College of Physicians Quality in Primary Immunodeficiency Services scheme (QPIDS), in addition to badges of international recognition as a Centre of Excellence from the US Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies (FOCIS).

In 2008, the clinical activities were moved to refurbished accommodation on the John Radcliffe Hospital site, with 8 stations for day care (immunoglobulin therapies for replacement and immunomodulation, desensitisation and skin testing) and appropriate outpatient facilities for assessment clinics.

The regional Immunology Laboratory, at the Churchill Hospital, provides a comprehensive diagnostic service. The Laboratory is accredited by UKAS and participates in all relevant EQA schemes.

The department is accredited by a number of bodies for medical and scientific training JRCPTB for specialty registrars, IBMS and HPC for healthcare scientists

Main Conditions of Service

1. The post is covered by the national 2003 Terms and Conditions of Service of Hospital Medical and Dental Staff (England and Wales) and the Conditions of Service determined by the General Whitley Council for the Health Services (Great Britain), as amended from time to time. As the Trust develops it will review these terms and may vary the national agreements to respond to local conditions and reflect Trust requirements following negotiation with the BMA Local Negotiating Committee.

1. The new consultant will be required to maintain their private residence in contact with the public telephone service, and to reside within ten miles by road from the Churchill Hospital unless specific written approval for a greater distance is given by the Medical Director of the Trust.

1. The salary scale is £84,559.00 £114,003.00 with nine thresholds

1. The successful candidate must hold full registration and licence to practice with the GMC.

1. The successful candidate must have CCT (or equivalent for non-UK applicants of equivalent status), or be accredited (or equivalent), and be on the GMC Specialist Register in the specialty appropriate for the consultant post at the time of taking up the consultant appointment.

1. The successful candidate is not required to subscribe to a recognised professional defence organisation to fulfil their contractual obligations to this Trust, however they should ensure that they have adequate defence cover as appropriate, for example, for private and Category 2 work, and for GMC disciplinary proceedings.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential

• Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC), or be eligible for registration within six months of interview.
• MRCP or equivalent
• FRCPath Immunology or show evidence of equivalent qualification
• Specialty Certificate Examination in Allergy
• CCT registration on GMC Specialist Register in Immunology OR Allergy within 6 months of achieving CCT at the time of interview

Desirable

• Higher medical / scientific degree - MD, PhD/DPhil

Experience

Essential

• General training in immunology & allergy to consultant level or equivalent
• High level of competence in diagnosis & management of allergy
• Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent leadership skills. Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the e level of a consultant in a teaching hospital.
• Effective administrative and time management skills. Training in clinical management.
• Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork
• Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training.
• Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities
• Evidence of active interest and participation in research

Desirable

• Management qualification.
• Education / teaching qualification
• Peer reviewed publications
• Research grants

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Immunology Department, John Radcliffe Hospital

Old Road

Headington, Oxford

OX3 7LJ

Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)