Job summary
Consultant Immunologist and Allergist
Applications are invited for a Consultant Immunologist to join our dedicated and enthusiastic team committed to delivering high quality clinical and laboratory services both locally and regionally.
The Clinical Immunology and Allergy department in Leicester provides a specialist Immunology laboratory, adult and paediatric immunodeficiency services, and delivers adult allergy services in conjunction with the Adult Allergy department. The service is accredited to QPIDS and IQAS standards. The Department is a member of the regional Trent Immunology and Allergy Consortium (TRIAC) network, which aims to ensure provision of high quality Clinical Immunology and Allergy services across the broader region.
The appointment may be full time or less than full time. A locum appointment will be considered. This job plan is designed to offer as much flexibility as possible, with options for allergy, paediatrics or other special interests including research. You are entitled to funded study leave, and support for a relevant higher degree at a local or national university can be provided. Modification of the job content or working hours will be discussed on a personal basis in consultation with consultant colleagues. There is a mentorship scheme for all new consultant staff. Enhanced funding is available for relocation expenses and hospital accommodation can be arranged.
Main duties of the job
You will be expected to participate in day to day functions of the adult immunology service and immunology laboratory, including outpatient clinics for adult patients with suspected or diagnosed immunodeficiencies, advice and guidance for clinicians within the region, supervision and management of immunoglobulin replacement for patients with primary and secondary immune deficiencies, and participation in the immunodeficiency MDTs and the subregional immunoglobulin advisory panel. You may also choose to participate in adult allergy, paediatric immunodeficiency or other special interests including research.
You will be required to undertake management duties and work within a multidisciplinary team, and participate in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, clinical audit, research and development.
About us
UHL consists of 3 teaching hospitals and is one on the largest hospital trusts in England. Our hospitals include a regional congenital cardiac centre, a nationally renowned respiratory centre and one of the 5 ECMO centres in the UK. Our catchment area includes Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland as well as northern Northamptonshire, accounting for over a million people with significant rural and ethnically diverse populations. The area is a vibrant and welcoming place to live and work, from a modern city to 'picture postcard' villages.
The Immunology laboratory is fully accredited by UKAS and is co-located with clinical offices within a fully integrated Department on the Leicester Royal Infirmary site. There is a planned move to new purpose built premises on this site as part of the UHL 'building better hospitals' reconfiguration
programme. The laboratory offers a comprehensive range of immunology assays both locally and regionally for immunodeficiency, autoimmunity, allergy and haematological malignancies.
The Immunology consultants are supported by a Paediatrician with an interest in immunology, 2 Specialist Registrars, 4 Specialist Immunology and Allergy Nurses, a Band 3 Health Care Assistant and a Specialist Dietician. We work collaboratively with 2 Consultant Allergists from the Adult Allergy department and 1 Consultant Clinical Scientist. We are supported by 3 medical secretaries (2.0 WTE) and a dedicated clinic co-ordinator.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Membership of the Royal College of Pathologists, and full GMC registration with a license to practice and inclusion on the Specialist Register (or equivalent) is a requirement.
As this post is regulated by the Protection of Children Act 1999, The Criminal Justice Courts Act 2000 and / or the Care Standards Act 2000, an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Scheme check will be requested by the Trust in the event of a successful application.
The overriding purpose is to support the provision of highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement by:
- Sharing responsibility with current consultants for both laboratory and clinical immunology services in Leicester
- Sharing in laboratory reporting and liaison with service users (in association with medical and clinical scientist colleagues) re interpretation of diagnostic results and planning appropriate immunological investigation of patients
- Participation in out-patient clinics in adult immunology / immunodeficiency, including supervision of nurse led SCIG / IVIG clinics
- Participation in adult allergy outpatient clinics, challenge and immunotherapy clinics (working with medical and nursing colleagues in the RRCV CMG)
- Participation in multidisciplinary team meetings
- Participation in teaching and training of junior staff (including supervision, training, assessment and appraisal of specialist registrars, clinical scientists, and trainee healthcare scientists). The appointee will also have supervision responsibilities for junior medical staff within the specialty. If appropriate the post-holder will be named in the contract of junior staff as the person responsible for overseeing their training and as an initial source of advice to such doctors regarding their careers
- Participation in the service working towards and maintaining accreditation as a Primary Immunodeficiency Centre under the QPIDS accreditation scheme and as an Allergy Centre under IQAS accreditation scheme.
- Participation in the provision of a reliable, high quality Immunology laboratory service in order to provide routine and specialist services to nationally accepted standards (UKAS).
- Participation in the provision of a high quality Clinical Immunology and Allergy service in UHL by working with colleagues in the Trent Immunology and Allergy Consortium (TRIAC) network to common standards of care.
- Evaluation and implementation of recent developments and guidelines in the specialty to ensure that the department provides an up-to-date service and good practice
- Participation in service development and business planning in collaboration with the other Consultants in the department, the CMG and local GPs and commissioners within the local CCGs;
- Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education activity, locally and nationally;
- In line with GMC Good Medical Practice, it is the responsibility of the post-holder to ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest possible standard, and in accordance with current quality initiatives within the area of work
- Cover for colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absences
- The post-holder is expected to respond in a timely fashion to legitimate requests from Trust officers this might include investigations of incidents or
- The post-holder will be expected to undertake the Trust Corporate and Directorate specific Induction and competency Programmes appropriate to
- The post-holder will be required to maintain their continuing professional development (CPD) to be able to successfully revalidate. As per the Trust requirement the successful candidate will be required to have annual appraisal and attend / keep fully up to date with statutory and mandatory training as stipulated.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Membership of the Royal College of Pathologists, and full GMC registration with a license to practice and inclusion on the Specialist Register (or equivalent) is a requirement.
As this post is regulated by the Protection of Children Act 1999, The Criminal Justice Courts Act 2000 and / or the Care Standards Act 2000, an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Scheme check will be requested by the Trust in the event of a successful application.
The overriding purpose is to support the provision of highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement by:
- Sharing responsibility with current consultants for both laboratory and clinical immunology services in Leicester
- Sharing in laboratory reporting and liaison with service users (in association with medical and clinical scientist colleagues) re interpretation of diagnostic results and planning appropriate immunological investigation of patients
- Participation in out-patient clinics in adult immunology / immunodeficiency, including supervision of nurse led SCIG / IVIG clinics
- Participation in adult allergy outpatient clinics, challenge and immunotherapy clinics (working with medical and nursing colleagues in the RRCV CMG)
- Participation in multidisciplinary team meetings
- Participation in teaching and training of junior staff (including supervision, training, assessment and appraisal of specialist registrars, clinical scientists, and trainee healthcare scientists). The appointee will also have supervision responsibilities for junior medical staff within the specialty. If appropriate the post-holder will be named in the contract of junior staff as the person responsible for overseeing their training and as an initial source of advice to such doctors regarding their careers
- Participation in the service working towards and maintaining accreditation as a Primary Immunodeficiency Centre under the QPIDS accreditation scheme and as an Allergy Centre under IQAS accreditation scheme.
- Participation in the provision of a reliable, high quality Immunology laboratory service in order to provide routine and specialist services to nationally accepted standards (UKAS).
- Participation in the provision of a high quality Clinical Immunology and Allergy service in UHL by working with colleagues in the Trent Immunology and Allergy Consortium (TRIAC) network to common standards of care.
- Evaluation and implementation of recent developments and guidelines in the specialty to ensure that the department provides an up-to-date service and good practice
- Participation in service development and business planning in collaboration with the other Consultants in the department, the CMG and local GPs and commissioners within the local CCGs;
- Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education activity, locally and nationally;
- In line with GMC Good Medical Practice, it is the responsibility of the post-holder to ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest possible standard, and in accordance with current quality initiatives within the area of work
- Cover for colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absences
- The post-holder is expected to respond in a timely fashion to legitimate requests from Trust officers this might include investigations of incidents or
- The post-holder will be expected to undertake the Trust Corporate and Directorate specific Induction and competency Programmes appropriate to
- The post-holder will be required to maintain their continuing professional development (CPD) to be able to successfully revalidate. As per the Trust requirement the successful candidate will be required to have annual appraisal and attend / keep fully up to date with statutory and mandatory training as stipulated.
Person Specification
Commitment to Trust Values
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- o MB BS or equivalent
- o Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC), or be on specialist register within six months of interview.
- o Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview.
- o Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
- o FRCPath or equivalent
- MCRP or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- o Fully trained in Immunology
- o Substantial training / experience in all aspects of allergy as defined within the Immunology curriculum
Communication and relationship
Essential
- o All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication with patients and colleagues
Analytical and Judgement
Essential
- o Understanding and interest in research
- o Ability to supervise juniors undertaking research projects
Desirable
- o Publications in nationally and internationally recognised peer-reviewed journals on subjects relevant to the specialty
Planning and organisation
Essential
- o Experience of teaching medical students / post- graduate trainees
Desirable
- o Post graduate qualification in medical education
Person Specification
Commitment to Trust Values
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- o MB BS or equivalent
- o Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC), or be on specialist register within six months of interview.
- o Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview.
- o Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
- o FRCPath or equivalent
- MCRP or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- o Fully trained in Immunology
- o Substantial training / experience in all aspects of allergy as defined within the Immunology curriculum
Communication and relationship
Essential
- o All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication with patients and colleagues
Analytical and Judgement
Essential
- o Understanding and interest in research
- o Ability to supervise juniors undertaking research projects
Desirable
- o Publications in nationally and internationally recognised peer-reviewed journals on subjects relevant to the specialty
Planning and organisation
Essential
- o Experience of teaching medical students / post- graduate trainees
Desirable
- o Post graduate qualification in medical education
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).
