Consultant

Consultant in Clinical Immunology

Barts Health NHS Trust

CQC: Requires improvement

London

Salary

£109,725 – £145,478

Posted

29 Apr

About the role

The advertised post is for a full-time Substantive Consultant in the Department of Immunology at the Bart’s Health NHS Trust. The post provides the opportunity to work in one of the largest Immunology departments in the country.

Barts Health NHS Trust is one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers and of the the largest Trusts in the NHS. The trust provides a wide range of specialist tertiary services, including Clinical Immunology. The Clinical Immunology service is an accredited centre for primary immunodeficiency (QPIDS), one of the largest primary immunodeficiency centres in the country and the largest Hereditary Angioedema centre. The diagnostic Immunology laboratory is UKAS ISO15189-accredited and is a specialist laboratory within a newly formed pathology partnership. We have an outstanding training record for medical trainees as well as biomedical and clinical scientists and a very active research team.

The successful candidate will be required to adhere to the Trust's policy on Maintaining Medical Excellence and to be committed to maintaining their standard of performance by keeping their knowledge and skills up to date.

The provisional interview date for this post is the 22md of June

Consultant in Clinical Immunology

Barts Health NHS Trust

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The post-holder will have a shared responsibility for clinical and laboratory work in keeping with the job plan of the post. Main duties of the post include:

Weekly Adult Immunology Clinic

Support the day case unit and participate in the assessment and management of a wide range of patients with immunological disease

Lead consultant for subspecialty clinic and associated portfolio of clinical trials if applicable

Provide clinical liaison with other specialities for outpatient and in-patient care for

Patients with immunological conditions

Support the home care programmes and provide advice over the telephone

Participate in the laboratory rota for clinical authorisation and commenting and interpretation of laboratory results

Provide ward consultation and advice to other specialties

Contribute to external SLA support

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Other clinical links and joint clinics may be developed according to the needs of the service and the post holder expertise.

Together with consultant colleagues, the post holder will be responsible for the provision of Barts Health Immunology service. The post holder will be expected to support the relevant specialty lead(s) in the management of the Immunology service.

The configuration of responsibilities will be reviewed from time to time and the post holder will be expected to work with consultant colleagues to provide a reliable and expeditious service, with scope for service development.

The rota(s) will be subject to negotiation between colleagues. Should disputes regarding rota(s) arise, the Lead Clinician will mediate.

Compliance with the requirements of good clinical governance and national arrangements for medical recertification will be expected. DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service, formally CRB) checks will be applied.

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Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

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Person specification

Essential

Evidence of continuing personal and professional development and keeps up to date with medical advance
MBBS/MB ChB or equivalent
MRCP or evidence of equivalent qualification
FRCPath or evidence of equivalent qualification
Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or eligible for registration within six months of interview).
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
Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT.
Commitment in participating and understanding of the management process, and to demonstrating clinical leadership.
Thorough and broad training and experience in Immunology.
Ability to take responsibility for delivering service without direct supervision
Thorough understanding of the principles of medical audit
Undertaken audit projects
Experience of undergraduate and/or postgraduate teaching or training
Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance.
Knowledge and experience of Immunology
Knowledge of evidence-based practice
Good knowledge of, and ability to use, spoken and written English.
Broad range of IT skills
Professional attitude towards work, reliability, good attendance record and tidy personal appearance
Ability to communicate effectively with clinical colleagues, colleagues in pathology and support staff

Desirable

Academic degree in Immunology – MSc/MD/PhD
Attendance in a “training the trainers” or equivalent course Management training course
Experience of undergraduate and/or postgraduate exam preparation
Interest in research with peer reviewed publications
Participation in service improvement projects
Advanced skills IT training courses