Consultant

Consultant Allergist (Subspecialty - Chronic Urticaria and Angioedema)

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

London

Salary

£113,565 – £150,569

Posted

6 days ago

About the role

The Adult Allergy Department is seeking a full time Consultant Allergist with Subspecialty in Chronic Urticaria and Angioedema to join a dynamic, enthusiastic and forward-thinking team. The Department offers a comprehensive range of allergy services and has been accredited as a Centre of Excellence by both the Global Allergy and Asthma European Network (GA2LEN) and the World Allergy Organisation (WAO). Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust has 5 hospital sites which are Guy's Hospital, St Thomas' Hospital, Royal Brompton Hospital, Harefield Hospital and Evelina London Children's Hospital. These clinics will be predominantly at the Guy's Hospital, some clinics would take place at St Thomas' Hospital and the Royal Brompton Hospital. As an organisation, we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This includes asking certain groups of staff to work more flexibly so that we can offer services to patients in the evenings and at weekends. We regard this flexibility as essential if we are to continue to provide first class patient care in the future. As a result, any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern of working in the future if required and in accordance with the provisions of the new Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust consultant contract.

Consultant Allergist (Subspecialty - Chronic Urticaria and Angioedema)

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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The main clinical components of the full time post are: 2.5 General Allergy clinics per week 1 Severe Urticaria clinic per week 1 Drug Allergy clinic per week 1 Challenge clinic per week Leadership of the Severe Urticaria Service (Allergy) and supporting with prescribing of biologics (homecare and outpatient)

The Trust consists of St Thomas' Hospital at Waterloo, including the Evelina Children's Hospital, Guy's Hospital at London Bridge, Royal Brompton Hospital at Chelsea and Harefield Hospital at Harefield. We are also part of King's Health Partners (KHP), which comprises King's College London, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. KHP is one of just five accredited UK Academic Health Sciences Centres (AHSCs). Through our AHSC, we are committed to making research and education integral to the delivery of high quality clinical care. The King's Health Partners Integrated Cancer Centre (ICC) is the vehicle for developing and managing cancer research, clinical services, and training and development across all the KHP partner organisations. Our hospitals have a long and proud history, dating back almost 900 years, and have been at the forefront of medical progress and innovation since they were founded. We continue to build on these traditions and have a reputation for clinical, teaching and research excellence.

Person specification

Essential

Eligible for full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practise.
MRCP (UK) or equivalent
CCT or equivalent in Allergy (Allergy and Clinical Immunology) or Immunology (Allergy, Clinical and Laboratory Immunology) / within 6m of CCT
Commitment to continuing medical education
Experience in Allergy Medicine
NHS experience
Experience in managing patients with Severe Urticaria and Angioedema
Experience in managing patients with Peri-operative Anaphylaxis
Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team.
Intradermal Skin Test
Drug Provocation Test
Food Provocation Test
Understanding of principles of audit.
Appropriate IT skills required.
Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research
Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff.
Communication; Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
Accountability; Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
Interpersonal Skills; Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
Ability to work as part of a team

Desirable

Higher education qualifications (such as post graduate certificate, diploma, MSc, PhD or higher)
Experience in Drug Desensitization
Drug Desensitization
Experience of clinical governance, audit and management.
Peer reviewed publications.
Experience in clinical research