Consultant Paediatrician with Special Interest in Paediatric Allergy

Consultant Paediatrician with Special Interest in Paediatric Allergy

The closing date is 22 March 2026

This is a substantive replacement General Paediatric Consultant post with an interest in allergy. The remit of the postholder will be to work within the multi-disciplinary team providing and care for Children at PRUH working on the general paediatric rota and contributing to the paediatric allergy service. In addition, the individual will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the Care Group while having a commitment to teaching and training of junior staff.

Main duties of the job

All employees are expected to undertake work on any of the Trust's sites as required by the service. As a senior employee of the Trust, you will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust's patients. Integral to these responsibilities are the following:

The provision of a first-class clinical service

Effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty

Sustaining and developing teaching and research in conjunction with King's College London / KHP

Undertaking all work in accordance with the Trust's procedures and operating policies

Conducting clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust's service plans

Maintaining the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Care Group or the Trust

About us

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts, with a turnover of £1.8bn per annum - and we are delighted you are considering a career with us.

Our teams provide services out of five hospitals across South East London and Kent, namely King's College Hospital, the Princess Royal University Hospital, Orpington Hospital, Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup, and Beckenham Beacon.

We employ nearly 14,000 staff, who together treat over 1.5 million patients every year.

We provide a full range of local and specialist services, and our teams are nationally and internationally recognised for our work in liver disease and transplantation, neurosciences, cardiac, haemato-oncology, fetal medicine, stroke, major trauma, and emergency medicine.

Job responsibilities

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

11. Together with other colleagues, to provide a high quality care service to patients. This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the Care Group.

22. Shared responsibility with other colleagues for providing 24 hours, 7 days a week cover for the Unit on a rota basis. Responsible also for covering colleagues periods of annual leave and short-term sickness as detailed in your contract.

33. Provide clinical supervision of junior medical/dental practitionersas a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.

44. Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives.

55. Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Groups management team where part of the service structure.

66. Contribute to the Care Groups research interests in accordance with the Trusts R&D framework.

77. Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, Clinical Governance programmes and Learning from Deaths.

88. Take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the Care Groups Business Plan. This may include assisting with discussions regarding service plans and developments with internal and external agencies.

99. Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s).

110. Exercise professional leadership for all staff working in the specialty. This will include fostering and developing projects focused towards these ends and ensuring that the momentum of post-qualification professional education and other appropriate training is maintained.

111. Work in conjunction with clinical and other professional colleagues to ensure that the productivity of staff within the specialty is maintained and their job satisfaction is enhanced. This may include involvement in the appraisal process for peers and/or junior colleagues.

112. Undertake Care Group management duties as agreed with the Care Group/Departmental Manager/Clinical Director.

113. Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene.

114. Prepare for and undertake the protective interventions that you are responsible for in a manner that is consistent with evidence-based practice and maintaining patient safety.

115. Kings is committed to providing Consultant led 7-day services and in the event of future developments the post holder would be expected to contribute equally with other Consultant colleagues.

Person Specification Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCPCH or equivalent
• APLS/EPLS provider status, up to date
• Child Protection training / Safeguarding training (minimum level 3)
• Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD)
• SPIN in Paediatric Allergy

Registration

• Full Registration with GMC
• Name on GMC Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment

Training and Experience

• Wide experience in all aspects of Paediatrics, culminating in award of CCT or equivalent
• Experience and evidence of working independently at consultant level in paediatric allergy
• Experience of working in the UK
• Experience in managing children in the acute in patient and outpatients setting
• Specialist training in Management and Leadership
• Experience working independently at consultant level in general paediatrics

Administration

• Ability to prioritise administrative tasks and to work co-operatively with administrative and clerical staff
• Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills
• Familiar with current structure of UK National Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes

Management and Leadership

• Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams
• Ability to manage and lead an MDT
• Management course and/or qualification

Audit and Quality Improvement

• Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit
• Must have undertaken and completed audit projects

Research and Publications

• Understand principles and applications of clinical research
• Publication of relevant review articles or case reports

Teaching

• Experience of teaching undergraduates, junior doctors and allied health professionals
• Experience supervising junior doctors (all grades)
• Formal training in clinical teaching
• Teaching skills course/qualification

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.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

£109,725 to £145,478 per annum excl. London Zone Allowance.