Locum Consultant in Allergy

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is the biggest employer in Nottingham with over 19,000 staff

This advert is for a 1.0WTE Consultant in Allergy based at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (QMC Campus).

This appointment will be on the terms and conditions of the extant NHS Consultant contract. The contract is for a fixed 12 month period.

The successful candidate will be on the Full and Specialist Register of the GMC or be eligible for registration within six months of interview. It is expected that the appointee will hold Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP) or Pathologists (FRCPath).

Main duties of the job The appointee, in collaboration with the other consultants, will be expected to fulfil the duties within the agreed Job Plan.

Summary of Duties:

• participation in the provision of a clinical service in the diagnosis and management of patients with allergic disease. This may occasionally require review of individual patients on the wards or discussion with colleagues outside NUH, for example in other Trusts or in primary care.
• cover for colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absences.
• professional supervision and management of junior medical staff, nursing staff, specialist pharmacist, dietitian, STPs and clinical scientists where required
• responsibility for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and for contributing to undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing medical education activity locally and nationally.
• participating in medical audit, the Trust's Clinical Governance processes and in CPD.
• involvement in research, as appropriate to job plan
• a willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional, or national levels.
• the post holder must at all times carry out their duties with due regard to the Trust's Equal Opportunities Policy.

Working for our organisation Every day, our teams at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) make a difference. We save lives, we improve lives, and we usher in new life. We are proud to play a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of people in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and our surrounding communities.

With more than 20,000 colleagues, we are the largest employer in Nottinghamshire and one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country, serving more than 2.5m residents of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and a further four million people across the East Midlands and beyond. Our Trust spans over three sites including Queen's Medical Centre (QMC), Nottingham City Hospital and Ropewalk House.

We provide a range of national and internationally renowned specialist services, and we are at the forefront of new surgical procedures and research programmes.

We are home to the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre, the Nottingham Children's Hospital and in partnership with the University of Nottingham we host a Biomedical Research Centre carrying out vital research into hearing, digestive diseases, respiratory, musculoskeletal disease, mental health and imaging.

As a teaching hospital, we are instrumental in the education and training of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals. We are proud of our strong relationships with universities across the East Midlands, including the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University and Loughborough University.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities The appointee, in collaboration with the other consultants, will be expected to fulfil the duties within the agreed Job Plan.

Summary of Duties:

• participation in the provision of a clinical service in the diagnosis and management of patients with allergic disease. This may occasionally require review of individual patients on the wards or discussion with colleagues outside NUH, for example in other Trusts or in primary care.
• cover for colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absences.
• professional supervision and management of junior medical staff, nursing staff, specialist pharmacist, dietitian, STPs and clinical scientists where required
• responsibility for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and for contributing to undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing medical education activity locally and nationally.
• participating in medical audit, the Trust's Clinical Governance processes and in CPD.
• involvement in research, as appropriate to job plan
• a willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional, or national levels.
• the post holder must at all times carry out their duties with due regard to the Trust's Equal Opportunities Policy.

Person specification

• Full GMC registration
• MRCP/MRCPath or equivalent
• Eligible to be included on the Specialist Register within 6 months

Clinical Skills/Experience

• Experience in allergy including food, drug and venom allergy, rhinitis and urticaria
• Able to communicate effectively with patients, carers and the wider MD
• Specific training in patient safety and/or human factors/ communication skills
• Experience in drug allergy testing and challenge

Management Skills

• Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery
• Able to work as a team and delegate when appropriate
• Higher management degree or qualification or training
• Experience of change management

Personal Skills/Qualities

• Able to work flexibly in a changing health service
• Able to use the Trust's IT support systems

Teaching, Audit & Research

• Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit
• Able to teach and support junior/wider MDT effectively
• Original Research Publications

Please note that this post does not attract relocation expenses.

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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

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If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:

• Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
• Start an Apprenticeship
• Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training

Salary The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy NHS employees within the East Midlands who are 'at risk' of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

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Consent

• Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
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