Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical 

 The postholder will be required to have experience in the management of complex, multisystem allergic disease.  

Clinical activity will be largely outpatient and day case based, with in-reach to other specialties as required. There will be no on-call commitment.  

Clinical work will include:  

·         Paediatric allergy clinics (across sites within WLCH). 

·         Supervision of day case procedures (food/drug challenges; immunotherapy; other diagnostics).  

·         The postholder will deliver 3.5 allergy clinic per week (frequency, day and proportion of clinics will change according to service needs and in conjunction with the successful candidate.

·         The postholder will provide consultant cover for the day-case unit (food/drug challenges, Immunotherapy/biologics 

· The post holder will be expected to undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of their patients and running of their clinical work. An office with PC, intra and internet access and secretarial support will be 

provided. The post holder will also be required to take part in an annual appraisal. Job planning review is undertaken by the Specialty Lead and/or Clinical Director.  

· The post holder will maintain a level of continuing professional development consistent with the recommendations of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. Appropriate arrangements for study leave will be made in conjunction with colleagues. The Trust supports CPD and funds are made available for this.  

· The post holder would be expected to participate in all relevant aspects of clinical governance, including maintaining up to date protocols, guidelines and clinical audit, and contributing to the different national and international accreditation processes in conjunction with the other consultants in the service. The post holder will also be expected to undertake administrative duties as shall from time to time be delegated to them by the Trust Board, its senior officers and the Director, Chief of Service and Clinical Leads of the Women and Children's CPG.  

· The post will be fully compliant for GMC requirements for revalidation. 

Research, teaching and training 

·                     The post holder will be expected and supported to develop and/or contribute to research initiatives, appropriate to previous experience and complementary to those programmes that exist within the wider research framework of the Directorate and Trust. Excellent research opportunities are available throughout the Trust and with Imperial College. A number of funding opportunities are available from the Biomedical Research Centre, the Trust Research Committee and from NIHR. In addition there are opportunities for research funding from the Medical Research Council, BBSRC, the Wellcome Trust and other medical charities.  

·                     The Paediatric Allergy Team is highly committed to education and teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level. 

·                     Supervision of MDT staff undertaking clinical activity across WLCH.