Consultant Immunologist

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Salford; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave allowance

Flexible working opportunities

Protected hours for wellbeing

Job summary

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Consultant Immunologist to lead and develop the allergy and immunology service at Salford Royal Hospital. The post involves adult immunodeficiency and allergy clinics, in-patient consultant care, and involvement in regional laboratory activities.

The appointee will supervise nursing and medical staff, contribute to guidelines, and support quality improvement and accreditation initiatives within a large NHS trust that values care, appreciation

Qualifications

• Experience and expertise in allergy and clinical immunology.
• Ability to conduct clinics for immunodeficiency and allergy.
• Experience in writing and updating clinical guidelines and protocols.
• Leadership and supervision of nursing and junior medical staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive allergy and immunology services at Salford Royal Hospital.
• Conduct weekly clinics for investigation and management of immunodeficiency and allergy in adults.
• Supervise long-term treatment of patients with immune deficiency and allergy.
• Coordinate day-care activities including immunoglobulin therapy and allergen immunotherapy.
• Contribute to accreditation processes and guideline development.

Skills

Allergy & immunology expertise

Clinical governance

Education & training

Job description

The appointee will, together with 2 other Consultant colleagues, be responsible for the provision of a comprehensive, efficient, and high-quality clinical Immunology service at Salford Royal Hospital, the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA).
Duties will encompass all aspects of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. An Honorary Contract with Manchester Foundation Trust (Site of the Greater Manchester Immunology laboratory) can be arranged for limited involvement with regional immunology laboratory.

• Participate in and have a role in maintaining and developing allergy and immunology services, management, and triage of referrals.
• Participate in maintaining or acquiring accreditation for immunodeficiency and allergy.
• Conduct weekly clinics for the investigation and management of immunodeficiency and allergy in adults.
• Supervise and manage the long-term treatment of patients with immune deficiency and allergy.
• Participate in day-care, supervising immunoglobulin replacement therapy, allergen immunotherapy, and challenge/provocation testing.
• Advise on the care of inpatients, in consultation with colleagues from other specialities.
• Contribute to writing and updating clinical guidelines and protocols.
• Supervise and support specialist nursing team.
• Participate in training nurses, immunology trainees and undergraduate medical students.
• Maintain and support continuous quality improvement by achieving and maintaining QPIDS and IQAS accreditation.
  

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Archana Herwadkar Job title: Consultant Immunologist Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0161 206 0522
Victoria Fox
Managing Director
Division of Clinical Support Services and Tertiary Medicine
Northern Care Alliance
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