An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dedicated and enthusiastic immunologist to join Manchester Foundation Trust (MFT). The role is based at Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI) but with the opportunity to work across the MFT immunology and allergy services at both MRI and Wythenshawe Hospital and at Salford Royal Hospital (part of Northern Care Alliance - NCA). This is a great opportunity for colleagues as Greater Manchester (GM) is an excellent place to live and work. The two immunology services provide care for all the patients in GM and beyond. The services also have close ties to the Allergy service at Wythenshawe Hospital, the paediatric immunology and allergy service in the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, the Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine in St Mary's Hospital and the Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation in the University of Manchester. The clinical services are supported by the GM Immunology Service (GMIS) which provides laboratory immunology services for Greater Manchester and beyond.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will have responsibilities for both Diagnostic Immunopathology and Clinical Immunology, and clinical activities will include Allergy and Primary Immunodeficiency. This post is a new post to cover expansion and increasing demands on the immunology service linked to immunoglobulin stewardship, drug allergy, secondary immunodeficiency and growth in the laboratory service, as well as the increased demand for clinical allergy assessment.
The post holder will be expected, in conjunction with the present consultants across MFT, to further develop the Immunology and Allergy Services for the Trust and develop close links with other clinical and laboratory groups in the Northwest of England.
The post holder will share the responsibility for providing a consultant led Diagnostic Immunopathology service. Day to day tasks include demand management, quality assurance, providing interpretive comments and related liaison work. The post holder will be expected to participate in quality / clinical governance processes, such as maintenance of ISO 15189 accreditation.
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
* MRCP +/- MRCPath or equivalent
* Completion of basic training (SHO rotation or equivalent)
* Completion of higher training, should be on the specialist register or be within 6 months of obtaining CCT at the time of interview.
* Experience of managing patients with allergy, immunodeficiency and autoimmunity
Desirable
* Higher Qualification (PhD, MD)
Teaching and Audit
Essential
* Teaching medical students
* Experience of Audit
* Teaching junior medical staff
Interpersonal Skills
Essential
* Organisations and IT skills
* Communication Skills
* Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
* Leadership skills
Other Requirements
Essential
* Full registration with the GMC (or eligible for full registration)
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Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.
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