Guy's and St Thomas' is among the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy's is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas' has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children's Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King's Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King's College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of 'good'. Our adult community services achieved a rating of 'outstanding'.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
The Adult Allergy service is based at Guy's Hospital, with plans of setting up a satellite unit. It is the country's largest and busiest allergy centres, taking referrals locally and nationally. It has a long-established reputation for pushing forward the frontiers in both clinical care and academic research.
Substantive consultant staff include Dr Stephanie Kayode, Dr Annette Wagner, Dr Olympia Tsilochristou, Dr Lucinda Kennard, Dr Chris Rutkowski, Prof Stephen Till, Dr Rosa Caballero, Dr Rubaiyat Haque, Dr Prathap Pillai, Dr Kok Loong Ue and Dr Leonard Siew (Clinical Lead).
Main duties of the job
The postholder, together with colleagues, will be responsible for the provision of services to the Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.
We see approximately 10,000 patients per year and run a range of outpatient and day care services:
1. General Allergy
2. Drug Allergy
3. Food Allergy
4. Difficult Urticaria (with Dermatology)
5. Eczema (with Dermatology)
6. Transition and adolescent clinics (with Paediatric Allergy)
7. Anti-IgE for chronic urticaria
8. Immunotherapy (aeroallergens, insect venom, animal allergens)
9. Food and drug provocation testing
10. Drug desensitisation
11. Non face-to-face allergy clinics
Outpatient clinics run daily and they are all consultant led. We have support from a large nursing team who lead the injection services (anti-IgE and immunotherapy) and three dieticians. Provocation tests are performed in our dedicated Allergy Day Care Unit (ADCU) which is consultant-led.
The main clinical components of the full-time post are:
1. 3 general/drug allergy clinics per week at Guy's Hospital
2. 2 drug/food challenge clinics per week at Guy's Hospital
3. Medical Oversight of the nurse led Venom Immunotherapy clinic
4. Prescribing for Drug Allergy Clinic and Allergy Day Care Unit
5. Reviewing Ward referrals and holding the Resident doctor bleep
Working for our organisation
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful Foundation Trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Adult Allergy Department is seeking a Clinical Fellow in Adult Allergy to join a dynamic, enthusiastic and forward-thinking team. The Department offers a comprehensive range of allergy services and has been accredited as a Centre of Excellence by both the Global Allergy and Asthma European Network (GA2LEN) and the World Allergy Organisation (WAO).
Organisation and Duties
All resident doctors are responsible jointly, under the direction of the consultants, for the dedicated Out-Patients and Day Care Unit for patients in the Department of Adult Allergy. They are responsible for the supervision and teaching of the other junior resident doctors in their duties. They will normally be required to attend 3 outpatient clinics per week and 2 drug/food challenge clinics in the Day Care Unit to which they have specific responsibility.
Duties of the Post:
On Call
The Resident Doctors and Clinical Fellow holds the Resident Doctors bleep from 0900 to 1700 from Monday to Friday. There is no out of hours duties for this post.
Education and Training
The post is a busy one and the Clinical Fellow will obtain wide experience in the diagnosis and management of drug allergy, food allergy, bee/wasp venom allergy, allergic rhinitis, chronic urticaria and angioedema, immunotherapy and allergen provocation testing. The post-holder will participate in departmental MDTs and Resident doctor lunchtime teaching sessions.
Teaching
The Clinical Fellow will be actively involved in the teaching trainees, nurses, and general practitioners.
The post is not recognised for higher specialist postgraduate training.
In post training in Allergy Medicine will be provided.
Medical Audit
The Trust is wholly committed to the ideals of continuous Clinical Audit as a means of identifying any weaknesses of care as early as possible, as a method of providing purchasers and others with accurate quantitative descriptions of the care we provide, and as an important element of modern medical education. In particular we are interested in the development of the patient-based measures of outcome that are appropriate to allergy medicine. For all these reasons we require all junior staff to commit themselves to these ideals, of 'evidence-based medicine' and to accept our audit needs as an essential element of their time here.
Education
The Trust is a post-graduate centre and there are a large number of weekly meetings in a range of specialities. This job description sets out the key tasks and responsibilities of the post. It is essential that it be regarded with a degree of flexibility, so that changing needs of the service can be met.
Patient care
To serve our patients by working with them to determine their needs, viewing the quality of care as being of paramount importance.
Research
To translate the outcomes of research into improved patient care by evaluating new ideas and being innovative in how they are applied Education To provide education and training for our staff, while encouraging teamwork and valuing each member of the team for their involvement and specialist expertise.
*** Please be advised that this vacancy may close early should we receive sufficient number of applications ***
Person specification
Qualifications/ Education
Essential criteria
* Eligible for full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practise
* MRCP (UK) or equivalent
Desirable criteria
* Formal training in Allergy (such as post graduate certificate, diploma or higher)
Professional/ Statutory Registration
Essential criteria
* At least 2 years of experience at CMT/IMT level or equivalent
* Eligible to work in the UK
Desirable criteria
* Experience in Allergy Medicine
* NHS experience
Previous experience
Essential criteria
* Evidence that career progression is consistent with personal circumstances
* Evidence that present achievement and performance is commensurate with totality of period of training
* Applicants should have sufficient registration experience in the UK by the start of the job
Guy's and St Thomas' celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study's at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.
Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Flexible working
We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual's personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
* Clinical Fellow in Allergy JD (PDF, 440.4KB)
* Clinical Fellow in Allergy Person Specification (PDF, 160.4KB)
* Clinical Fellow in Allergy FRF (PDF, 680.3KB)
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