Job summary
We invite applications for a full-time post at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, based at Frimley Park Hospital with some duties at the Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford. The successful applicant must have a license to practice from the GMC.
The appointee should ideally hold the MRCP (UK) or show evidence of equivalent training and experience. A specific interest in Immunology and Allergy would be particularly desirable. Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust has a merged Pathology directorate with the Royal Surrey Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Ashford and St Peter's NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, and Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, which is known as Berkshire & Surrey Pathology Services (BSPS).
Main duties of the job
Job Summary: This is a full-time post for a Clinical Fellow in Immunology (ST3+ grade).
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
- Examination, investigation and treatment of patients attending the Clinical Immunology and Allergy Department. The post holder will be expected to attend up to 5 clinics per week (3 allergy clinics, 1 immunodeficiency and 1 desensitisation clinic). Clinics are based at Frimley Park Hospital and the Royal Surrey County Hospital.
- Participation in the internal education activities of the Department including teaching nurses, medical students, junior doctors and other visitors to the Department.
- Participation in the external educational activities, including meetings and courses hosted by the Department.
- Participation in the research, audit and clinical governance activities of the Department.
- Providing medical support to non-medical staff of the clinic
- Performance of administrative tasks relevant to the department (such as writing of letters to colleagues and patients, compiling data, development of clinic protocols).
- Clinical liaison with other hospital departments, general practitioners and other agencies as required.
About us
There's never been a more exciting time to build your career at Frimley Health, one of the country's largest and most respected trusts
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.
We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR - Epic - went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.
Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other.
If you have a passion for clinical excellence, patient care and your own career development, you'll feel at home at Frimley Health.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further enquiries:
Potential applicants are encouraged to contact the department. For further details, please contact:
Dr Patrick Yong, Consultant Immunologist
Tel. 0300 613 4118 Email [email protected]
Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- Full GMC registration
- MRCP (UK) or evidence of equivalent training & experience
- Competent in procedures e.g. CPR, infection control, physical examination, history taking etc
- Able to prioritise clinical need
- Aware of own limitations, consults senior colleagues appropriately and knows when to ask for help
- Has participated in clinical audit
- Understands the principles of clinical governance - ensures patients are not put at risk
- Experience of collecting, analysing and presenting data orally and in writing
Desirable
- Additional postgraduate qualification such as MSc, MD or PhD
- Clinical experience in Immunology and/or Allergy
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Frimley Park Hospital
Portsmouth Rd,
Frimley, Camberley
GU16 7UJ