Job description

Job responsibilities

1. BACKGROUND

Leeds Children's Hospital is offering Out Of Programme Pause (OOPP) positions in 7 sub-speciality areas. OOPP positions allow trainees to take a step out of formal training for one year and have any competencies gained whilst out of training assessed upon their return.

Leeds Childrens Hospital is offering 7 fantastic opportunities, starting in September 2023.

Paediatric allergy Leeds Paediatric Allergy service provides a secondary and tertiary allergy service to children of Leeds and Yorkshire. The large multidisciplinary team includes paediatric allergy consultants, allergy nurses, allergy dietitians and clinical psychologist. The service supports children with IgE and non-IgE mediated food allergy, allergic asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, drug allergy, venom allergy, chronic spontaneous urticaria and complex multisystem allergic disease. As a part of this exciting and unique role, successful post holder will experience allergy clinics, training in performing and interpretation of diagnostic tests including skin prick testing, intradermal testing, specific IgE blood testing, component resolved diagnostics, supervision of day-case provocation challenges and immunotherapy, attendance at departmental study days, as well as BSACI and BPAIIG study days

2. OBJECTIVES OF THE POST

As a part of these exciting and unique roles, successful post holder will have following clinical responsibilities

Paediatric Allergy

1. Attendance at regular paediatric allergy clinics and after a period of training, undertaking general paediatric allergy clinics with support of the supervising consultant.

2. Training in performing and interpretation of diagnostic tests include skin prick testing, intradermal testing, specific IgE blood testing, component resolved diagnostics.

3. Active supervised role in consult service which involves seeing in-patient cases for all the sub-specialities within the hospital

4. Routine role in supervision of day-case provocation challenges and immunotherapy

5. Regular attendance at weekly clinical/educational meetings

6. Attendance at departmental study days, as well as BSACI and BPAIIG study days

3. REQUIREMENTS OF THE POST

3.1 General Training and Qualifications

See Person Specification.

3.2 Experience

The successful applicant should be able to work at ST4-7 level or to be able to demonstrate equivalent level experience.

The successful applicant will have both inpatient and outpatient duties

They will need to be confident in the assessment of sick children

They will need experience of working in a multidisciplinary team and have excellent verbal and written communication skills

They will need to have a good understanding of research methodology and be able to supervise and support clinical assessments as part of a research study. They will need to have, or be prepared to undertake, good clinical practice (GCP) training.

3.3 Personal Attributes

The appointee will have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communications about medical topics with patients and colleagues. See also Person Specification.

They need to be enthusiastic, keen to learn and demonstrate commitment to delivering high quality care as part of the neurosciences team

3.4 Clinical Audit

The appointee will be expected to attend and contribute to Audit meetings, mortality and morbidity meetings and application of agreed clinical guidelines.

6. THE LEEDS WAY VALUES

Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Patient-centered

Collaborative

Fair

Accountable

Empowered

Person Specification

Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills

Essential

• Demonstrates understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues
• Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management, evidence-based practice, patient safety, and clinical quality improvement initiatives
• Demonstrates knowledge of evidence-informed practice
• Demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication & capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Successful completion of MRCPCH by time of interview

Experience

Essential

• Ability to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement to problems
• Ability to prioritise clinical need
• Ability to maximise safety and minimise risk
• Evidence that present achievement andperformance is commensurate with totality of their period of training
• At least 4 years experience in paediatrics by the time of intended start date

Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills

Essential

• Be eligible for full registration with, and hold a current licence to practise from, the GMC at intended start date
• Eligibility to work in the UK.
• Advanced Paediatric Life Support Certificate from the Resuscitation Council UK or equivalent
• All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

Leeds General Infirmary

Great George Street

Leeds

LS1 3EX