Consultant in Paediatric Allergy

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your application

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As part of our commitment to fairness, transparency, and personal integrity, we ask all applicants to ensure that their job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations. While AI tools can support spelling, grammar, or formatting, we expect that the content of your applicationespecially personal statements and responses to role-specific questionsis written by you. This helps us get to know the real you and ensures that our recruitment process remains equitable and meaningful for everyone.

Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application!

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. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.

Qualifications

Essential

• MRCPCH by examination or equivalent.
• Full GMC registration
• On the GMC's Specialist Register OR within six months of CCT at time of scheduled interview.

Desirable

• Higher degree, e.g. MSc, MD, PhD in Paediatrics

Other

Essential

• Ability to fulfil all of the duties of the post, including on-call commitments and travel requirements
• Satisfactory Enhanced DBS and required immigration status

Clinical experience

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate having achieved the competencies equivalent to the Highest Specialist Paediatric Training
• Valid Level 3 Safeguarding training
• Valid BLS Training

Desirable

• Experience working in NHS
• Wider experience, research, and training, in providing subspecialty service (if applicable.)
• Valid APLS

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Willing to work unsupervised and make decisions
• Good communication skills, including communicating bad news
• Demonstrated ability to manage time effectively
• Meets the requirements of the GMC's 'Good Medical Practice'

Desirable

• Knowledge of risk management, annual job planning, appraisal review process, etc.

Academic

Essential

• Evidence of participation in clinical audit/QI project, understanding the role of these in improving the medical practice
• Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence, so as to improve clinical outcomes
• Willingness to teach all grades of professional multidisciplinary staff

Desirable

• Research degree 'Training the Trainers' certification

Management

Essential

• Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS
• Understanding of management issues including medical management, clinical governance, service planning, and quality improvement

Desirable

• Evidence of leadership attributes and experience
• Evidence of motivational skills

Personal attributes

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, colleagues, managers, other agencies, and staff at all levels
• Energy and enthusiasm
• Ability to work under pressure
• Flexible approach
• Caring attitude to patients, carers, 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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).