# Consultant Immunologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-immunologist/517c8851-fc64-478f-bab6-55952feb2a92 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-immunologist/517c8851-fc64-478f-bab6-55952feb2a92.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Southampton General Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Allergy and Immunology - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per year - depends on experience - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-01T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-17T12:31:02.120Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8303687 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8303687?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhs.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us. Job Title: Consultant Immunologist Start Date: October 2026 or As Soon As you are available Contract Type: Permanent Further details about the role can be found in the job description below. ### Main duties of the job Join our established Clinical Immunology - Clinical Immunology team at University Hospital Southampton and play a key role in delivering and developing specialist adult immunology and allergy services across Wessex. As part of our team, you will work collaboratively with colleagues, helping to deliver excellent services and ensuring the highest standards of patient care. The role includes specialist clinics, diagnosis and ongoing management of patients with immunodeficiency and allergy, supervision of immunoglobulin replacement therapy, inpatient advice, clinical governance, service development, and supporting the education of colleagues and trainees. We’re looking for an experienced, compassionate Consultant Immunologist with broad expertise in General Immunology and Allergy and experience of independent Consultant-level practice. You’ll bring strong communication and organisational skills, able to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams, and a calm, adaptable approach to patient care. Experience in laboratory diagnostics, teaching, service development, quality improvement and clinical governance is highly valued. You’ll join a friendly, established multidisciplinary team of consultants, specialist nurses, trainees, pharmacy, laboratory and administrative colleagues. We value Patients First, Always Improving and Working Together, creating a supportive environment where colleagues can develop and contribute their expertise. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the delivery of safe, effective, and patient-centred care while working collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation. As a Consultant Immunologist, you will provide specialist clinical care through adult immunology and allergy clinics, managing patients with immunodeficiency and allergy and supervising immunoglobulin replacement therapy. You will support the wider clinical service through referral triage, inpatient advice and guidance, multidisciplinary working, and the development and updating of clinical guidelines and protocols. The role will also include supporting specialist nursing and trainee teams, contributing to teaching, clinical governance, quality improvement, accreditation, service development and research. Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role, including responsibilities, requirements, and essential criteria. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The successful candidate will be employed under the terms and conditions of service for Consultants (England) 2003. Proposed interview date: TBC This vacancy closes on or before: 1st October 2026 ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Aptitudes and skills **Essential** - Evidence and ability to work effectively in multi-professional teams - Understanding of equality and diversity and how this affects patients, visitors and staff - Evidence and ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and colleagues (verbal and written communication skills in English) - Evidence of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching **Desirable** - Previous teaching experience - Evidence of management training - Previous involvement in service development ### Qualifications, Training & Experience **Essential** - Full GMC registration with a licence to practise (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview) - Proof of completed training (CCT or equivalent) - FRCPath or equivalent - Evidence of training and experience in Immunology - Broad experience and training in General Immunology and Allergy consistent with independent practice at consultant level - Experience in supervision of immunology laboratory diagnostic services and the associated quality control and accreditation structures **Desirable** - Evidence of academic excellence in Clinical Immunology – MSc / MD / PhD ## Documents - [cons immunology jd&ps (pdf, 486.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10623313) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.