General Practitioner - Paediatric Allergy

Job overview

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic General Practitioner to join our Paediatric Senior Medical Team to assist with running our Paediatric Allergy service. Our Paediatric Allergy team consists of 4x Consultants w/ Specialist Interests, 3x GPSI - Allergy (Inclusive of this post), 2x CNS, 1 Atopy Nurse, 1x Dietitian, and 1x Pharmacist.

The role would consist of 2 sessions per week covering one day, and we offer this post permanently within the service.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will complete an annual job plan of 45x weekly clinics assessing children with suspected allergies and addressing  their care needs, participating in MDT’s, the national paediatric allergy audit and other activities to support the care of children with immunological issues to offer joined up care in the assessment and treatment of children with suspected allergies in a  supportive environment with consultant supervision from our Specialty Lead for Paediatric Clinical Immunology & Allergy.

You will develop competency in the  assessment of new and follow up patients.  We would welcome GP colleague(s) to join our team to  share expertise and learning and to develop knowledge and skills which will be transferable to your work in Primary Care and we hope this will improve links between our specialties and improve  patient experience.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A full list of duties and responsibilities will be found within the job description and requirements for the role can be found within the person specification.