Locum Consultant in Allergy

Job overview

There is an exciting opportunity for a locum consultant to gain 12 months experience in the Allergy Centre at Wythenshawe Hospital, part of Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Allergy Centre provides comprehensive allergy care for adults, offering a holistic approach to the diagnosis and management of the full spectrum of allergic disorders. It also has close links with the Paediatrics Service, providing the same range of comprehensive allergy care to children. We perform diagnostic skin, in vitro and challenge tests (to foods, drugs, bee/wasp venoms, latex); offer desensitisation (allergen specific immunotherapy) for bee and wasp venom allergy, inhalant allergy (rhinoconjunctivitis) to allergens such as pollen, mites, cat, etc., and offer desensitisation to drugs (e.g., aspirin); desensitisation to foods is a service currently being developed. The centre has several weekly outpatient clinic sessions, sessions for allergen specific immunotherapy, drug allergy investigation service and day case challenge sessions.

Main duties of the job

The Allergy Centre at Wythenshawe Hospital is a regional tertiary centre, which is pivotal in driving a regional network across the North West. It is led by Dr Susana Marinho, Consultant Allergist. The Allergy team also comprises of Dr Marina Tsoumani, Consultant Allergist, Dr Iason Thomas, Consultant Allergist, Dr Samia Azmi, Consultant Allergist, Prof. Angela Simpson, Professor of Respiratory Medicine with an interest in Allergy, Dr Hannah Durrington, Academic Respiratory Physician, and two Allergy and Clinical Immunology Specialty Registrars.

The service also has an excellent team of three Allergy Specialist Nurses and five staff nurses, a dedicated Allergy Dietitian and a dedicated Allergy Clinical Psychologist, three health care support workers, a large administrative team and a concierge/caretaker.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll 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 you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

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