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Job requirements
Essential
19 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Audit
Evidence of participation in audit or other quality improvement activities.
- Research
Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings.
- Research
Research / critical review of literature.
- Teaching
Experience of supervising junior medical staff.
- Teaching
Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
- Teaching
Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills.
- Clinical Experience
Evidence of a substantial career commitment to Paediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases
- Clinical Experience
Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the field of Paediatric Immunology; evidence that such opinions are sought after.
- Clinical Experience
Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of children with immunological disorders and infectious diseases referred to a tertiary centre, including tuberculosis.
- Management and Administration Experience
Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty.
- Management and Administration Experience
Proven management and administration ability and understanding of management goals.
- Management and Administration Experience
Evidence of leadership / project management.
- Management and Administration Experience
Experience in quality improvement and audit.
- Management and Administration Experience
An understanding of Clinical Governance.
- Management and Administration Experience
Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines.
- Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Primary medical qualification.
- Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
MRCPCH or other recognised equivalent medical qualification.
- Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Wide experience of Paediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases, including infection in the immunocompromised and stem cell transplantation.
- Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC).
Desirable
20 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Audit
Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit.
- Audit
Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement.
- Research
Higher degree.
- Research
Experience in supervising research students.
- Research
Published research.
- Teaching
Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills.
- Teaching
Postgraduate qualification in medical education.
- Clinical Experience
Experience managing children exposed to or suffering from High Consequence Infectious Diseases.
- Clinical Experience
Leadership of antimicrobial stewardship programme.
- Clinical Experience
A minimum of 1 year experience of caring for children undergoing HSCT for Inborn Errors of Immunity (IEI).
- Management and Administration Experience
Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals.
- Management and Administration Experience
Evidence of leadership / project management.
- Management and Administration Experience
Evidence of having implemented change.
- Management and Administration Experience
Ability to run a service and participate in management process.
- Management and Administration Experience
Experience in developing and implementing new technologies.
- Management and Administration Experience
Experience of JACIE/QPIDS accreditation.
- Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Research training with a Higher Degree.
- Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Leadership and training experience.
- Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Recognised teaching skills and training.
- Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Peer-reviewed publications.
Job overview
We are looking for enthusiastic candidates who can offer expert clinical opinion within the field of Paediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases. In addition to the challenges of the role, we can offer you a commitment to teaching, education, research and audit. Candidates for the post must be registered medical practitioners.
This locum consultant post has been configured to cover the duties outlined in the job-plan of a senior colleague who is about to take a 12-month career break, in order to continue to develop our clinical service and meet quality standards within Paediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases. This post offers an unparalleled opportunity to be part of a dynamic and innovative team with internationally recognised clinical and academic strength. Research is a strategic priority at the GNCH and there is scope to develop clinical studies within Paediatric Immunology, Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) and Infectious Diseases.
Main duties of the job
An attending consultant system operates for the care of immunology/infectious disease in-patients and to provide consult services to other teams and GPs, to which the post-holder will contribute at least 13 weeks per year. Regular team meetings include the HSCT MDT, weekend handover meeting, and immunology/infectious diseases grand rounds (all weekly), consultant meetings (monthly) and departmental meetings every 3 months. The post-holder will conduct out-patient clinics covering immunology, and infectious diseases and TB clinics, together with associated multi-disciplinary team meetings, when not attending. The GNCH has been designated as a referral centre for infants who are identified through a newborn screening pilot programme, as requiring investigation for possible Severe Combined Immunodeficiency. In addition, the RVI is 1 of 4 national surge centres designated for the care of paediatric patients with airborne high consequence infectious diseases (HCID) and 1 of 2 for the care of children with contact HCID, such as viral haemorrhagic fevers. Members of the Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology team support this service in collaboration with the Adult Infectious Diseases Department located within the RVI. There will be a requirement to contribute to the out of hours Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology rota 1:7 (with prospective cover).
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Contribute to the Paediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases and Services within the Trust by means of outpatient clinics, day-case and in-patient care, including consults for other teams, participation in multidisciplinary team meetings and ward rounds.
- Contribute to the care of children who are being prepared for, and have undergone, HSCT.
- Contribute to out-of-hours cover: 1:7 weekday nights and weekends for paediatric immunology and infectious diseases, not including the HSCT Unit.
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.
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This advert is for Locum Consultant in Paediatric Immunology & Infectious Diseases with The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Paediatrics role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 per annum. The contract type is 12 months (Fixed Term). The application deadline is 28 Oct 2026.
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