Paediatric Allergy Consultant

Job overview

INTERVIEW WILL BE HELD ON THE 10th SEPTEMBER 2025

This opportunity is to join the Paediatric Allergy team at Alder Hey on a permanent basis for 8 sessions per week (8PA) at one of the largest children’s hospitals in Europe. The successful applicant will provide and support an outpatient service, day case and inpatient consulting services within the Trust, and will work with clinical and laboratory colleagues (NHS and academic) both within the Trust and outside.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will be expected to contribute to all aspects of the allergy services but will be encouraged to develop an area or areas of expertise. He or she will advise on investigation and management of children presenting with allergic diseases in out-patients and will be expected to supervise nursing staff provide food and drug challenge services on the day ward. They will be actively involved in the organisation and provision of aeroallergen subcutaneous immunotherapy on the medical day unit, together with the allergy nurses. The appointee will respond to inpatient consultation requests from various specialties. He or she will have associated scheduled time to dictate letters and undertake clinic-related administrative tasks.

The new appointee would be expected to contribute to the development and provision of allergy services and help develop related regional services. In addition, the new post holder will be expected to contribute to clinical governance processes and the revision of departmental Trust guidelines.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate strong communication and organisational skills, as well as expertise and clinical competence in the management of children and young people with allergies.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities