OOP Pause Post CCT Clinical Fellow Paediatric Allergy

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic trainee to gain experience and develop clinical skills in Paediatric Allergy that could contribute to SPIN competencies.

Leeds Paediatric Allergy service is one of the largest in the country currently providing a secondary and tertiary allergy service to children of Leeds and Yorkshire. The large multidisciplinary team includes four paediatric allergy consultants, a specialty doctor, 5 allergy nurse specialists, 4 allergy dietitians and clinical psychologist. The service supports children with IgE and non-IgE mediated food allergy, allergic asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, drug allergy, venom allergy, chronic spontaneous urticaria and complex multisystem allergic disease. The service provides skin prick testing, intradermal testing, oral food challenges, supervised feeds, allergen specific immunotherapy and systemic treatments for severe chronic spontaneous urticaria. Oral graded challenges are run on designated Childrens Allergy Day Unit (CADU) facility five days a week. Whilst allergen specific immunotherapy is currently mainly offered for inhalant allergy, there are plans to imminently start offering oral immunotherapy for peanut allergy.

Main duties of the job

As a part of this exciting and unique role, successful post holder will have following clinical responsibilities:

1. Attendance at regular paediatric allergy clinics and after a period of training, undertaking general paediatric allergy clinics with support of the supervising consultant.

2. Training in performing and interpretation of diagnostic tests include skin prick testing, intradermal testing, specific IgE blood testing, component resolved diagnostics.

3. Active supervised role in consult service which involves seeing in-patient cases for all the sub-specialities within the hospital

4. Routine role in supervision of day-case provocation challenges and immunotherapy

5. Regular attendance at weekly clinical/educational meetings

6. Attendance at departmental study days, as well as BSACI and BPAIIG study days

The trainee will also be expected to perform an audit and take an active role in the review of current guidelines and the development of new guidelines. They will be encouraged to take an active role in the departmental research programme and to present their work at regional, national and international meetings.

About us

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

Paediatric allergy Leeds Paediatric Allergy service provides a secondary and tertiary allergy service to children of Leeds and Yorkshire. The large multidisciplinary team includes paediatric allergy consultants, allergy nurses, allergy dietitians and clinical psychologist. The service supports children with IgE and non-IgE mediated food allergy, allergic asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, drug allergy, venom allergy, chronic spontaneous urticaria and complex multisystem allergic disease.

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Job description
Job responsibilities

1. BACKGROUND

Leeds Children's Hospital is offering Out Of Programme Pause (OOPP) positions in 7 sub-speciality areas. OOPP positions allow trainees to take a step out of formal training for one year and have any competencies gained whilst out of training assessed upon their return.

Leeds Childrens Hospital is offering 7 fantastic opportunities, starting in September 2023.

Paediatric allergy Leeds Paediatric Allergy service provides a secondary and tertiary allergy service to children of Leeds and Yorkshire. The large multidisciplinary team includes paediatric allergy consultants, allergy nurses, allergy dietitians and clinical psychologist. The service supports children with IgE and non-IgE mediated food allergy, allergic asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, drug allergy, venom allergy, chronic spontaneous urticaria and complex multisystem allergic disease. As a part of this exciting and unique role, successful post holder will experience allergy clinics, training in performing and interpretation of diagnostic tests including skin prick testing, intradermal testing, specific IgE blood testing, component resolved diagnostics, supervision of day-case provocation challenges and immunotherapy, attendance at departmental study days, as well as BSACI and BPAIIG study days

2. OBJECTIVES OF THE POST

As a part of these exciting and unique roles, successful post holder will have following clinical responsibilities

Paediatric Allergy

1. Attendance at regular paediatric allergy clinics and after a period of training, undertaking general paediatric allergy clinics with support of the supervising consultant.

2. Training in performing and interpretation of diagnostic tests include skin prick testing, intradermal testing, specific IgE blood testing, component resolved diagnostics.

3. Active supervised role in consult service which involves seeing in-patient cases for all the sub-specialities within the hospital

4. Routine role in supervision of day-case provocation challenges and immunotherapy

5. Regular attendance at weekly clinical/educational meetings

6. Attendance at departmental study days, as well as BSACI and BPAIIG study days

3. REQUIREMENTS OF THE POST

3.1 General Training and Qualifications

See Person Specification.

3.2 Experience

The successful applicant should be able to work at ST4-7 level or to be able to demonstrate equivalent level experience.

The successful applicant will have both inpatient and outpatient duties

They will need to be confident in the assessment of sick children

They will need experience of working in a multidisciplinary team and have excellent verbal and written communication skills

They will need to have a good understanding of research methodology and be able to supervise and support clinical assessments as part of a research study. They will need to have, or be prepared to undertake, good clinical practice (GCP) training.

3.3 Personal Attributes

The appointee will have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communications about medical topics with patients and colleagues. See also Person Specification.

They need to be enthusiastic, keen to learn and demonstrate commitment to delivering high quality care as part of the neurosciences team

3.4 Clinical Audit

The appointee will be expected to attend and contribute to Audit meetings, mortality and morbidity meetings and application of agreed clinical guidelines.

6. THE LEEDS WAY VALUES

Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Patient-centered

Collaborative

Fair

Accountable

Empowered

Person Specification
Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills
Essential

Qualifications
Essential

Experience
Essential

Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills
Essential

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