Respiratory Consultant with Specialist Interest in Allergy
Main area Clinical Immunology and Allergy Grade Consultant Contract Permanent Hours
* Part time
* Flexible working
9.1 sessions per week (Monday – Thursday with opportunity of working from home). Job ref 164-7538788-VC
Employer: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS Site
Location: Nottingham University Hospitals (QMC Campus), Town Nottingham
Salary: £109,725 – £145,478 per annum (Yearly). Closing date: 22/12/2025 23:59
Job overview
Applications are invited for a Respiratory consultant with special interest in allergy (9.1 PA) within the department of Clinical Immunology and Allergy at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH). The post is suitable for a candidate with a specialist interest in allergy and asthma. NUH provides a wide range of outpatient services for Respiratory and Allergy patients from within Nottinghamshire and the East Midlands region.
The appointee will join a team of five substantive consultants.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work with the Respiratory, Clinical Immunology and Allergy Consultant team to give professional direction and clinical leadership for specialist Allergy services with additional input into the care of patients with asthma. This includes supervision and management of patients with allergic conditions and asthma, contributing to achieving the standards required to maintain IQAS accreditation. The main part of the post will be supporting the allergy services, including challenge day case. The role will include a weekly respiratory clinic with specific focus on asthma and inducible laryngeal obstruction (ILO). In addition, they will contribute to teaching, clinical governance and audit. You will be fully registered with the GMC.
NUH is committed to supporting and developing new consultants with directed training opportunities, a mentorship scheme, and 2.0 SPAs in their first year (subject to review) to allow the pursuit of relevant new skills.
Full details of the clinical duties of the post are available in the job description attached.
Working for our organisation
We are looking for a colleague who is dynamic, flexible, and willing to join a team that delivers high clinical standards to Respiratory and Allergy patients. There will be opportunities to get involved in service development as the department evolves its clinical work in a changing NHS environment. The successful applicant will be expected to work collaboratively with our multi-disciplinary team to actively drive further service development.
The appointee will be encouraged to support and develop established research and teaching links with Nottingham University. All our consultants are appointed as Clinical Teachers by Nottingham University.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See attached JD for more information and key responsibilities.
The successful candidate will be on the Full and Specialist Register of the GMC or be eligible for registration within six months of interview. It is expected that the appointee will hold Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP).
We wish to appoint an enthusiastic colleague committed to driving service development. The Department will be flexible in supporting the development of sub‑specialty interests in Respiratory and/or Allergy. As part of their application process we encourage prospective candidates to discuss their personal interests with the Clinical Director for the Medicine care group (Dr Tasso Gazis), the Head of Service (Advanced Nurse Practitioner Kate Hopkinson), and other departmental consultant colleagues.
New consultants are actively supported at NUH with a mentoring programme in their early years as a consultant and an additional 0.5 PA in the first year to allow development of skills relevant to their new role.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Full registration and licence to practice with the GMC
* MRCP or equivalent
* Plan to apply for specialist registration after 6 months
Experience
* Experience in allergy including food and drug allergy, rhinitis and urticaria
* Able to communicate effectively with patients, carers and the wider MDT
* Experience of managing patients with general respiratory disease and asthma
* Specific training in patient safety and/or human factors/communication skills
* Experience of managing patients with inducible laryngeal obstruction (ILO)
* Able to develop, present and operationalise ideas for service development/delivery
* Able to work as a team and delegate when appropriate
* Experience in change management
Personal skills/qualities
* Able to work flexibly in a changing health service
* Able to use NHS IT systems successfully
Teaching, audit and research
* Evidence of participation in clinical audit
* Able to teach and supervise junior /wider MDT effectively
* Original research publications
Practical requirements
* Ability to travel between the two trust main campuses (as needed)
Please note that this post does not attract relocation expenses.
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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.
Closing Dates
Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
Communication
All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.
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If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:
* Stay in full‑time education, for example at a college
* Start an Apprenticeship
* Spend 20 hours or more a week working or volunteering, while in part‑time education or training
Salary
The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part‑time workers.
Disability Confidence
All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy
NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
ID and Right to work checks
NUH authenticates ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licences through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation into the Trust ID system at your face‑to‑face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The outcome of your check will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre‑employment check documentation.
Consent
* Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service – I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
* Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post may be subject to a DBS check which incurs a cost dependent on the level of check required (£49.50 for enhanced and £21.50 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
Contact information
Name: Kate Hopkinson
Job title: Advanced Nurse Practitioner and Head of Service
Email: kate.hopkinson@nhs.net
Telephone: 07812 279752
Additional information: Lisa Briggs, Service General Manager, 07812 276623
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