Locum Consultant Paediatrician with specialist interest in allergy

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Job summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic Locum Consultant Paediatrician with specialist interest in allergy.

This is a 12-month, 6PA Locum Consultant Paediatrician post.

The successful candidate will join a dynamic team of individuals devoted to providing the very best care for our patients.

This post offers an excellent opportunity to join a busy and dynamic Paediatric Allergy team, delivering outpatient and elective allergy assessment and care.

This post is based at Watford General Hospital site with outpatient clinics at Hemel Hempstead Hospital site

Main duties of the job

The Paediatric Allergy service at West Hertfordshire Hospitals provides diagnostic and management advice for children with a wide range of atopic conditions including food allergies, allergic respiratory, gastrointestinal and skin conditions. The service is multi-disciplinary led by consultants and specialist nurse and supported by dieticians and nurses.

The post-holder will provide three outpatient allergy clinics each week across both sites. The post-holder will also support Day Unit allergy activity and elective service development. This includes clinical supervision and input with activities such as oral food challenges and immunotherapy and contribution to departmental training and education teaching and simulation programmes.

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • Full GMC registration
  • MBBS or equivalent
  • Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in Paediatrics or Paediatrics (Paediatric Emergency Medicine) via oCCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview); or Portfolio pathway (CESR)
  • APLS or equivalent
  • 6 months clinical experience in managing patients with food allergies, atopic respiratory and skin disease in an out-patient setting.
  • Level 3 Safeguarding

Desirable

  • Additional degrees, diplomas or postgraduate thesis relevant to specialty
  • Tertiary level allergy experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 19 August 2026

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