Consultant in Paediatric Inherited Metabolic Diseases

Job overview

Applications are invited for a full time (10 PA) and a part time (7 PA) Consultant Post in Paediatric Inherited Metabolic Disease (IMD) based at the Evelina London Children’s Hospital. These is a new clinical posts for an enthusiastic colleague to join a growing multidisciplinary team that provides IMD services for the local region and our extended metabolic network including South Thames, Southeast England and East Anglia. The postholders will participate in the IMD on-call rota and have the opportunity to join our diverse activities including teaching and clinical research

Main duties of the job

Applicants should have a full training in General Paediatrics and Metabolic Medicine. They must be fully registered with the GMC and hold License to Practice, or within six months of attaining your CCT or equivalent at interview stage.  •    We are looking for dynamic individuals who will work with the team to develop services within the unit and the wider network.  •    Clinical duties include an oncall rota covering acute inpatient services for IMD patients and referrals from wide range of paediatric specialty services within the Evelina, four partner newborn screening laboratories and from the wider network.  •    Outpatient work includes general metabolic clinic and sub-specialty clinics. Sub-specialty clinics include Phenylketonuria, Lipid, Glycogen Storage Disorders, Galactosaemia and Neurometabolic clinics and an opportunity for a successful candidate to develop their own specialty clinic.  •    The successful applicants will also be expected to be active in non-clinical roles within the department that include education, governance and research.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job descriptions for a detailed outline of these posts' main responsibilities.