Consultant Immunologist

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• participate in, and have a role in maintaining and developing allergy and immunology services, management and triage of the services and participation in the development of the clinical services for accreditation;
• conduct weekly clinics for the investigation and management of immunodeficiency andallergy in adults;
• supervise and manage the long-term treatment of patients with primary immune deficiencyand allergy;
• supervise immunoglobulin replacement therapy, allergen immunotherapy, and challenge/provocation testing;
• advise on the care of in-patients, in consultation with colleagues from other specialties;
• contribute to the updating of clinical guidelines and protocols.
• contribute to the day-to-day running of the laboratory, participating in demand management, quality assurance, clinical governance, audit, research and development, and processes relevant to the maintenance of ISO 15189 accreditation;
• liaise with the clinical scientist, consultant immunologist colleague and BMS staff in relation to the scientific and clinical validation of pathology reports and the provision of the immunopathology service;
• provide clinical interpretive advice and related liaison to requesting clinicians.