An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dedicated and enthusiastic immunologist to join Manchester Foundation Trust (MFT). The role is based at Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI) but with the opportunity to work across the MFT immunology and allergy services at both MRI and Wythenshawe Hospital and at Salford Royal Hospital (part of Northern Care Alliance – NCA).

The post is advertised as an individual post but there are discussions between MFT and NCA on joint recruitment. This is a great opportunity for colleagues as Greater Manchester (GM) is an excellent place to live and work. There are exceptional transport links, great dining opportunities, a vibrant social life and opportunities for all.

GM offers excellent opportunities for potential applicants. The two immunology services provide care for all the patients in GM and beyond. The services also have close ties to the Allergy service at Wythenshawe Hospital, the paediatric immunology and allergy service in the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, the Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine in St Mary’s Hospital and the Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation in the University of Manchester. The clinical services are supported by the GM Immunology Service (GMIS) which provides laboratory immunology services for Greater Manchester and beyond.

Please read the attached Job Description for more important information.

The successful applicant will have responsibilities for both Diagnostic Immunopathology and Clinical Immunology, and clinical activities will include Allergy and Primary Immunodeficiency. This post is a new post to cover expansion and increasing demands on the immunology service linked to immunoglobulin stewardship, drug allergy, secondary immunodeficiency and growth in the laboratory service, as well as the increased demand for clinical allergy assessment.

The post holder will be expected, in conjunction with the present consultants across MFT, to further develop the Immunology and Allergy Services for the Trust and develop close links with other clinical and laboratory groups in the Northwest of England.

The post holder will share the responsibility for providing a consultant led Diagnostic Immunopathology service. The laboratory currently provides tests for several NHS Trusts across the Northwest of England. Day to day tasks include demand management, quality assurance, providing interpretive comments and related liaison work. The post holder will be expected to participate in quality / clinical governance processes, such as maintenance of ISO 15189 accreditation.

MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organization to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘ Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk .

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!