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King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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We are one of London's largest and busiest teaching Trusts, with a strong profile of local services primarily serving the boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham.
Our specialist services are available to patients across a wider catchment area, providing nationally and internationally recognised work in liver disease and transplantation, neurosciences, haemato-oncology and foetal medicine.
Source - Trust Website
Contact
- Address
- King's College Hospital
- Denmark Hill
- London
- SE5 9RS
- Contact Number
- 0203 299 9000
Colorectal and General Surgeon with interest in Laparoscopic Surgery
Closed for applications on: 26-Jul-2024 00:00
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 26-Jul-2024 00:00
Key details
Location
- Site
- Princes Royal University Hospital
- Town
- Orpington
- Postcode
- BR6 8ND
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
Salary
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant)
Specialty
- Main area
- Colorectal Surgeon
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.
We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.
Job overview
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Site: PRUH & South Sites
Full-time 10 PAs
Permanent
This is a replacement Consultant post. The remit of the postholder will be to work within the multi–disciplinary team providing and further developing care for the surgical patients at King’s Collage Hospital NHS Trust. In addition, the individual will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the Care Group while having a significant commitment to teaching and training of junior staff.
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The post will be based at Princess Royal University Hospital and the proposed Job Plan (up to 10 PAs) is attached. This is subject to review within 3 months of the postholder commencing in post.
The On-Call commitment is for a 1:8 rota, which is classed as Category A. There is a commitment to undertake routine job planned work on Saturdays or Sundays as part of the total job planned PAs.
All employees are expected to undertake work on any of the Trust’s sites as required by the service. As a senior employee of the Trust, you will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust’s patients. Integral to these responsibilities are the following:
· The provision of a first-class clinical service
· Effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
· Sustaining and developing teaching and research in conjunction with King’s College London / KHP
· Undertaking all work in accordance with the Trust’s procedures and operating policies
· Conducting clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust’s service plans
· Maintaining the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Care Group or the Trust
Working for our organisation
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and around 14,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
The trust-wide strategy Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we can take Team King’s to another level.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. Together with other colleagues, to provide a high quality care service to patients. This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the Care Group.
2. Shared responsibility with other colleagues for providing 24 hours, 7 days a week cover for the Unit on a rota basis. Responsible also for covering colleagues’ periods of annual leave and short-term sickness as detailed in your contract.
3. Provide clinical supervision of junior medical/dental practitioners as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.
4. Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives.
5. Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Group’s management team where part of the service structure.
6. Contribute to the Care Group’s research interests in accordance with the Trust’s R&D framework.
7. Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, Clinical Governance programmes and Learning from Deaths.
8. Take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the Care Group’s Business Plan. This may include assisting with discussions regarding service plans and developments with internal and external agencies.
9. Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s).
10. Exercise professional leadership for all staff working in the specialty. This will include fostering and developing projects focused towards these ends and ensuring that the momentum of post-qualification professional education and other appropriate training is maintained.
11. Work in conjunction with clinical and other professional colleagues to ensure that the productivity of staff within the specialty is maintained and their job satisfaction is enhanced. This may include involvement in the appraisal process for peers and/or junior colleagues.
12. Undertake Care Group management duties as agreed with the Care Group/Departmental Manager/Clinical Director.
13. Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene.
14. Prepare for and undertake the protective interventions that you are responsible for in a manner that is consistent with evidence-based practice and maintaining patient safety.
15. King’s is committed to providing Consultant led 7-day services and in the event of future developments the post holder would be expected to contribute equally with other Consultant colleagues.
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- All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and for ensuring they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
- Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. On occasion, we might close a vacancy early due to a high number of applications being received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
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Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registerable medical qualification
- Full MRCP
Desirable criteria
- Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD)
Registration
Essential criteria
- Full Registration with GMC Name on GMC Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment
Interview Eligibility
Essential criteria
- On the day of interview applicants must be within 6 months of CCT or must have fully completed CESR application and be fully registered on the GMC Specialist Register, Any applications not meeting these criteria will not be considered
Training and Experience
Essential criteria
- Wide experience in all aspects of General Surgery, culminating in award of Certificate of Completion of Training by GMC, or award of Certificate of Eligibility for Specialty Registration (CESR) by GMC.
Administration
Essential criteria
- Experience in day-to-day organisation of Surgical Service services in a busy Teaching Hospital Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills Familiar with current structure of UK National Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes
Management and Leadership
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams
Desirable criteria
- Management course and/or qualification
Audit and Quality Improvement & Research
Essential criteria
- Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit Must have undertaken and completed audit projects
- Experience of clinical research Publication of relevant review articles or case reports
Desirable criteria
- Audit Publications
- Relevant research experience in one or more aspects
Job specific criteria
Essential criteria
- Capable of undertaking General Surgery on-call at consultant level Able to perform Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery and Cancer resections Experience and training in Surgical Inflamatory bowel disease to develop the Surgical part of this service in coloboration with Gastroenterology
Desirable criteria
- Experience in abdominal wall re constructions
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Desislava Greenwood
- Job title
- Assistant Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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