Consultant Paediatrician

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1.     Together with other general and neonatal paediatricians, to provide a high-quality care service to children’s services on PRUH site.  This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the Care Group.

2.     Shared responsibility with other general paediatricians for providing 24 hours, 7 days a week cover for the Unit on a rota basis [Consultant of the Week and General Paediatric out of hours cover at PRUH site on a 1 in 8 pattern] and General Paediatric out-patient clinics.  Responsible also for covering colleagues’ periods of annual leave and short-term sickness.

3.     To lead on the provision and ongoing development of the GP outreach clinic programme (BCHIP)

4.     Provide clinical supervision of junior medical/dental practitioners as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.

5.     Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives.

6.     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.

7.     Contribute to the Care Group’s research interests in accordance with the Trust’s R&D framework.

8.     Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, Clinical Governance programmes and Learning from Deaths.

9.     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.

10.  Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s). 

11.  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. 

12.  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.

13.  Undertake Care Group management duties as agreed with the Care Group/Departmental Manager/Clinical Director.

14.  Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene. 

15.  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.

16.  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.

GENERAL INFORMATION

1.     You have a general duty of care for the health, safety and well-being of yourself, work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance responsibilities associated with this post.

2.     You are required to observe the rules, policies, procedures and standards of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations, including complying with statutory and Trust core training.

3.     You are required to observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff.

4.     You are required to be responsible, with management support, for your own personal development and to actively contribute to the development of colleagues.

5.     The postholder has an important responsibility for, and contribution to make to, infection control and must be familiar with the infection control and hygiene requirements of this role. These requirements are set out in the National Code of Practice on Infection Control and in local policies and procedures, which will be made clear during your induction and subsequent refresher training.  These standards must be strictly complied with at all times.

6.     All employees must hold an 'nhs.net' email account, which will be the Trust's formal route for email communication.  You are therefore required to check this regularly and to deal with such communication promptly.

7.     The Trust is committed to the Health and Wellbeing of all its staff and offer a range of guidance and services to support them, including

• Local occupational health support
• Employee Assistance Programme which provides a wide range of support for work and personal issues, including relationship problems (personal and at work); anxiety/depression; finance/debt; work overload; legal matters; bullying; consumer issues; bereavement; pressure/stress; child care; and care of the elderly/disabled.
• Wellbeing hubs
• Proactive local organisational systems to support staff following a serious incident
• Availability of local initiatives and resources to promote workforce wellbeing
• Coaching and mentoring, peer review groups and participation

8.     This job description is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to be definitive or restrictive. It is expected that some of the duties will change over time and this description will be subject to review in consultation with the postholder.