Applicants are invited to apply for the position of Consultant General Paediatrician at PRUH site part of King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London. This is a substantive replacement post. The post holder will contribute to the GP joint paediatric clinics and MDT (BCHIP). We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join our friendly and innovative team in delivering a high quality service. The successful candidate will work within the multi-disciplinary team providing and further developing care for Children/Young People from the Child Health services.
There is a commitment to undertake routine job planned work on evenings and weekends as part of the total job planned PAs. There is also an overnight on call commitment.
Qualifications
* Fully registered with the GMC and hold a Licence to Practice and be on the Specialist Register, or within six months of attaining your CCT or equivalent to be eligible for interview.
* Subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975; disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service required.
* All employees are expected to undertake work on any of the Trust's sites as required by the service.
Responsibilities
* 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.
* Providing a high‑quality care service to children's services on PRUH site, including all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the Care Group.
* 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.
* Lead on the provision and ongoing development of the GP outreach clinic programme (BCHIP).
* Provide clinical supervision of junior medical/dental practitioners as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.
* Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives.
* Contribute to the Care Group's research interests in accordance with the Trust's R&D framework.
* Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, Clinical Governance programmes and Learning from Deaths.
* 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.
* Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s).
* 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.
* 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.
* Undertake Care Group management duties as agreed with the Care Group/Departmental Manager/Clinical Director.
* Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene.
* 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.
* 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
* 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.
* 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.
* You are required to observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff.
* You are required to be responsible, with management support, for your own personal development and to actively contribute to the development of colleagues.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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, 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.
* 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.
Recruitment Details
Review the documentation on our recruitment microsite, particularly the Trust's criminal records checking policy. 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.
About the Trust
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. Our teams provide services out of five hospitals across South East London and Kent, namely King's College Hospital, the Princess Royal University Hospital, Orpington Hospital, Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup, and Beckenham Beacon. We employ nearly 14 000 staff, who together treat over 1.5 million patients every year. We provide a full range of local and specialist services, and our teams are nationally and internationally recognised for our work in liver disease and transplantation, neurosciences, cardiac, haemato‑oncology, fetal medicine, stroke, major trauma and emergency medicine.
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At King's, we are proud to serve a diverse range of communities, and our staff reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, with many people also travelling from all the world to start and develop their careers with us.
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