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King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Location:
Orpington, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
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Yes
Job Reference:
48c929aa5194
Job Views:
16
Posted:
17.06.2025
Expiry Date:
01.08.2025
Job Description:
* 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.
* Shared responsibility with other colleagues for providing 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.
* Provide clinical supervision of junior medical 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.
* Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Group's management team where part of the service structure.
* 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, including 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, fostering and developing projects, and ensuring ongoing professional education and training.
* Work with colleagues to ensure staff productivity and job satisfaction, including involvement in appraisals.
* Undertake Care Group management duties as agreed with the Care Group/Departmental Manager/Clinical Director.
* Comply with all Trust infection prevention and control policies, including hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental, and food hygiene.
* Prepare for and undertake protective interventions consistent with evidence-based practice and patient safety.
* Contribute to the development of 7-day consultant-led services and future service developments.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD, PhD).
* FRCPath or equivalent qualification. Full and specialist registration with the GMC (or eligible within 6 months of interview). UK-trained applicants must hold a CCT or be within six months of award; non-UK trained applicants must show evidence of equivalence.
Training and Experience
* Wide experience in histopathology, culminating in CCT or equivalent. Specialist training in Histopathology.
* Experience in histopathology service organization.
* Familiar with current NHS structure and recent initiatives.
Management and Leadership
* Leadership capability within multidisciplinary teams.
* Management qualification or course.
* Understanding of medical audit principles, with completed audit projects.
Research and Publications
* Relevant research experience and publications in Histopathology (desirable).
Teaching
* Experience in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
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