This is a Locum Consultant post to cover sickness. The remit of the postholder will be to work within the multi-disciplinary team providing and developing care for limb reconstruction patients, hand conditions and to provide and develop limb reconstruction surgery and hand services at King's as well as trauma and paediatric cases. In addition, the individual will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the department while having a significant commitment to teaching and training of junior staff.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will work alongside 26 orthopaedic surgeons. The department has a firm structure, comprising of 4 firms, supported by a cohort of 11 senior clinical fellows, 12 registrars, 8 senior house officers and 8 FY1 doctors. The 4 units will be structured as follows:
* Upper limb (shoulder, elbow, hand/wrist)
* Arthroplasty (Hip, knee, pelvic/acetabular reconstruction)
* Foot/ankle (including diabetic foot), paediatrics and limb reconstruction
* Trauma and orthoplastics
The post-holder will join the upper limb firm and be expected to contribute to the on‑call rota. This will include weekday on call on a specified weekday - Mondays to Thursdays – with one weekday on call every 3 weeks, and a 1st on call weekend frequency of 1 in 12. The 1st on call is supported by a 2nd on call consultant working a separate rota over the weekends. The department has a collaborative and pro‑active approach to trauma which the incoming colleague will be expected to support.
About us
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts, with a turnover of £1.8bn per annum – and we are delighted you are considering a career with us.
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.
Job description
Job 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 Groups management team where part of the service structure.
6. Contribute to the Care Groups research interests in accordance with the Trusts 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 Groups 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Registerable medical qualification
* FRCS Orth or equivalent
Desirable
* Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD)
Registration
Essential
* Full Registration with GMC
* Name on GMC Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment
Training and Experience
Essential
* Experience of all aspects of orthopaedic major trauma surgery including completion of a subspecialty fellowship in limb reconstruction surgery
* Demonstrable experience of complex limb reconstruction surgery in the major trauma setting
* Demonstrable experience of managing emergency paediatric orthopaedic conditions
Desirable
* Experience as an orthopaedic Consultant in a Major Trauma Centre
Administration
Essential
* Experience in day‑to‑day organisation of limb reconstruction 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
Desirable
* Familiar with current structure of Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes
Management and Leadership
Essential
* Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi‑disciplinary teams
Desirable
* Management course and/or qualification
Audit and Quality Improvement
Essential
* Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit
* Must have undertaken and completed audit projects
Desirable
* Audit Publications
Research and Publications
Essential
* Experience of clinical research
* Publication of relevant review articles or case reports
Desirable
* Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of PI for NIHR trials
Teaching
Essential
* Experience of undergraduate and post‑graduate teaching and exam preparation
Desirable
* Teaching skills course/qualification
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