Consultant Paediatrician, Special Interest In Endocrinology

Consultant Paediatrician, Special Interest in EndocrinologyConsultantMain area: Paediatrics
Grade: Consultant
Contract: Permanent: Substantive
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week (40 Hours per week)
Job ref: 213-MED-DH-6751511
Employer: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Denmark Hill
Town: London
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum incl London Zone Allowance
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 24/11/2024 23:59
Interview date: 19/12/2024
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.7 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London.
Job OverviewThis is a replacement Consultant post, covering a combination of general paediatrics, paediatric endocrinology and diabetes. The remit of the postholder will be to work within the multi-disciplinary team to provide and develop paediatric services to the Trust's paediatric patients. 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.
The On-Call commitment is for a 1:4 rota, which is classed as Category B. This is a combination of diabetes and general paediatric on call. There is a commitment to undertake routine job planned work on Saturdays or Sundays as part of the total job planned PAs.
Main Duties of the JobAll 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 serviceEffective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialtySustaining and developing teaching and research in conjunction with King's College London / KHPUndertaking all work in accordance with the Trust's procedures and operating policiesConducting clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust's service plansMaintaining the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Care Group or the TrustWorking for Our OrganisationKing's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts – 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.
Detailed Job Description and Main ResponsibilitiesTogether 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 24 hours, 7 days a week cover for the Unit on a rota basis.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.Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Group's management team.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.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.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.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.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.Contribute equally with other Consultant colleagues to providing Consultant led 7-day services.Person SpecificationQualificationsMBBS or equivalentMRCPCHRegistrationFull Registration with GMCName on GMC Specialist registrar in general paediatrics Register on date of taking up appointmentOn 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.Training and ExperienceWide experience in all aspects of paediatric endocrinology and diabetes mellitusWide experience in all aspects of general paediatrics, including safeguarding.Higher degree or qualification in medical education.AdministrationExperience in day-to-day organisation of general paediatric and tertiary endocrinology services in a busy Teaching Hospital.Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills.Familiar with current structure of UK National Health Service.Management and LeadershipAble to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams.Management course and/or qualification.Audit and Quality ImprovementThorough understanding of principles of medical audit. Must have undertaken and completed audit projects.Audit Publications.Research and PublicationsExperience of clinical research.Publication of relevant review articles or case reports.Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of paediatric endocrinology.TeachingExperience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and exam preparation.Teaching skills course/qualification.IMPORTANT Check your email account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you.If you delete the job from any of your accounts, you may be prevented from accessing further communications.To enquire about your application or inform us of any changes in your circumstances, please contact the named person on this advert.Please provide email addresses for referees where possible.Please 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.Due to a high volume of applications, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. It is therefore recommended that you apply promptly.King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Annual Reports and Other Corporate Publications.
Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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