Job summary
- Main area
- Anaesthetics
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (10 PA)
- Job ref
- 213-DH-MED-6224883
- Employer
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- King's College Hospital (Denmark Hill)
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £93,666 - £126,281 Per annum excluding London Zone Allowance
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 04/06/2024
Employer heading
Consultant Anaesthetist with special interest in Liver Transplant
Consultant
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 13,500 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.
Job overview
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Site: King’s College Hospital (Denmark Hill)
2xConsultant Anaesthetist with special interest in Liver Transplant
Full-time 10 PAs
King’s College Hospital requires a Substantive Consultant Anaesthetist, to work flexibly within the multi–disciplinary team providing and further developing care for patients requiring anaesthesia particularly within liver transplant surgery. The postholder will have significant involvement in the delivery of liver transplant anaesthesia for adults and paediatrics both during daytime cover and as part of the consultant on-call rota.
Main duties of the job
The department covers most anaesthesia specialities, and a dynamic individual with supplementary interests would be welcomed. In addition, the individual will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the Anaesthetic Department while having a significant commitment to teaching and training of junior staff.
The post will be based mainly at the Denmark Hill site but may be required to work flexibly across the KCH sites (DH, PRUH, QMS & Orpington). There will be an average of 8.5 Programmed Activities of Direct Clinical Care with the remainder being allocated for Supporting Professional and/or other Activities worked over an average of 3.5 days (this might include covering the transplant on call with a 1:8 frequency which attracts a 5% uplift
Working for our organisation
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The Trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD; Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
At King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust we are proud of our diverse workforce and the strength that gives us to provide compassionate care to all of our patients. We are fortunate to employ a workforce that represents the population we care for, and we celebrate the value of differences in age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sex, sexual orientation and religion or belief.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Together with the other consultants, to provide a service for anaesthesia. This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the department.
- Shared responsibility with the other Consultants 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.
- Clinical supervision of junior medical staff as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.
- Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to Continuing Medical Education and clinical governance initiatives.
- To contribute to departmental research interests in accordance with the Trust’s R&D framework.
- To contribute to the Audit Programme.
- To take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the Division’s Business Plan. This may include assisting with discussions regarding service plans and developments with both internal and external agencies.
- To conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for anaesthetic services.
- To 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.
- To work in conjunction with clinical and 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 junior colleagues.
- To undertake Divisional management duties as agreed with the Divisional Manager/Clinical Director.
- To be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene. To undertake annual training/updates in infection prevention and control.
- To be accountable for implementation of the Code of Practice within own department/area of responsibility.
- To 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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registerable medical qualification
- Full FRCA
Desirable criteria
- Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD)
Registration
Essential criteria
- Full Registration with GMC
- Name on GMC Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment
3. Interview Eligibility
Essential criteria
- On 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
- Any applications not meeting these criteria will not be considered
Training and Experience
Essential criteria
- Wide experience and accredited training in most aspects of anaesthesia including liver transplant surgery and capable of delivering services appropriate to a large teaching hospital (e.g. maxillofacial surgery and Day Surgery)
- Experience and higher training in paediatric anaesthesia with particular reference to liver transplant
- Advanced liver transplant training/fellowship
Desirable criteria
- Experience of delivering Anaesthesia at Consultant level and supervising junior colleagues within that capacity.
Audit & quality improvement
Essential criteria
- Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit and quality improvement. Must be able to demonstrate ability to lead change.
Desirable criteria
- Audit Organisation of Audit/Journal Clubs and Morbidity & Mortality Meetings.publications
Research
Essential criteria
- Experience of clinical research
Desirable criteria
- Publication of relevant peer reviewed papers in the field of Anaesthesia/ transplantation.
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and exam preparation.
Desirable criteria
- Teaching skills course/qualification
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Charl Jooste
- Job title
- Clinical lead-Liver Transplant Anaesthesia
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 3299 3154
- Additional information
Dr Anneliese Rigby, CD Theatres and Anaesthetics, by email [email protected]
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