Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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 Trusts patients. Integral to these responsibilities is the

following:-

Key Duties and Responsibilities

1. Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of Hepatology

patients at King’s College Hospital.

2. With colleagues, to run and further develop the inpatient and outpatient service for genetic liver diseases. To implement innovative care delivery models to optimise patient care and reduce in-patient stay. These include the use of care bundles, ambulatory care pathways, hot clinics and the increasing use of tele-medicine including regional MDT meetings with referrers.

3. To further develop working relationships with referring colleagues in South East England. Various methods of working are envisaged including satellite clinics in key referral centres and increasing use of telemedicine and IT.

4. To share with colleagues responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Hepatology department.

5. To take an active role in clinical research.

6. Provide clinical supervision of junior medical staff as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.

7. Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives.

8. Contribute to departmental research interests in accordance with the Trust’s R&D framework.

9. Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, clinical governance programs and learning from Deaths.

10. Take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the department’s/ Division’s Business Plan. This may include assisting with discussions regarding service plans and developments with internal and external agencies.

11. Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s).

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. Undertake Divisional management duties as agreed with the Divisional/departmental Manager/Clinical Director.

15. Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene.

16. 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. Further information in job description.

The Trust is recognised internationally for its work in liver disease and transplantation, neurosciences, cardiac, haemato-oncology, fetal medicine, stroke, major trauma, and Emergency Department. King’s is a key partner in one of London's foremost Academic Health Science Centres, King's Health Partners (KHP). KHP is one of only six Department of Health-designated AHSCs in England. It brings together a world-leading research-led university – King’s College London – and three successful NHS Foundation Trusts: King’s College Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’, and South London and Maudsley. This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of our dedicated workforce and join one of the largest and most successful Foundation Trusts in the UK with an international reputation for innovation and the desire to make a difference. You must be 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. The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable adults and/or children (0-18 years), therefore this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.