Job overview

King’s Health Partners is a pioneering collaboration between King’s College London, Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts.

This unique combination brings together one of the world’s leading research-led universities and three of London’s most successful NHS Foundation Trusts

We are looking for highly motivated doctors to work in the Neurosurgical Department, King’s College Hospital.

King’s is one of the largest Neuroscience centres in the UK with a national and international reputation for excellence. The successful applicants will form part of the team delivering care to acutely unwell neurosurgical patients.

Applicants are expected to participate fully in the departmental teaching program and junior doctors in this department have an excellent record of subsequent advancement to specialty training. These posts are not however recognised at present for training. The department has an excellent record of career advancement in neurosurgery for previous post-holders and provides unique experience.

The clinical duties of the post will be the day to day care of patients admitted to the neurosurgical department including admission, clinical examination, co-ordination of investigation, liaison with senior colleagues and operating time. You will be rostered to attend neurosurgical operating theatres and teaching clinics on a regular basis.

Commencement in post - June 2022.

Main duties of the job

For the purposes of this job description this clinical fellowship is intended to allow an experienced neurosurgical trainee to obtain experience over one year in the sub-speciality of neurovascular surgery.  This post will provide experience sufficient to allow a successful fellow to offer themselves for appointment to a consultant position involving a substantial commitment to this specialist area of neurosurgery.

This neurovascular fellowship was the first to achieve national accreditation as part of the Royal College of Surgeons National Surgical Fellowship Scheme. As such the fellow is under rigorous educational and clinical review and is required to give feedback at the end of his/her placement.   

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.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.