Job summary
- Main area
- Critical Care
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 4 (MT04)
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (This post is exclusively for our PRUH site)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 213-DivisionC-7454881
- Employer
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Princess Royal University Hospital
- Town
- Orpington
- Salary
- £55,392 - £67,696 per annum plus London allowance
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Clinical Fellow
NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 4 (MT04)
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 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.
We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.
Job overview
The remit of the post holder will be to work within the multi-disciplinary team providing and further developing care for patients within the service. 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.
Main duties of the job
Successful candidates will have the opportunity to gain experience of working in a large tertiary critical care department under the mentorship of consultants with a range of tertiary hospital sub specialist interests (including, but not limited to: major trauma; neurology and neurosurgery; cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery; haematology including haemoncology.
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£1.8 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Doctors appointed to our ICF posts come with diverse levels of prior experience and expertise. We have a number of rotas in which we can accommodate doctors, ranging from purely ‘in facing’ rotas, where all work is within the ICU, to ‘out facing’ roles which involve providing critical care support to patients in the emergency department and wards.
Person specification
Registration
Essential criteria
- Full registration with GMC/GDC with License to Practice at time of appointment
- Registerable medical qualification
Desirable criteria
- MRCP or equivalent
- Other higher degree or diploma (eg. MD)
Training and Experience
Essential criteria
- At least 1 year of working within critical care OR 6 months working within critical care and 3 years working within an acute medical specialty (anaesthesia, emergency medicine, acute medicine, internal medicine specialties)
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of special commitment to critical care
- Demonstrable research and teaching experience
- Experience of working within the NHS
Personal skills and attributes
Essential criteria
- Effective communicator, able to work in a close-knit team and co-operate with all medical and paramedical staff.
Desirable criteria
- Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills
- ATLS
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
- Marcena Newell
- Job title
- Service Delivery Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02032994835
- Additional information
Due to the high number expectancy for this post please only request an informal visit once shortlisted.
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