Job overview

This is a new Consultant post, which is initially for 12 months fixed term with the scope to be made permanent. The primary remit of the post-holder will be to work within the multi–disciplinary team leading and further developing care for elderly Orthopaedic Trauma patients in conjunction with the existing Ortho-Geriatric physician and the Orthopaedic surgeons. The post would be based at PRUH, and may involve Orpington, part of Kings College Hospital.

In addition, the individual will be expected to provide consistent ward level leadership; promote clear lines of communication between patients, relatives and staff; involvement in service development and quality improvement; and help to embed geriatric principles into routine ward care; The aim would be to change the culture of a trauma ward to one which is focused on providing high quality care to older, frail patients routinely.

Main duties of the job

Together with the other Consultant Ortho-Geriatric physician and T&O surgeons, to provide a service for elderly Trauma and emergency patients. This includes all medical aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the department.

Shared responsibility with the other Ortho-geriatric physician. Responsibility also for covering colleague’s periods of annual leave, study leave and short-term sickness.

Clinical supervision of junior medical staff as a shared responsibility with other appropriate 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 Department’s own Audit Program.

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 surgical services.

To exercise professional leadership for all staff working in the specialty.  This will include fostering and developing projects focused on these ends and ensuring that the momentum of post qualification professional education and other appropriate training is maintained.

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 £1.8bn per annum – 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 recongised for our work in liver disease and transplantation, neurosciences, cardiac, haemato-oncology, fetal medicine, stroke, major trauma, and emergency medicine.

Our Strong Roots, Global Reach strategy, published in 2021, sets out our BOLD vision, and commitment towards: 

1.            Brilliant People

2.            Outstanding care

3.            Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education

4.            Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. 

At King’s, we are proud to serve a diverse range of communities, and our staff reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, with many people also travelling from all the world to start and develop their careers with us.