Locum Consultant- Paediatric Anaesthetist - London
Job overview
The Department of Anaesthesia at King’s is one of the busiest in the country giving approximately 45,000 anaesthetics per annum. It incorporates all major specialities including Intensive Care, Cardio-thoracic, Paediatrics and Neurosurgery, as well as Chronic and Acute Pain relief.There is also an active Liver Transplantation Program for which King’s is world famous. King’s is part of the UK’s first Major Trauma system becoming the Major Trauma centre for South East London. In 2013, King’s joined with the Princess Royal University Hospital (including two theatres at Sidcup) and re-opened the orthopaedic hub at Orpington providing a dedicated elective site.
Main duties of the job
The Department has approval to recruit into a fixed term contract. The postholder will have significant involvement in the delivery of paediatric/neonatal anaesthesia and adult anaesthsia both during daytime cover and as part of the paediatric consultant on-call rota.The department covers most anaesthesia specialities, and a dynamic individual with supplementary interests would be welcomed.
The remit of the post holder will be to work flexibly within the multi–disciplinary team providing and further developing care for patients requiring anaesthesia. 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 Denmark Hill site and the proposed 10 PA Job Plan is attached. There will be an average of 8.5 Programmed Activities of Direct Clinical Care, with the 1 PA being allocated for Supporting Professional Activity (CPD) and 0.5 SPA for new consultant development. In discussion with your department, further SPA may be allocated from team job planning for educational activities.Research time would normally be supported through external funding and or successful application for “green shoots funding”.
The On-Call commitment is for a 1:10-1:12 frequency rota non-resident paediatric consultant on- call, classed as Category A which attracts a 3% 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.
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
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 Trust’s patients. Integral to these responsibilities is the following:-
- The provision of a first class clinical service
- Effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
- Sustaining and developing teaching and research in conjunction with King’s College London
- Undertaking all work in accordance with the Trust’s procedures and operating policies
- Conducting clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust’s service plans
- Ensure compliance with our clinical governance framework, you will motivate colleagues, champion service user safety and dignity and drive continuous improvement
- Maintaining the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Division or the Trust.
Person specification
Registration
Essential criteria- Full Registration with GMC and within 6 months of completion of specialist training or equivalent experience
Training and Experience
Essential criteria- Wide experience and accredited training in most aspects of anaesthesia and capable of delivering services appropriate to a large teaching hospital
- Experience at Consultant level
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Registerable medical qualification FRCA or equivalent
- Full Registration with GMC and completed subspecialty training programme in anaesthesia with CCT (on the Specialist Register)
Administration
Essential criteria- Experience in day to day organisation of anaesthetic services in a busy NHS hospital
- Familiar with current structure of Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes
Management and Leadership
Essential criteria- Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams
- Management course and/or qualification
Audit and Quality Improvement
Essential criteria- Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit. Must have undertaken and completed audit projects
Research and Publications
Essential criteria- Experience of clinical research
- Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of anaesthesia
Teaching
Essential criteria- Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and exam preparation
- Teaching skills course/qualification