Consultant Neurosurgeon with an interest in Paediatrics and CSF
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Main area NEUROSURGEON Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours
Full time
Part time
10 sessions per week (40 Hours per week) Job ref 213-MED-DH-
Employer King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Denmark Hill Town London Salary £109,725 - £145,478 Per annum excluding London zone allowance Salary period Yearly Closing *****/ :59
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.
The remit of the postholder will be to support the paediatric neurosurgery service. The postholder will also be expected to provide leadership in research and teaching as well as contribution to the neurosurgery on call rota which includes emergency paediatric and adult patients.
The post holder will be based at King's College Hospital (KCH), work closely with colleagues at KCH, Evelina Children Hospital (ECH) and the Royal Marsden Hospital (RMH) and will be accountable to the clinical leads of paediatric and adult neurosurgery and the clinical director. The postholder will have responsibility for the patients on the ward, participate in the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings as well as clinics and theatre sessions. The postholder will show considerable flexibility in working pattern to optimise the use of theatre resources during the working week as well as the smooth running of the clinics and MDTs.
Main duties of the job
The post will be based at KCH with substantial commitments at ECH and the proposed Job Plan for 10 Programmed activities is attached consisting of 8.5 PAs of direct clinical care, with the remainder being allocated for Supporting Professional and/ or other activities. The On-Call commitment is 1:18 in the general Neurosurgical on call rota at KCH and 1:5 emergency paediatric cover.
As a senior employee of the Trust you will support and work in close co-operation with other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust's patients.
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.
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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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Together with other colleagues, to provide a high quality care service to patients. This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the Care Group
Shared responsibility with other colleagues for providing 24 hours, 7 days a week cover for the Unit on a rota basis. Responsible also for covering colleagues' periods of annual leave and short-term sickness as detailed in your contract
Provide clinical supervision of junior medical/dental practitioners as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues
Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives
Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Group's management team where part of the service structure
Contribute to the Care Group's research interests in accordance with the Trust's R&D framework
Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, Clinical Governance programmes and Learning from Deaths
Take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the Care Group's Business Plan. This may include assisting with discussions regarding service plans and developments with internal and external agencies
Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s)
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
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
Undertake Care Group management duties as agreed with the Care Group/Departmental Manager/Clinical Director
Be aware of, and comply with all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene
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
King's is committed to providing Consultant led 7-day services and in the event of future developments the post holder would be expected to contribute equally with other Consultant colleagues
Person specification
Qualifications & Higher Education
Recognised medical qualification
FRCS (SN) or equivalent
Other higher degree or diploma (e.g. MD or PhD)
Full Registration with GMC
Name on GMC Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment
On the day of interview applicants must be within 6 months of CCT, in final stages of their portfolio pathway application, or be fully registered on the GMC Specialist Register. Any applications not meeting these criteria will not be considered
Training and Experience
Wide experience in all aspects of neurosurgery (paediatric and adult) culminating in award of CCST or equivalent
Dedicated Fellowship in Paediatric Neurosurgery
Recent experience managing both paediatric and adult neurosurgical patients
Training and experience in the management of CSF disorders and neuro-endoscopy
Administration
Experience in day-to-day organisation of paediatric and adult neurosurgical services in a busy Teaching Hospital
Evidence of management activities and initiatives services in a busy Teaching Hospital
Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills
Familiar with current structure of UK National Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes
Familiar with current structure of Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes
Management and Leadership
Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams
Management course and/or qualification
Audit and Quality Improvement
Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit.
Must have undertaken and completed audit projects.
Audit Publications
Research and Publications
Experience of basic and clinical research. Publication record in relevant topics
Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of neurosurgery including setting up trials
GCP
Teaching
Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and exam preparation
Teaching skills course/qualification
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