Hepatitis Clinical Fellow

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 12 month Hepatitis Clinical Fellow post to strengthen the clinical and academic hepatology service at Kings College Hospital (KCH) and its network partners. The post holder will have the opportunity to develop wide experience within the department, with sessions being dedicated to clinical work (which will include outpatient clinics) with some flexible sessions to develop relevant interests. The remaining sessions could involve clinically based research with the potential to develop bespoke clinical and research interests. The post could be tailored to specific interests within Hepatology /Hepatitis. An important component of this post will be to support the specialist nationally commissioned Hepatitis Network and its integrated pathways across primary and secondary care.

The post holder will be based in King’s College Hospital as part of the Hepatology Hepatitis team and will be involved in delivering high standard clinical care within Hepatitis clinical trials. The diverse patient population attending Kings Liver clinics also offers an excellent opportunity to undertake translational Hepatitis research projects or quality improvement initiatives; supported by clinical academicians within Kings College London.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be involved in fixed clinical commitments which will be determined by both their clinical training needs and the service requirements of the Liver Unit. Clinical service commitments will be tailored to the experience and clinical requirements of the clinical network but will include 3 outpatient clinics per week as well as involvement in MDTs and clinical governance, and will complement to an extent a research project / interest .

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

Please see Job Description document for full outline of roles and responsibilities.

• Work together with other colleagues to provide a comprehensive and effective service for our patients. This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the Care Group.
• Diagnosis and treatment of patients of the Trust in such hospital, health centres or clinics or other premises as required.
• Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge, allowing for all proper delegation to, and training of, your staff.
• Participation in Multi-disciplinary Meetings.
• Contribution to audit and clinical governance programmes.
• Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments as agreed with the Care Group management team.
• Contribute to the units' research interests in accordance with the Trust’s R&D framework.
• Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s).
• 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.
• Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registrable medical qualification
• MRCP or equivalent
• Full Registration with GMC

Desirable criteria

• BSc

Training and experience

Essential criteria

• Previous experience in NHS environment
• Registrar or equivalent training in Hepatology, or post core CMT internal Medicine

Desirable criteria

• Research experience- Hepatology, Liver Transplant, GCP training

Audit

Essential criteria

• Understanding of principles of medical audit and undertaken audit projects

Research and publications

Essential criteria

• Understanding or the concept of research, understanding of research governance and ethics.

Desirable criteria

• Previous involvement in research projects and published in peer reviewed journals.

Personal skills

Essential criteria

• Effective communicator, able to work in a close-knit team and co-operate with all medical and paramedical staff.
• Professional attitude towards work; reliability, good record of attendance and tidy personal appearance
• Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills.

Teaching

Desirable criteria

• Experience of under-graduate teaching

IMPORTANT

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• To enquire about your application or inform us of any changes in your circumstances, please contact the named person on this advert
• Please provide email addresses for referees where possible
• Please review the documentation on our recruitment microsite, particularly the Trust’s criminal records checking policy
• All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and for ensuring they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
• Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. On occasion, we might close a vacancy early due to a high number of applications being received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

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