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Job overview

Applications are invited for a substantive 10PA Consultant post in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine within the Department of Child Health at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

King’s College Hospital is a major London teaching hospital providing a wide range of tertiary paediatric specialist services. It is part of King’s Health Partners, one of London’s most comprehensive Academic Health Sciences Centres, in partnership with King’s College London, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

This is a replacement Consultant post within the Department of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine at King’s College Hospital. The post can be tailored to reflect the successful candidate’s specialist interests.

The appointee will join an established team of five Consultants and will contribute to the delivery and development of the tertiary paediatric respiratory service. The postholder will work as part of the multi-disciplinary Paediatric Respiratory and Cystic Fibrosis teams, providing high-quality care to patients and supporting the ongoing development of both respiratory services within the Trust. They will also contribute to consolidating the department’s position as the leading provider of tertiary paediatric respiratory services for South London and the Southeast, and to the further development of outreach services, building on the existing cystic fibrosis clinical network.

The postholder will be primarily based at the Paediatric Respiratory Centre within the Variety Children’s Hospital at King’s College Hospital, with the potential to undertake outreach clinics in the Southeast region. The job plan (10 PAs) will be subject to review within three months of appointment to ensure it reflects service needs and professional development.The on-call commitment is for a 1:6 rota (prospective cover), which is classed as Category B.

Interested applicants are encouraged to discuss the post with Professor Atul Gupta (Consultant Paediatric Respiratory Medicine and Head) and to arrange an informal visit to the Unit by emailing: [email protected] or calling 02032993563

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. 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
2. 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
3. Provide clinical supervision of junior medical/dental practitioners as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues
4. Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives
5. Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Group’s management team where part of the service structure
6. Contribute to the Care Group’s research interests in accordance with the Trust’s R&D framework
7. Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, Clinical Governance programmes and Learning from Deaths
8. 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
9. Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s
10. 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
11. 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

12. 1. Undertake Care Group management duties as agreed with the Care Group/Departmental Manager/Clinical Director.

13. Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene
14. 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
15. 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

Essential criteria

• Registerable medical qualification
• MRCPCH or equivalent

Desirable criteria

• Other higher degree or diploma (e.g. MD or PhD)

Interview Eligibility & Registration

Essential criteria

• Within six months of the expected date of CCT (or equivalent) on the day of interview
• Full registration with GMC and Name on Specialist Register for Paediatric Respiratory Medicine on date of taking up appointment

Training and Experience

Essential criteria

• Wide experience in all aspects of paediatric respiratory medicine, with ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care, culminating in award of CCST or equivalent
• Accredited Specialist training in paediatric respiratory medicine with competencies in respiratory CSAC/RCPCH framework

Desirable criteria

• Interest and experience in NIV / LTV

Administration

Essential criteria

• Familiarity with day-to-day organisation of paediatric respiratory medicine 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

Management and Leadership

Essential criteria

• Capability of providing leadership within multi-disciplinary teams. Ability to lead change

Audit & quality improvement

Essential criteria

• Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit and quality improvement. Evidence of having undertaken and completed audit projects
• Audit Publications

Research

Essential criteria

• Experience of conducting or supporting clinical research in one or more aspects of paediatric respiratory medicine
• Publication of relevant peer-reviewed reports

Desirable criteria

• Track record of excellent research in an area of paediatric respiratory medicine or evidence of potential to establish a research programme

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• 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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