Consultant Anaesthetist with special interest in Pain

Job overview

The post will be based at Denmark Hill and the proposed Job Plan is attached. There will be an average of 8 Programmed Activities of Direct Clinical Care, with the remainder being allocated for Supporting Professional Activities. The On-Call commitment is for a 1:8 rota which is classed as Category A (5%).

As a senior employee of the Trust the postholder will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trusts’ patients. Integral to these responsibilities is the following:-

• The provision of a first class clinical service

§ Effective leadership to all staff engaged in the speciality

§ 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

§ Maintaining the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Care Group or the Trust

Main duties of the job

Together with the other clinical staff, to provide a service for all Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery patients at King’s. This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the department.

Shared responsibility with the other Consultants for providing 24 hour, 7 day a week cover for the unit on a rota basis. Responsible also for covering colleague’s periods of annual leave and short-term sickness.

Clinical supervision of junior medical staff as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.

Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to Continuing Medical & Dental Education and clinical governance initiatives.

Responsible for out-patient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed by the Clinical Lead for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and the Ambulatory Care Division’s management team.

To contribute to departmental research interests in accordance with the Trust’s R&D framework.

To contribute to department’s Audit and Clinical Governance Programme, participating in the trust’s monthly local audit meeting, and attending the care group’s monthly clinical governance meeting.

To take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the Dental Division’s Business Plan. This may include assisting with discussions regarding service plans and developments with both internal and external agencies.

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:

• Brilliant People
• Outstanding care
• Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education
• Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

· Together with the other clinical staff, to provide a service for all Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery patients at King’s. This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the department.

· Shared responsibility with the other Consultants for providing 24 hour, 7 day a week cover for the unit on a rota basis. Responsible also for covering colleague’s periods of annual leave and short-term sickness.

· Clinical supervision of junior medical staff as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues

· Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to Continuing Medical & Dental Education and clinical governance initiatives.

· Responsible for out-patient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed by the Clinical Lead for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and the Ambulatory Care Division’s management team.

· To contribute to departmental research interests in accordance with the Trust’s R&D framework.

· To contribute to department’s Audit and Clinical Governance Programme, participating in the trust’s monthly local audit meeting, and attending the care group’s monthly clinical governance meeting.

· To take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the Dental 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 Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery services.

· To 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.

· To work in conjunction with clinical and 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 junior colleagues.

· To undertake Care Group management duties as agreed with the Clinical Director and Divisional Manager.

· To be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene. To undertake annual training/updates in infection prevention and control.

· To be accountable for implementation of the Code of Practice within own department/area of responsibility.

· To 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.

· You have a general duty of care for the health, safety and well-being of yourself, work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance accountabilities associated with this post.

· You are required to observe the rules, policies, procedures and standards of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations.

· You are required to observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff.

· You are required to be responsible, with management support, for your own personal development and to actively contribute to the development of colleagues.

· The post holder has an important responsibility for and contribution to make to infection control and must be familiar with the infection control and hygiene requirements of this role. These requirements are set out in the National Code of Practice on Infection Control and in local policies and procedures which will be made clear during your induction and subsequent refresher training. These standards must be strictly complied with at all times.

· All employees must hold an 'nhs.net' email account which will be the Trust's formal route for email communication. You are therefore required to check this regularly and to deal with such communication promptly

· This job description is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to be definitive or restrictive. It is expected that some of the duties will change over time and this description will be subject to review in consultation with the post holders.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• GMC/GDC registerable medical and dental qualifications
• FRCS (OMFS) MRCS

Desirable criteria

• MFDS MJDF FDS

Registration

Essential criteria

• Eligible for or holding full registration with the United Kingdom General Medical Council (GMC) and UK General Dental Council (GDC)
• On the GMC Specialist Register in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery or within 6 months of eligibility for inclusion

Interview Eligibility

Essential criteria

• Successful Completion of an SAC-approved 5-year minimum training programme in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, or within 6 months of completion, or an equivalent completion of training which is recognised by the GMC
• Possession of a Certificate of Accreditation or eligibility for a CCT in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
• Applicants who are Nationals from another European country or elsewhere overseas would have to show equivalence to the 5-year training period in the NHS required for the speciality

Training and Experience

Essential criteria

• Successful completion of an SAC-approved 5-year minimum training programme in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.
• Possession of a Certificate of Accreditation or eligibility for a CCT in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
• Applicants who are Nationals from another European country or elsewhere overseas would have to show equivalence to the 5-year training period in the NHS required for the speciality
• Craniofacial surgery fellowship with experience of non-syndromic craniosynostosis
• Consultant level experience in paediatric craniofacial surgery Subspecialty interest and training in skull base surgery

Desirable criteria

• Subspecialty interest and training in facial deformity and trauma

Research and Publications

Essential criteria

• Experience of clinical research.
• Publication of relevant review articles or case reports.

Desirable criteria

• Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Teaching

Essential criteria

• Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and exam preparation.

Desirable criteria

• Teaching skills course/qualification

IMPORTANT

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• If you delete the job from any of your accounts, you may be prevented from accessing further communications
• 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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