Job summary
Applicants are invited to apply for the position of Consultant in Paediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London. We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join our friendly and innovative team in delivering a high quality service. The successful candidate will work within the multi-disciplinary team providing and further developing care for Children/Young People from the Child Health services.
The postholder will share all duties involved in running this Paediatric Endocrine and Diabetes service which receives tertiary, secondary and primary care referrals. This is a tertiary endocrine consultant NHS post undertaking 10 PA's per week, including 8.5 PAs of Direct Clinical Care and 1.5 PAs for Supporting Professional Activities.
You must be fully registered with the GMC and hold a Licence to Practice and be on the Specialist Register, or within six months of attaining your CCT or equivalent and up to date Level 3 safeguarding training to be eligible for interview.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will replace Dr Buchanan's post. The remit of the postholder will be to work within the multi-disciplinary team providing and further developing care for children and adolescents with endocrine disorders from Paediatric Services, and to provide Diabetes Endocrinology services to King's paediatric patients. In addition, the individual will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the department.
It is envisaged that the appointee will contribute to the development and delivery of inpatient, outpatient and emergency paediatric endocrine care.
The post will be based at King's College Hospital with three outreach clinics (Lewisham, Brighton and Worthing).
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
About us
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 12,800 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.
The Trust is recognised internationally for its work in liver disease and transplantation, neurosciences, cardiac, haemato-oncology, fetal medicine, stroke, major trauma, and Emergency Department.
King's is a key partner in one of London's foremost Academic Health Science Centres, King's Health Partners (KHP). KHP is one of only six Department of Health-designated AHSCs in England. It brings together a world-leading research-led university - King's College London - and three successful NHS Foundation Trusts: King's College Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas', and South London and Maudsley.
This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of our dedicated workforce and join one of the largest and most successful Foundation Trusts in the UK with an international reputation for innovation and the desire to make a difference.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide a tertiary Paediatric Endocrine service. This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the department.
- Responsible for the care of children and adolescents with diabetes.
- Responsible also for covering colleagues periods of annual leave and short-term sickness.
- On-call responsibilities out of hours (telephone consultation) for Endocrinology will be shared with Drs Arya and Kapoor in proportion to hours of employment.
- Clinical supervision of junior medical staff as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues. Post holder may be an educational supervisor as appropriate.
- Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to Continuing Medical Education and clinical governance initiatives.
- Responsible for out-patient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed by the Child Health Care Group management team.
- To contribute to departmental research interests in accordance with the Trusts R&D framework.
- To contribute to the Audit Programme.
- To take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the Care Groups 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 paediatric 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.
- 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.
Generic Statements for inclusion in all job descriptions:
- 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 Kings 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide a tertiary Paediatric Endocrine service. This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the department.
- Responsible for the care of children and adolescents with diabetes.
- Responsible also for covering colleagues periods of annual leave and short-term sickness.
- On-call responsibilities out of hours (telephone consultation) for Endocrinology will be shared with Drs Arya and Kapoor in proportion to hours of employment.
- Clinical supervision of junior medical staff as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues. Post holder may be an educational supervisor as appropriate.
- Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to Continuing Medical Education and clinical governance initiatives.
- Responsible for out-patient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed by the Child Health Care Group management team.
- To contribute to departmental research interests in accordance with the Trusts R&D framework.
- To contribute to the Audit Programme.
- To take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the Care Groups 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 paediatric 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.
- 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.
Generic Statements for inclusion in all job descriptions:
- 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 Kings 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
- Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health or equivalent
Desirable
- Higher degree (MD, PhD or equivalent)
Registration
Essential
- Inclusion in the specialist register in Paediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology or equivalent, or within 6 months of CCST at time of interview
- Name on Specialist Register on date of taking appointment Full registration with the GMC
Training and Experience
Essential
- Experience in all areas of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus
Administration
Essential
- Experience in day to day organisation of services in a busy teaching hospital
Desirable
- Familiar with current structure of Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes
Management and Leadership
Essential
- Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams
- Ability to organise and manage the work of a tertiary endocrinology l unit
- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance
Desirable
- Experience in the development of clinical guidelines
- Management course and/or qualification
Audit
Essential
- Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit.
- Must have undertaken and completed audit projects.
Research and Publications
Essential
- Experience of clinical research.
- Publication of relevant review articles or case reports.
- Evidence of original work as demonstrated by publications in peer reviewed journals
Desirable
- Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of Paediatric Endocrinology
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and exam preparation.
Desirable
- Teaching skills course/qualification
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health or equivalent
Desirable
- Higher degree (MD, PhD or equivalent)
Registration
Essential
- Inclusion in the specialist register in Paediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology or equivalent, or within 6 months of CCST at time of interview
- Name on Specialist Register on date of taking appointment Full registration with the GMC
Training and Experience
Essential
- Experience in all areas of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus
Administration
Essential
- Experience in day to day organisation of services in a busy teaching hospital
Desirable
- Familiar with current structure of Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes
Management and Leadership
Essential
- Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams
- Ability to organise and manage the work of a tertiary endocrinology l unit
- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance
Desirable
- Experience in the development of clinical guidelines
- Management course and/or qualification
Audit
Essential
- Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit.
- Must have undertaken and completed audit projects.
Research and Publications
Essential
- Experience of clinical research.
- Publication of relevant review articles or case reports.
- Evidence of original work as demonstrated by publications in peer reviewed journals
Desirable
- Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of Paediatric Endocrinology
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and exam preparation.
Desirable
- Teaching skills course/qualification
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
