Job summary
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Site: (Denmark Hill)
Consultant Adult Liver Transplant & HPB Surgeon
£90,526 - £121,295 p.a incl. of London Zone Allowance (pro rata)
Full-time: 10 PAs
Permanent
This is a new Consultant post. The remit of the postholder will be to work within the multi-disciplinary team providing, and further developing, care for Adult Liver Transplant and HPB services. In addition, the individual will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the department while having a significant commitment to teaching and training of junior staff.
Clinical responsibilities will include 1:8 Adult Liver Transplant on-call and 1:5 Adult Liver HPB on-call, with responsibility for post-operative management and follow-up of patients in collaboration with Transplant and HPB physicians. There are daily rounds with all members of the Transplant and HPB team to discuss inpatients.
KCH have dedicated theatres for Transplant and HPB surgery. There are a number of anaesthetists that provide continuous cover for both services.
Main duties of the job
The post will be based at King's College Hospital and the proposed Job Plan is attached. There will be an average of 9 Programmed Activities of Direct Clinical Care, with the remainder being allocated for Supporting Professional and/or other Activities. The On-Call commitment is for a 1 in 8 for Adult Liver Transplant and 1 in 5 for Adult Liver HPB.
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
- 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
About us
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 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.
The HPB service is regarded as one of Europe's largest programmes. The Transplant service is also thought to be Europe's largest, offering both adult and paediatric transplants, and one of the only centres in the world to offer all types of transplants: split liver, non-heartbeating donors, living related, domino, and auxiliary transplants.
King's has performed over 6000 liver transplants and this experience has helped develop active programmes of cell transplantation, including hepatocyte transplants in children and islet cell transplantation in type 1 diabetes, and auto-transplants for patients requiring total pancreatectomy. Uniquely King's is the only centre recognised by the National Commissioning Group to have two such funded programmes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Together with the other Surgeons and Hepatologists, to provide a service for liver transplant patients. This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the department.
- Shared responsibility with the other Transplant Surgeons for providing 24 hour, 7 day a week cover for the Unit on a rotational basis. Responsible also for covering colleagues periods of annual leave and short-term sickness.
- Clinical supervision of junior medical staff as a shared responsibility with other consultant
- 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 Clinical Director and 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 Liver 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
- 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.
GENERAL INFORMATION
- 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 responsibilities 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, including complying with statutory and Trust core training.
- 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 postholder 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 postholder.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Together with the other Surgeons and Hepatologists, to provide a service for liver transplant patients. This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the department.
- Shared responsibility with the other Transplant Surgeons for providing 24 hour, 7 day a week cover for the Unit on a rotational basis. Responsible also for covering colleagues periods of annual leave and short-term sickness.
- Clinical supervision of junior medical staff as a shared responsibility with other consultant
- 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 Clinical Director and 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 Liver 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
- 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.
GENERAL INFORMATION
- 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 responsibilities 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, including complying with statutory and Trust core training.
- 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 postholder 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 postholder.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registerable medical qualification
- MRCS or equivalent
Desirable
- Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD)
Registration
Essential
- Full Registration with GMC and Name on Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment
Training and Experience
Essential
- Wide experience Liver Transplant surgery and Hepatobiliary & pancreatic surgery culminating in award of CCT or equivalent.
- Research Interest in Liver Transplantation and or HPB
Desirable
- Experience of working as a consultant in adult liver transplant and HPB
- Training and Experience in minimal access and robotic surgery
Administration
Essential
- Experience in day to day organisation of Liver & Surgical 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 work within multi-disciplinary team to deliver liver transplantation
Audit
Essential
- Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit. Must have undertaken and completed audit projects.
Research and Publications
Essential
- Experience of clinical research.
- Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of Liver transplantation surgery or HPB surgery
- Publication of relevant review articles or case reports.
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and exam preparation.
Desirable
- Teaching skills course/qualification
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registerable medical qualification
- MRCS or equivalent
Desirable
- Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD)
Registration
Essential
- Full Registration with GMC and Name on Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment
Training and Experience
Essential
- Wide experience Liver Transplant surgery and Hepatobiliary & pancreatic surgery culminating in award of CCT or equivalent.
- Research Interest in Liver Transplantation and or HPB
Desirable
- Experience of working as a consultant in adult liver transplant and HPB
- Training and Experience in minimal access and robotic surgery
Administration
Essential
- Experience in day to day organisation of Liver & Surgical 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 work within multi-disciplinary team to deliver liver transplantation
Audit
Essential
- Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit. Must have undertaken and completed audit projects.
Research and Publications
Essential
- Experience of clinical research.
- Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of Liver transplantation surgery or HPB surgery
- Publication of relevant review articles or case reports.
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).
