Job summary
This post constitutes a replacement post within the paediatric neurology department. The post-holder will join the established team in continuing to provide a high quality service. The remit of the post-holder will be to work within the multi-disciplinary team providing and further developing care for Children and Young People from the Child Health services, and to provide and develop services to the Trust's young patients. 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. The post is based at King's College Hospital with programmed activity at Evelina London Children's Hospital.
Main duties of the job
At Kings, the post holder will:
Provide a weekly outpatient complex epilepsy clinic
Provide a weekly epilepsy and general paediatric neurology clinic, for ward follow-up and new outpatient referrals, with opportunity to develop special interest clinics
Support the paediatric epilepsy CNS team in ongoing care to our large outpatient epilepsy population
Contribute to the Children's Epilepsy Surgery Service (CESS) in support of the CESS lead with assessment and management of children on the CESS pathway
Participate in the 1 in 4 Consultant of the Week rota to the paediatric neurology and neurosurgery inpatients, both on Lion ward and elsewhere within Child Health.
Provide a ward consult service to support colleagues in the management of complex children with neurological disorders/symptoms, including to neurosurgery, PICU, NICU, paediatric hepatology, general paediatrics, paediatric haematology, paediatric surgery and trauma.
Provide advice to colleagues and families by phone and email as appropriate
Supervise the Specialist Trainees and Clinical Fellows including providing lectures, tutorials and seminars as required alongside other colleagues
About us
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts - 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.
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.
Job description
Job 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 Groups management team where part of the service structure.
6. Contribute to the Care Groups research interests in accordance with the Trusts 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 Groups 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. 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. Kings 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
Job description
Job 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 Groups management team where part of the service structure.
6. Contribute to the Care Groups research interests in accordance with the Trusts 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 Groups 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. 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. Kings 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
- MBBS or equivalent
- Full MRCP, MRCPCH or equivalent
Desirable
- Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD or PhD)
Registration & Interview Eligibility
Essential
- Full Registration with GMC
- Name on GMC Specialist Register for paediatric neurology on date of taking up appointment
- On the day of interview , applicants must be within 6 months of CCT or be in final stages of portfolio application or be fully registered on the GMC Paediatric Specialist Register. Any applications not meeting these criteria will not be considered
Training and Experience
Essential
- Specialist training in paediatric neurology in an accredited training programme or equivalent
- Sub-specialty training in Complex Epilepsy Management - PET 3 course/ SPIN module in epilepsy or equivalent
- Teaching Experience
- Awareness and experience of child protection processes
- Experience of multidisciplinary assessment of children with complex epilepsy and comorbidities using clinical, diagnostic, and colleague assessments including therapies, psychology and psychiatry
Desirable
- Previous experience in paediatric epilepsy surgery programme assessments
Administration
Essential
- Experience in day-to-day organisation of paediatric neurology 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
- Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams
Desirable
- Management course and/or qualification
Audit and Quality Improvement
Essential
- Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit.
- Must have undertaken and completed audit projects.
Desirable
Research and Publications
Essential
- Experience of clinical research
Desirable
- GCP training
- Publication of relevant review articles or case reports
- Evidence of recruitment into trials
- Proven ability to carry out high quality research, leading to publication
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and exam preparation
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in medical education
Person Specification
Qualifications & Higher Education
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- Full MRCP, MRCPCH or equivalent
Desirable
- Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD or PhD)
Registration & Interview Eligibility
Essential
- Full Registration with GMC
- Name on GMC Specialist Register for paediatric neurology on date of taking up appointment
- On the day of interview , applicants must be within 6 months of CCT or be in final stages of portfolio application or be fully registered on the GMC Paediatric Specialist Register. Any applications not meeting these criteria will not be considered
Training and Experience
Essential
- Specialist training in paediatric neurology in an accredited training programme or equivalent
- Sub-specialty training in Complex Epilepsy Management - PET 3 course/ SPIN module in epilepsy or equivalent
- Teaching Experience
- Awareness and experience of child protection processes
- Experience of multidisciplinary assessment of children with complex epilepsy and comorbidities using clinical, diagnostic, and colleague assessments including therapies, psychology and psychiatry
Desirable
- Previous experience in paediatric epilepsy surgery programme assessments
Administration
Essential
- Experience in day-to-day organisation of paediatric neurology 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
- Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams
Desirable
- Management course and/or qualification
Audit and Quality Improvement
Essential
- Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit.
- Must have undertaken and completed audit projects.
Desirable
Research and Publications
Essential
- Experience of clinical research
Desirable
- GCP training
- Publication of relevant review articles or case reports
- Evidence of recruitment into trials
- Proven ability to carry out high quality research, leading to publication
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and exam preparation
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in medical education
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).
