King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Locum Consultant Radiologist Paediatric Intervention with HPB

The closing date is 16 March 2026

Job summary

Locum Consultant Radiologist and Paediatric Intervention with interest in Hepatobiliary Radiology

Applications are invited for a locum Consultant HPB Paediatric Radiologist based at the Denmark Hill site of the Department of Radiology at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT).

The post holder will be joining a friendly dynamic department committed to providing a timely high quality imaging service.The Denmark Hill based General, Neuro, Breast and Dental Radiology services are part of the Whole Trust Radiology Care Group.

Main duties of the job

The trust houses a Level 3 Neonatal Unit which is both a medical & surgical unit providing all levels of care for preterm and sick new-born babies. It serves the local population of South East London as well as accepts referral from the neonatal network hospitals and beyond. Many babies are referred directly in the antenatal period by the Harris Birthright Fetal Research Centre for conditions requiring specialist care at birth. The paediatric care at King's College Hospital also includes a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Paediatric Liver service including Liver Transplants and has specialisation in Paediatric Medicine with separate respiratory, gastrointestinal and endocrine teams, a Paediatric Surgery and Trauma & Orthopaedic department, ambulatory care & Emergency Medicine, as well as offering Haemato-oncology shared care.

The activities and development of the Imaging Services reflect those of the Hospital with integration of undergraduate and postgraduate training and service commitments. This service includes complex imaging for inpatients referred across the range of general and tertiary specialties as well as trauma, Emergency Department and Day-case unit imaging.

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 recognised for our work in liver disease and transplantation, neurosciences, cardiac, haemato-oncology, fetal medicine, stroke, major trauma, and emergency medicine.

Details

Date posted

09 March 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum excl. London Weighting

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

213-MED-DH-7857988

Job locations

King's College Hospital (Denmark Hill)

London

SE5 9RS


Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

11. 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.

22. 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.

33. Provide clinical supervision of junior medical/dental practitioners as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.

44. Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives.

55. Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Groups management team where part of the service structure.

66. Contribute to the Care Groups research interests in accordance with the Trusts R&D framework.

77. Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, Clinical Governance programmes and Learning from Deaths.

88. 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.

99. Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s).

110. 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.

111. 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.

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

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

114. 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.

115. 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.

GENERAL INFORMATION

11. 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.

22. 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.

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

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

55. 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.

66. 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.

77. The Trust is committed to the Health and Wellbeing of all its staff and offer a range of guidance and services to support them, including

1. Local occupational health support

2. Employee Assistance Programme which provides a wide range of support for work and personal issues, including relationship problems (personal and at work); anxiety/depression; finance/debt; work overload; legal matters; bullying; consumer issues; bereavement; pressure/stress; child care; and care of the elderly/disabled.

3. Wellbeing hubs

4. Proactive local organisational systems to support staff following a serious incident

5. Availability of local initiatives and resources to promote workforce wellbeing

6. Coaching and mentoring, peer review groups and participation

Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

11. 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.

22. 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.

33. Provide clinical supervision of junior medical/dental practitioners as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.

44. Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives.

55. Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Groups management team where part of the service structure.

66. Contribute to the Care Groups research interests in accordance with the Trusts R&D framework.

77. Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, Clinical Governance programmes and Learning from Deaths.

88. 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.

99. Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s).

110. 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.

111. 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.

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

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

114. 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.

115. 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.

GENERAL INFORMATION

11. 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.

22. 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.

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

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

55. 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.

66. 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.

77. The Trust is committed to the Health and Wellbeing of all its staff and offer a range of guidance and services to support them, including

1. Local occupational health support

2. Employee Assistance Programme which provides a wide range of support for work and personal issues, including relationship problems (personal and at work); anxiety/depression; finance/debt; work overload; legal matters; bullying; consumer issues; bereavement; pressure/stress; child care; and care of the elderly/disabled.

3. Wellbeing hubs

4. Proactive local organisational systems to support staff following a serious incident

5. Availability of local initiatives and resources to promote workforce wellbeing

6. Coaching and mentoring, peer review groups and participation

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registerable medical qualification FRCR or equivalent
  • Within six months of the expected date of CCT (or equivalent) on the day of interview

Desirable

  • Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD(Res), PhD)
  • CCT or equivalent

Registration

Essential

  • Full registration with GMC with licence to practice

Training and Experience

Essential

  • Wide experience all aspects of radiology in the UK, culminating towards award of CCT or equivalent

Desirable

  • Experience in paediatric Hepatobiliary radiology and / or interventional radiology

Administration

Essential

  • Experience in day-to-day organisation of radiology services in a busy Hospital

Desirable

  • Familiarity with current structure of UK National Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes

Management and Leadership

Essential

  • Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams

Desirable

  • Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams
  • Management course and/or qualification

Audit and Quality Improvement

Essential

  • Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit and quality improvement

Desirable

  • Able to demonstrate ability to lead change

Research and Publications

Essential

  • Experience of supporting clinical research

Desirable

  • Relevant research experience in radiology
  • 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 FRCR or equivalent
  • Within six months of the expected date of CCT (or equivalent) on the day of interview

Desirable

  • Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD(Res), PhD)
  • CCT or equivalent

Registration

Essential

  • Full registration with GMC with licence to practice

Training and Experience

Essential

  • Wide experience all aspects of radiology in the UK, culminating towards award of CCT or equivalent

Desirable

  • Experience in paediatric Hepatobiliary radiology and / or interventional radiology

Administration

Essential

  • Experience in day-to-day organisation of radiology services in a busy Hospital

Desirable

  • Familiarity with current structure of UK National Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes

Management and Leadership

Essential

  • Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams

Desirable

  • Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams
  • Management course and/or qualification

Audit and Quality Improvement

Essential

  • Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit and quality improvement

Desirable

  • Able to demonstrate ability to lead change

Research and Publications

Essential

  • Experience of supporting clinical research

Desirable

  • Relevant research experience in radiology
  • 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's College Hospital (Denmark Hill)

London

SE5 9RS


Employer's website

https://www.kch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's College Hospital (Denmark Hill)

London

SE5 9RS


Employer's website

https://www.kch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant HPB Radiologist and Clinical Lead

Dr Dylan Lewis

dylan.lewis@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

09 March 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum excl. London Weighting

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

213-MED-DH-7857988

Job locations

King's College Hospital (Denmark Hill)

London

SE5 9RS


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