This is a fixed term Locum consultant post for 9 months. The remit of the post holder will be to work within the multi–disciplinary team providing and further developing care for patients with vascular disease. 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.
Major areas of vascular surgery in the Trust include, carotid artery disease, elective open and endovascular aortic aneurysms repair, diabetic foot disease, vascular trauma, vascular access surgery for neurosurgery and haemodialysis and visceral aneurysms repair. It is envisaged that the appointee will contribute to the development and delivery of aspects of these services depending upon their interests and experience.
The post is based at King's College Hospitals (Denmark Hill, PRUH, Beckenham Beacon and Orpington) and the proposed 10 PA Job Plan is attached. This will be reviewed within 3 months of the post holder commencing in post.
The On-Call commitment is for a 1:6 rota, which is classed as Category A. There is a commitment to undertake routine job planned work on Saturdays or Sundays as part of the total job planned PAs.
All employees are expected to undertake work on any of the Trust sites as required by the service. 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 Division or the Trust
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £2.1billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and around 14,000 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 Bromley.
Our values at King’s:
Caring – we put patients and their families first and show compassion and respect in every interaction with them, as well as with one another.
Collaborative – across all of our hospitals and services, we work as one team with partners and our communities, to deliver the best possible outcomes.
Inclusive – we celebrate diversity, listening to different voices and creating a culture where everyone feels they belong and can thrive.
Innovative – we constantly seek new ideas and smarter ways of working to improve care, research and education.
Transforming Healthcare is the vision at the heart of the King’s Strategy – 2026 to 2031. Together, we are pursuing six strategic ambitions:
1. High-quality patient care; being
2. A great place to work;
3. Pioneering research, innovation and education;
4. Strong and successful partnerships;
5. Timely and efficient care; and ensuring
6. financial sustainability.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Together with the other consultant vascular surgeons, to provide a service for King’s College Foundation Trust Hospitals. This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the department.
2. Shared responsibility with the other consultant vascular surgeons 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.
3. Provide clinical supervision of junior medical staff 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 Divisional management team.
6. Contribute to departmental research interests in accordance with the Trust’s R&D framework.
7. Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, clinical governance programs and learning from Deaths.
8. Take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the department’s/ Division’s 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 Divisional management duties as agreed with the Divisional/ 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.
