This newly created consultant post offers an exceptional opportunity to join one of the UK's leading tertiary colorectal units and to play a central role in the continued development of specialist benign colorectal services. The successful candidate will contribute to the delivery of high-quality elective and emergency colorectal surgery while helping to shape the future direction of pelvic floor disorders, inflammatory bowel disease across the Trust.
Applicants should have broad experience in the management of benign colorectal disease and advanced lower gastrointestinal endoscopy, including expert diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopy, urgent suspected colorectal cancer (Two-Week Wait) referrals, advanced polypectomy and the management of complex colorectal polyps. Candidates with a strong interest and expertise in pelvic floor disorders, anophysiology and inflammatory bowel disease are particularly encouraged to apply and will be expected to contribute to the continued development of these multidisciplinary tertiary referral services.
The successful candidate will work within a highly collaborative multidisciplinary team alongside consultant colorectal surgeons, gastroenterologists, gastrointestinal physiologists, radiologists, specialist nurses, oncologists and allied health professionals. There will be opportunities to lead service development, quality improvement, innovation and research within King's Health Partners.
The post is based primarily at King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, with cross-site outpatient, endoscopy and operating commitments at the Princess Royal University Hospital and other Trust sites as service development requires. The successful candidate will participate fully in both the Colorectal Consultant on-call rota and the Emergency General Surgery and Major Trauma on-call rota.
Applicants must hold full registration with the General Medical Council and be on the GMC Specialist Register in General Surgery (or be within six months of obtaining CCT or CESR at the time of interview). Candidates should have comprehensive training in General and Colorectal Surgery, Level III colorectal training, laparoscopic expertise and independent JAG-accredited lower gastrointestinal endoscopy practice.
The successful candidate will have outstanding opportunities to contribute to research, undergraduate and postgraduate education, service innovation and leadership development while working within a Trust whose values are to be Kind, Respectful and a Team .
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.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus .
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 Group’s management team where part of the service structure.
6. Contribute to the Care Group’s research interests in accordance with the Trust’s 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 Group’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 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. King’s 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.
