CONSULTANT IN PAEDIATRIC RESPIRATORY MEDICINE

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in London is seeking a Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine to join their established team. The role involves providing high-quality care, teaching junior practitioners, and contributing to clinical research. The successful candidate will lead activities that enhance patient care and develop outreach services. Candidates should possess a registered medical qualification and MRCPCH or equivalent, with experience in paediatric respiratory medicine.

Qualifications

• Wide experience in paediatric respiratory medicine.
• Accredited specialist training in paediatric respiratory medicine.
• Familiarity with NHS structure and recent initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality care service to patients.
• Responsible for teaching and supervising junior medical practitioners.
• Contribute to clinical research and audit programmes.

Skills

Wide experience in paediatric respiratory medicine

Ability to take independent responsibility for clinical care

Leadership within multi-disciplinary teams

Education

Registered medical qualification

MRCPCH or equivalent

Higher degree or diploma (MD or PhD)

Tools

Familiarity with information technology

Job description

Overview

This is a replacement Consultant post within the Department of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine at King's College Hospital. The post can be tailored to reflect the successful candidate's specialist interests. The postholder will join an established team of five Consultants and contribute to the delivery and development of the tertiary paediatric respiratory service. They will work as part of the multi-disciplinary Paediatric Respiratory, Complex Asthma, and Cystic Fibrosis teams, providing high-quality care to patients and supporting the ongoing development of respiratory services within the Trust. They will also contribute to consolidating the department's position as the leading provider of tertiary paediatric respiratory services for South London and the Southeast, and to the further development of outreach services, building on the existing cystic fibrosis clinical network.

Main duties of the job

The post will be based at King's College Hospital and the proposed 10 PA Job Plan is attached. This will be reviewed within three months of the postholder commencing the post. There will be an average of 8.56 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 1:6 paediatric respiratory rota, which is classed as Category B.

All employees are expected to undertake work on any of the Trust's 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 professionals and managerial colleagues in providing high-quality healthcare to the Trust's patients. Integral to these responsibilities are the following:

All employees are expected to undertake work on any of the Trust's 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.

About us

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts, with a turnover of £1.8bn per annum - 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.

Our Strong Roots, Global Reach strategy, published in 2021, sets out our BOLD vision, and commitment towards:

1. Brilliant People
2. Outstanding care
3. Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education
4. 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 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 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. 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

Person Specification

Qualifications & Higher Education

Essential

• Registerable medical qualification
• MRCPCH or equivalent

Desirable

• Other higher degree or diploma (e.g. MD or PhD)

Interview Eligibility & Registration

Essential

• Within six months of the expected date of CCT (or equivalent) on the day of interview
• Full registration with GMC and Name on Specialist Register for Paediatric Respiratory Medicine on date of taking up appointment

Training and Experience

Essential

• Wide experience in all aspects of paediatric respiratory medicine, with ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care, culminating in award of CCST or equivalent
• Accredited Specialist training in paediatric respiratory medicine with competencies in respiratory CSAC/RCPCH framework

Desirable

• Interest and experience in NIV / LTV

Administration

Essential

• Familiarity with day-to-day organisation of paediatric respiratory medicine 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

• Capability of providing leadership within multi-disciplinary teams. Ability to lead change

Audit & quality improvement

Essential

• Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit and quality improvement. Evidence of having undertaken and completed audit projects
• Audit Publications

Research

Essential

• Experience of conducting or supporting clinical research in one or more aspects of paediatric respiratory medicine
• Publication of relevant peer-reviewed reports

Desirable

• Track record of excellent research in an area of paediatric respiratory medicine or evidence of potential to establish a research programme