Senior Clinical Fellow

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Orpington; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Orpington is recruiting a Senior Clinical Fellow on a fixed-term 12-month contract to support the General Surgery and Breast teams. The post involves delivering patient care within a multidisciplinary service, developing surgical services, and contributing to the department’s day-to-day workload.

You will participate in on-call duties for Emergency care, ITU and wards, support elective services, and engage in audit and governance activities while

Responsibilities

• Work within the multidisciplinary team to provide and develop care for surgery patients and to develop services for King’s surgical patients.
• Provide and develop services for King’s General Surgery and Breast patients with day on-call commitment supporting Emergency care, ITU and wards.
• Support the management of the elective service and contribute to the department’s ongoing clinical audit programme.
• Carry out administrative duties associated with patient care and maintain documentation and records.
• Observe policies, procedures and standards of the Trust; ensure confidentiality and personal development of colleagues.
• Contribute to governance and risk management responsibilities as part of professional practice.
• Be prepared for changes in duties over time as the department evolves, with review in consultation with the post holder.

Job description

The General Surgery/Breast department are looking to recruit a Senior Clinical Fellow - Fixed Term 12 months

The remit of the post holder will be to work within the multi‐disciplinary team providing and further developing care for surgery patients and to provide and develop services for King’s surgical patients. In addition, the individual will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the department.

The post holder will support General Surgery and Breast with day on‐call commitment supporting Emergency care, ITU, wards as well as supporting the management of the elective service.

The post holder will be expected to contribute and participate in the department’s ongoing clinical audit programme, and will carry out all necessary administrative duties associated with the care of their patients.

The post holder has a general duty of care for their own health, safety and wellbeing and that of work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance accountabilities associated with this post.

To observe the rules, policies, procedures and standards of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations.

To observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff. To be responsible, with management support, for their own personal development and to actively contribute to the development of colleagues.

This job description is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to be definitive or restrictive. It is expected that some of the duties will change over time and this description will be subject to review in consultation with the post holder.

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

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. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Penny Groves Job title: Service Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01689 864798