NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
Main area: General surgery
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref: 213-PRUH-6778949
Employer: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Princess Royal University Hospital
Town: Orpington
Salary: £37,068 - £57,570 + £2,162 London Zone allowance
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 27/11/2024 23:59
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.7 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London.
Job overview
The General Surgery department is looking to recruit a permanent Senior Clinical Fellow. 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.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support General Surgery with 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.
Working for our organisation
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder 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.
The General Surgery service at King’s College NHS Foundation Trust is a single Trust service, and this post will be based at the Princess Royal University Hospital site near Bromley and South Sites, attendance at other sites including King’s College Hospital may be required.
Inpatients General Surgery has its own dedicated ward space at the Princess Royal University Hospital in support of a busy elective schedule and a busy 24-hour Emergency Department, Breast, Endoscopy and ITU areas.
Theatres General Surgery has an average of fourteen elective main theatre sessions per week as well as a daily emergency list.
Please see Job Description attached for full duties.
Person specification
* Eligible for registration with the GMC
* Middle grade experience, or equivalent in General Surgery
* MRCS or equivalent
* ATLS (or equivalent) within 2 years.
* Understanding of clinical risk management. Understanding of NHS, clinical governance & resource constraints. Ability to organize oneself & own work.
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* Please review the documentation on our recruitment microsite, particularly the Trust’s criminal records checking policy.
* All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and for ensuring they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
* Due to a high volume of applications, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. It is therefore recommended that you apply promptly.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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