King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Location:
Orpington, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Consulting
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
48c929aa5194
Job Views:
103
Posted:
11.03.2025
Expiry Date:
25.04.2025
Job Description:
* 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.
* Shared responsibility with other colleagues for providing 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.
* Provide clinical supervision of junior medical practitioners as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.
* Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives.
* Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Groups management team where part of the service structure.
* Contribute to the Care Groups research interests in accordance with the Trusts R& D framework.
* Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, Clinical Governance programmes and Learning from Deaths.
* 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.
* Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s).
* 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.
* 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.
* Undertake Care Group management duties as agreed with the Care Group/Departmental Manager/Clinical Director.
* Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene.
* 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.
* Kings 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
Essential
* Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD, PhD).
* FRCPath or evidence of equivalent qualification. Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or eligible for registration within 6 months of interview). If an applicant is UK trained, they must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. If an applicant is non-UK trained, they will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT.
Training and Experience
Essential
* Wide experience in all aspects of histopathology, culminating in award of CCT or equivalent. Specialist training in Histopathology.
* Experience in day to day organisation of histopathology services.
* Familiar with current structure of Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes.
Management and leadership
Essential
* Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams.
* Management course and/or qualification.
* Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit. Must have undertaken and completed audit projects.
Research and Publications
Desirable
* Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of Histopathology. Publication of relevant review articles and/or case reports.
Teaching
Essential
* Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching.
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Created on 11/03/2025 by TN United Kingdom
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