Consultant In Emergency Medicine in London

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 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 the London Borough of Bromley.

We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a substantive consultant in Emergency Medicine. This post will be based at the Princess Royal University Hospital, where we currently have a 12.7 WTE consultant team providing on-site consultant cover from 8am to midnight seven days a week. Wide experience in Emergency Medicine is essential and eligibility for entry to the specialist register for Emergency Medicine is required. Interest in leadership and management or paediatrics are particularly desirable.

King's College Hospital (PRUH) is a Trauma Unit and part of the SE London, Kent and Medway Trauma Network and is also one of the highest performing Hyper-Acute Stroke Units in the country. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to enjoy the variety of clinical practice that comes from working in a busy district general hospital setting whilst developing their own special interest both clinically and non‐clinically. The driving focus of the department is patient safety and quality of care in addition to the further development of the strong training programmes and innovation in clinical care.

This is a 10 PA position as per breakdown below:

• 8.5 PAs of direct clinical care to PRUH
• 1 PA for Supporting Professional Activities for revalidation, and a further 0.5 for specialist interests

Main duties of the job include:

• Working within a multidisciplinary team to provide and further develop care for patients in the Emergency Department.
• Contributing to the ongoing development of the Emergency Medicine service at the site.
• Supporting the wider initiatives and priorities of the Integrated Medicine Care Group.
• Significant commitment to teaching and training junior staff.
• Sharing responsibility for 24/7 Emergency Department cover.
• Contributing to supervision and professional development.
• Supporting research, audit, and clinical governance programmes to improve patient care and service quality.
• Contributing to service planning and development, ensuring all activities align with Trust policies.

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.

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.

General information includes:

• A general duty of care for the health, safety and well‐being of yourself, work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital.
• Observing the rules, policies, procedures and standards of King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
• Maintaining strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff.
• Being responsible for your own personal development and contributing to the development of colleagues.

Person specification includes:

• Full GMC registration.
• Wide experience of Emergency Medicine.
• On the Specialist Register at the time of taking up appointment.
• Instructor status in life support courses such as ALS, ATLS and/or APLS.
• FRCEM (or equivalent); CCT in EM or equivalent (or within 6 months of CCT at the date of interview).