Consultant Radiologist - Paediatric Radiology 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.

This is a replacement Consultant Paediatric Radiologist post and the appointee will join a team of 4 Paediatric Radiologists. The primary responsibility of the appointee will be the provision of paediatric diagnostic imaging. The successful candidate would also be expected to assist in the general adult diagnostic work in the department. As well as playing an active role in the workload of the imaging department, a commitment to teaching and training of junior staff and associated professional groups would be expected.

The appointee will work together with Clinical colleagues both with delivery of MDMs and case discussion to enhance performance and improve clinical outcomes by delivering an evidence-based service, adopting and implementing national guidance in a timely manner and introducing new or innovative treatments in line with Trust guidance/policy as well as development of a research portfolio contributing to paediatric HPB radiology would be welcomed. There would be an expectation to participate in Teaching and Commitment to the training and supervision of Specialist Registrars. The post has an on-call commitment covering both Adult Emergency and Paediatric care, currently approximately a 1:20 rota, but at most a 1:12 rota which is classed as Category A.

Main duties of the job

• 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.
• Integral to these responsibilities are the following:

• The provision of a first-class clinical service
• Effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
• Sustaining and developing teaching and research in conjunction with King's College London / KHP
• Undertaking all work in accordance with the Trust's procedures and operating policies
• Conducting clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust's service plans
• Maintaining the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Care Group or the Trust

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• 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 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.
• Provide clinical supervision of junior medical/dental 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 Group's management team where part of the service structure.
• Contribute to the Care Group's research interests in accordance with the Trust's 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 Group's 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.

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.

General Information

• You have a general duty of care for the health, safety and well-being of yourself, work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance responsibilities associated with this post.
• You are required to observe the rules, policies, procedures and standards of King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations, including complying with statutory and Trust core training.
• You are required to observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff.
• You are required to be responsible, with management support, for your own personal development and to actively contribute to the development of colleagues.
• The postholder 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.
• These requirements are set out in the National Code of Practice on Infection Control and in local policies and procedures, which will be made clear during your induction and subsequent refresher training. These standards must be strictly complied with at all times.
• All employees must hold an 'nhs.net' email account, which will be the Trust's formal route for email communication. You are therefore required to check this regularly and to deal with such communication promptly.

The Trust is committed to the Health and Wellbeing of all its staff and offer a range of guidance and services to support them, including:

• Local occupational health support
• Employee Assistance Programme which provides a wide range of support for work and personal issues, including relationship problems (personal and at work); anxiety/depression; finance/debt; work overload; legal matters; bullying; consumer issues; bereavement; pressure/stress; child care; and care of the elderly/disabled.
• Proactive local organisational systems to support staff following a serious incident
• Availability of local initiatives and resources to promote workforce wellbeing
• Coaching and mentoring, peer review groups and participation

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 postholder.

Person specification

• Qualifications

• Registerable medical qualification FRCR or equivalent
• Within six months of the expected date of CCT (or equivalent) on the day of interview
• Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD(Res), PhD)
• CCT or equivalent

• Registration

• Full registration with GMC with licence to practice

• Training and Experience

• Wide experience of all aspects of radiology in the UK, culminating towards award of CCT or equivalent
• Extensive experience in paediatric radiology

• Administration

• Experience in day-to-day organisation of radiology services in a busy Hospital
• Familiarity with current structure of UK National Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes

• Management and Leadership

• Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams
• Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams
• Management course and/or qualification

• Audit and Quality Improvement

• Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit and quality improvement
• Able to demonstrate ability to lead change

• Research and Publications

• Experience of supporting clinical research
• Relevant research experience in radiology
• Publication of relevant review articles or case reports

• Teaching

• Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and exam preparation
• Teaching skills course/qualification

IMPORTANT: Check your email account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you. If you delete the job from any of your accounts, you may be prevented from accessing further communications. To enquire about your application or inform us of any changes in your circumstances, please contact the named person on this advert. Please provide email addresses for referees where possible. 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. Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. On occasion, we might close a vacancy early due to a high number of applications being received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment. You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.