A locum consultant post in trauma and upper gastrointestinal surgery at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, covering for a replacement consultant for 12 months. The work centres on major trauma care and acute surgical emergency services, alongside a share of the care group's general workload. The post carries up to 10 job-planned sessions, a 1:8 on-call rota, routine weekend work, outpatient clinics at peripheral hospitals and a teaching commitment. Fit depends on GMC specialist register entry and CCT or CESR eligibility on the day of interview.
What the job involves
- Provide and develop major trauma care within the multidisciplinary team
- Provide and develop acute surgical emergency services
- Share 24/7 on-call rota cover (1:8, Category A) and cover colleagues' annual leave and short-term sickness
- Undertake routine job-planned work, including on Saturdays or Sundays
- Teach, examine and accredit junior staff; contribute to CPD and clinical governance
- Hold outpatient clinics at peripheral hospitals as agreed with the care group
- Exercise professional leadership for all staff in the specialty, including appraisal involvement
- Contribute to formulating, implementing and monitoring the care group business plan
- Contribute to audit, morbidity and mortality reviews, clinical governance and Learning from Deaths
- Contribute to care group research under the Trust R&D framework
- Undertake care group management duties and work across any Trust site as required
- Sustain teaching and research with King's College London and KHP, working to Trust procedures and policies
What's required
Qualifications
- Registerable medical qualification
- Full FRCS
Registration & licences
- Full GMC registration
- Name on GMC Specialist Register on the date of taking up appointment
- Within 6 months of CCT on interview day, or CESR application completed and fully on the GMC Specialist Register
Experience
- Wide experience across major trauma, leading to CCT or CESR
- Career interest in major trauma with broad subspecialty and resuscitative and definitive surgical skills
- Damage control training (DSTS or equivalent)
- Day-to-day organisation of major trauma services in a busy teaching hospital
- Clinical research experience
- Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and exam preparation experience
Skills & knowledge
- Leadership capability within multidisciplinary teams
- Thorough understanding of the principles of medical audit
- Familiarity with information technology and general computing
- Familiarity with the NHS structure and recent initiatives
Other
- Completed audit projects and publication of review articles or case reports
Nice to have
- Other higher degree or diploma (e.g. MD)
- Major trauma fellowship, NGO or military experience
- Faculty level for trauma training courses
- Management course and/or qualification
- Audit publications
- Relevant research experience in major trauma or emergency surgery
- Teaching skills course or qualification
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