Consultant Endocrinology and General Internal Medicine
Consultant
Main area: Endocrinology
Grade: Consultant
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time
Job ref: 213-MED-DH-6711380
Employer: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: King's College Hospital (Denmark Hill)
Town: London
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum excl. London Zone Allowance.
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 03/11/2024 23:59
Interview date: 12/12/2024
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
This is a replacement Consultant post. The remit of the postholder will be to work within the multi–disciplinary team providing and further developing care for medical patients from Endocrinology and General Internal Medicine and to provide and develop Endocrinology services to the Trust’s General Internal Medicine patients. In addition, the individual will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the Care Group while having a significant commitment to teaching and training of junior staff.
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
Person specification
- On the day of interview applicants must be within 6 months of CCT or must have fully completed CESR application and be fully registered on the GMC Endocrinology and GMC Specialist Register
- Any applications not meeting these criteria will not be considered
Qualifications
- Full MRCP
- Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD)
Registration
- Full Registration with GMC
- Name on GMC Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment
Training and Experience
- Wide experience in all aspects of Endocrinology and General Internal Medicine, culminating in award of Certificate of Completion of Training by GMC, or award of Certificate of Eligibility for Specialty Registration (CESR) by GMC
- Sub-specialist training in pituitary, adrenal and thyroid medicine
Administration
- Experience in day-to-day organisation of Endocrinology and General Internal Medicine services in a busy Teaching Hospital
- Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills
- Familiar with current structure of UK National Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes
Management and Leadership
- 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
- Must have undertaken and completed audit projects
- Audit Publications
Research and Publications
- Experience of clinical research
- Publication of relevant review articles or case reports
- Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of Endocrinology
Teaching
- Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and exam preparation
- Teaching skills course/qualification
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.
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.
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.
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