Job summary
King's College Hospital is one of the largest and busiest in London, with a well-established national and international reputation for clinical excellence, innovation and achievement.
King's College Hospital works closely with King's College London as part of King's Health Partners, an Academic Health Sciences Centre. King's College Hospital has also recently strengthened its research and development infrastructure in order to better support clinical researchers across the organisation.
Main duties of the job
Clinical:
- Daily review of Endocrine In-patients
- Attendance and participation at Out-patient diabetes and Endocrine clinics - attendance at Bariatric Clinic is encouraged but not essential.
- Receive and discuss Endocrine referrals from In-patients admitted under General Paediatrics and sub-specialty teams and DG external Hospitals in the region
- Supervise and collate results on in-patient dynamic function tests (Day Ward)
- Present cases at monthly pituitary MDT and weekly Endocrine Team meetings
- Participate in the General Paediatric on-call rota
Teaching:
- Assistance in conjunction with consultants and more junior trainees with the teaching of undergraduates and Nurses as appropriate
Research:
- Involvement in the Research and Academic presentation interests of the Department are encouraged / supported
About us
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. 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.
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
Mandatory vaccinationfrom 1stApril 2022, there is a legal requirement for staff who have contact with patients and other service users in England to be fully vaccinated (received both doses of an MHRA approved vaccine) against COVID-19. If your role is covered by the regulations, you will be required to provide proof of your full vaccination status as part of your pre-employment checks prior to your start date.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Inpatient services at Variety Childrens Hospital at Kings are based on 8 wards with over 120 beds, including:
- An award winning 6 bedded paediatric short stay unit
- A 16 bedded paediatric intensive care unit specialising in liver and neurosurgery, as well as major trauma and general paediatric admissions
- A 36 bedded regional Neonatal intensive care unit, accepting local, national and specialist surgical patients
- A 18 bedded Liver, gastroenterology and nutrition ward
- A 15 bedded general paediatric ward which includes a level 2 Paediatric Oncology Shared Care Unit (POSCU), paediatric haematology, respiratory and regional cystic fibrosis beds
- A 9 bedded medical day case unit
- A 11 bedded surgical ward
- A 10 bedded neurosurgical/neurology ward
- Paediatric Endocrinology
Dr Charles R Buchanan, Dr Ritika R Kapoor, Dr Ved B Arya, Dr Simon A Chapman, Dr Christina Wei
The Kings Paediatric Endocrinology Service provides expert knowledge, advice and support to children and young people with endocrine problems, and their families, from the point of diagnosis until they are transitioned through to the adult endocrine service. We provide a high standard of care in line with nationally agreed standards; British Society Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, NICE guidelines and South Thames Newborn screening programme.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Inpatient services at Variety Childrens Hospital at Kings are based on 8 wards with over 120 beds, including:
- An award winning 6 bedded paediatric short stay unit
- A 16 bedded paediatric intensive care unit specialising in liver and neurosurgery, as well as major trauma and general paediatric admissions
- A 36 bedded regional Neonatal intensive care unit, accepting local, national and specialist surgical patients
- A 18 bedded Liver, gastroenterology and nutrition ward
- A 15 bedded general paediatric ward which includes a level 2 Paediatric Oncology Shared Care Unit (POSCU), paediatric haematology, respiratory and regional cystic fibrosis beds
- A 9 bedded medical day case unit
- A 11 bedded surgical ward
- A 10 bedded neurosurgical/neurology ward
- Paediatric Endocrinology
Dr Charles R Buchanan, Dr Ritika R Kapoor, Dr Ved B Arya, Dr Simon A Chapman, Dr Christina Wei
The Kings Paediatric Endocrinology Service provides expert knowledge, advice and support to children and young people with endocrine problems, and their families, from the point of diagnosis until they are transitioned through to the adult endocrine service. We provide a high standard of care in line with nationally agreed standards; British Society Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, NICE guidelines and South Thames Newborn screening programme.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Skills
Essential
Experience
Essential
Career Progression
Essential
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Skills
Essential
Experience
Essential
Career Progression
Essential
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
