Locum Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Together with the other cardiothoracic surgeons, to provide a service for cardiothoracic

surgery. This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the

proper functioning of the department.

2. Shared responsibility with the other consultants for providing 24 hour, 7 day a week cover for

the unit on a rota basis. Responsible also for covering colleagues periods of annual leave

and short term sickness absence.

3. Clinical supervision of junior medical staff as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.

4. Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to Continuing Medical Education and clinical governance initiatives.

5. Responsible for out-patient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed by the

Clinical Director or Divisional Manager.

6. To contribute to departmental research interests in accordance with the Trusts R&D framework.

7. To contribute to the Audit Programme.

8. To take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the Care Groups Business Plan. This may include assisting with discussions regarding service plans and developments with both internal and external agencies.

9. To conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for

Cardiothoracic services

10. To 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.

11. To work in conjunction with clinical and 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 junior colleagues.

12. To undertake Care Group management duties as agreed with the Clinical Director.

13. To be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene. To undertake annual training/updates in infection prevention and control.

14. To be accountable for implementation of the Code of Practice within own department/area of responsibility.

15. To 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registerable medical qualification
• MRCS or equivalent
• Full Registration with GMC and name on Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment

Training & Experience

Essential

• Wide experience in all aspects of cardiothoracic Surgery, culminating in award of CCT or equivalent.
• Specialist training in Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Experience in performing aortic dissection

Management & Leadership

Essential

• Experience in day to day organisation of Cardiothoracic services in a busy Teaching Hospital
• Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams

Desirable

• Management course and/or qualification
• Familiar with current structure of Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes

Research & Audit

Essential

• Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit. Must have undertaken and completed audit projects.
• Experience of clinical research
• Publication of relevant review articles or case reports.

Desirable

• Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Teaching

Essential

• Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and exam preparation

Desirable

• Teaching skills course/qualification

Personal skills & attributes

Essential

• Effective communicator, able to work in a close-knit team and co-operate with all medical and paramedical staff
• Flexible, able to cover colleagues' absence
• Professional attitude towards work, reliability, good record of attendance and tidy personal appearance
• Able to demonstrate an understanding and commitment to uphold King's Values

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's College Hospital

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS

Employer's website

https://www.kch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)