Locum Consultant Paediatric Neurooncology - London, United Kingdom - King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The remit of the post holder will be to work within the multidisciplinary teams at King's and The Royal Marsden to provide care for patients requiring neuro-oncology care.

In addition, the individual may be required to support the care of other children under the care of the POSCU at King's, alongside the Paediatric Haematology and Oncology teams.

Children and Young People requiring neuro-oncology will have aspects of care delivered at King's College Hospital Denmark Hill campus and at The Oak Centre for Children & Young People, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust.

The post will be based principally at Denmark Hill, with some clinical work at The Royal Marsden Hospital. The proposed Job Plan is attached.

It is a requirement however of your employment that you are prepared to work at any additional or different location owned or served by the Trust either on an on-going or temporary basis according to the demands of the service.

There will be an average of 8.5 Programmed Activities of Direct Clinical Care, with the remainder being allocated for Supporting Professional and/or other Activities.

As a senior employee of the Trust you will work in close cooperation 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 firstclass clinical service
Effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
Sustaining and developing teaching and research in conjunction with GKT School of Medicine
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

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 around 14,000 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 Bromley.

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.

The trust-wide strategy 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.

By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we can take Team King's to another level.

Together with the other consultants, nurses and therapists and all members of the multidisciplinary rehabilitation team, to provide a service for paediatric neuro-oncology. This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the department.
Clinical supervision of junior medical staff as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.
Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to Continuing Medical Education and clinical governance initiatives.
Responsible for out-patient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed by the Division management team.
To contribute to departmental research interests in accordance with the Trust's R&D framework.
To contribute to the Audit Programme.
To take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the Division's Business and Operating Plan. This may include assisting with discussions regarding service plans and developments with both internal and external agencies.
To conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for Paediatric Neuro-oncology
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.
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