About this role
Job summary
The appointed physician will join King's College Hospital (Denmark Hill) diabetes service in a time of exciting developments and transformation. The main areas of work will include:
Leading a transformation project within the diabetes department in collaboration with the clinical leads and service managers. This opportunity will provide skills in leadership, quality improvement methodology, communication and networking, organisation and management of implementation and change as well as opportunity to learn more about the NHS structure, commissioning and service provision. Subspecialty clinic provision within a highly renowned diabetes service: including technology, psychology and management of complications. This new post also offers exciting opportunities for an outstanding candidate to join one of the largest and most successful diabetes units in the UK. We have a multidisciplinary team of diabetologists, psychiatrists, psychologists and diabetes nurse specialists. We support general inpatient medicine (the acute GIM take, the 7-day working model and emergency pathways and provide a diabetes consultant out of hours advice service (1 in 9). This post does not include commitments to general medicine.
Main duties of the job
Together with other colleagues to provide a service for patients. This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the Care Group.
Shared responsibility with other colleagues for providing 24 hours, 7 days a week cover for the Unit on a rota basis. Responsible also for covering colleagues' periods of annual leave and short-term sickness.
Participation in Multi-disciplinary Meetings.
Contribution to audit and clinical governance programmes.
Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Group management team.
Contribute to the Care Group research interests in accordance with the Trust's R&D framework.
Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, clinical governance programs and learning from deaths.
Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s).
Work in conjunction with clinical and other 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 peers and/or junior colleagues.
About us
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 by 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.
King's is a key partner in one of London's foremost Academic Health Science Centres, King's Health Partners (KHP). KHP is one of only six Department of Health-designated AHSCs in England. It brings together a world-leading research-led university - King's College London - and three successful NHS Foundation Trusts: King's College Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas', and South London and Maudsley.
King's launched revised organisational values centred on King's as a kind, respectful team:
Kind. We show compassion and understanding and bring a positive attitude to our work.
Respectful. We promote equality, are inclusive and honest, speaking up when needed.
Team. We support each other, communicate openly, and are reassuringly professional.
We offer a family friendly working approach for all staff to ensure a good work-life balance. The Trust provides a supportive mentoring and career planning programme. Applications for job sharing are welcome.
Job description Job responsibilities
The post will be based at Denmark Hill, and this will be reviewed within 3 months of the postholder commencing in post.
All employees are expected to undertake work on any of the Trusts sites as required by the service. As an 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 Trusts patients. Integral to these responsibilities is 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 Kings College London / KHP.
Undertaking all work in accordance with the Trusts procedures and operating policies.
Conducting clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trusts service plans.
Maintaining the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Care Group or the Trust.
2. PROPOSED TIMETABLE
Full-time 40 Hours (Core Monday Friday) + optional out of hours commitment
Time
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
08:30
Clinical cases meeting
Diabetes academic meeting
09:00
Telemedicine
Type 1/
multimorbidity
clinic
Diabetes
Type 1
clinic
Type 1/
Intensive insulin therapy (technology)
clinic
Project design and delivery
09:30
Stakeholder engagement/meetings
Complex diabetes clinic (1/ month)
10:00
10:30
11:00
11:30
12:00
12:30
13:00
Academic afternoon:
QIP programme/teaching
Self-directed learning
Publication/Abstract prep
Project design and delivery
Grand round
Mentoring
13:30
14:00
Project design and delivery
Type 1 diabetes MDM
Project design and delivery
14:30
15:00
15:30
16:00
Admin
16:30
17:00
3. KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Together with other colleagues to provide a service for patients. This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the Care Group.
Shared responsibility with other colleagues for providing 24 hours, 7 days a week cover for the Unit on a rota basis. Responsible also for covering colleagues periods of annual leave and short-term sickness.
Participation in Multi-disciplinary Meetings.
Contribution to audit and clinical governance programmes.
Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Group management team.
Contribute to the Care Group research interests in accordance with the Trusts R&D framework.
Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, clinical governance programs and learning from deaths.
Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s).
Work in conjunction with clinical and other 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 peers and/or junior colleagues.
Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene.
Prepare for and undertake the protective interventions that you are responsible for in a manner that is consistent with evidence-based practice and
Person Specification
Essential Essential
Full Registration with GMC MBBS/MBChB or equivalent MRCP or equivalent
Desirable
Experience in Diabetes and Endocrinology Experience in implementing QI project across healthcare settings and scales
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
Camberwell
SE5 9RS
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.kch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)