About this role
Job summary
This is a 12-month fixed term, 5 programmed activity locum consultant surgeon appointment based at Hammersmith Hospital, providing additional senior surgical capacity within the Renal and Transplant Directorate. The post holder will join the established consultant transplant surgical team and support the safe, effective and timely delivery of kidney transplantation, dialysis access, peritoneal dialysis access and associated outpatient pathways. The role offers flexible working within an agreed job plan and the opportunity to contribute to a major renal and transplant service providing specialist care to patients across North West London and tertiary referrals from elsewhere.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide consultant-level care across transplant surgery and renal access services. Duties may include transplant work-up, outreach dialysis access and peritoneal dialysis access clinics; elective operating lists for vascular access and other agreed renal surgical activity; and participation in the transplant surgical on-call rota, indicatively 1:7, subject to final job planning. The role will also contribute to multidisciplinary working, clinical governance, audit, education and service improvement, while supporting continuity of elective and emergency transplant surgical services.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community. Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within the Trust such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.
As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Job description Job responsibilities
The post holder will work within the consultant transplant surgical team and wider multidisciplinary renal and transplant service at Hammersmith Hospital. The agreed 5 PA job plan will comprise 4.0 direct clinical care PAs and 1.0 supporting professional activity PA, subject to final agreement through job planning.
Key responsibilities include:
Providing consultant-level care in kidney transplantation, dialysis access and peritoneal dialysis access.
Undertaking agreed outpatient clinics, including transplant work-up, outreach transplant and dialysis access, and home therapies access clinics.
Supporting elective operating lists, including vascular access procedures and agreed general anaesthetic activity.
Participating in the transplant surgical on-call rota, where agreed, including emergency surgical review, transplant offers, non-elective transplant surgery and post-operative ward review.
Working flexibly to support service continuity, including cross-cover for consultant leave and elective activity when emergency commitments affect planned capacity.
Contributing to governance, audit, teaching, training and service improvement.
The precise duties and timetable will be agreed with the Head of Specialty and Clinical Director in line with service needs and the appointees expertise.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
On GMC's register with a Licence to Practice or eligible to apply for GMC registration and a Licence to Practice On GMC's Specialist Register or within 6 months of being admitted to the register by the date of the interviews or eligible for specialist registration Appropriate Royal College Membership
Teaching & Training Essential
Experience of teaching and training undergraduate/postgraduate students and junior medical staff
Audit Essential
Understanding of principles of clinical audit
Language Essential
Are able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements
Academic achievements Essential
Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at consultant level at ICHT.
Leadership/ Management skills Essential
Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority Have proven skills in leading, motivating, developing and managing the performance of colleagues. Knowledge of finance/budgets Management of staff
Knowledge/skills Essential
Skills necessary to provide consultant-level care in transplant surgery, renal access surgery and associated pathways within the scope of a locum consultant appointment. IT Skills and computer literacy
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 Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Address Hammersmith Hospital
London
W12 0HS
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)