27 Oct
Kingston Hospital
Kingston upon Thames
Job description
Kingston Hospital - First Acute Trust in London to be rated Outstanding by CQC for Overall Quality and Leadership
Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a district general hospital situated in a beautiful and remarkable part of the country close to London yet surrounded by royal parks, historic buildings and the River Thames.
We are located on a single site in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey and run several outpatient clinics in neighbouring areas including Raynes Park Health Centre and Teddington Memorial Hospital.
We employ 3,300+ staff who proudly and efficiently support over 350,000 people locally through a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and we have a national reputation for innovative developments in healthcare, particularly in 'patient-focused' care, day surgery and maternity services.
The South West London Collaborative Bank
Kingston Hospital is a part of the local South West London Collaborative and offer competitive bank rates to work across the three NHS trusts : St Georges, Kingston Hospital and Epsom & St Helier.
Our Smart App booking system makes life easier for flexible working!
Health and Wellbeing & Staff Benefits
The Trust understands that benefits go beyond just financial rewards and offers a wide range of benefits that recognise staff contribution, provide opportunities for career development and offer initiatives to promote a healthy work-life balance
- Our Health Heroes Awards 2018 Staff Retention and Wellbeing Employer of the Year.
- HPMA Vivup Award for Well Being 2019.
Trust Values
Kingston Hospital NHS Trust has five key values and we want to employ and work with people who share these values and demonstrate behaviours that support them. They are :
- Caring Design and deliver care around each individual patient’s needs and wants.
- Safe Make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern as safety comes first
- Responsible All staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputation
- Value Each Other Value each other's contribution
- Inspiring - We always strive to empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patients
Job overview
PLEASE NOTE- DUE TO HIGH VOLUME OF APPLICATIONS, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY*
This post is for ENT surgeons approaching the end of or having recently completed their higher surgical training. It is expected that the successful applicant will gain competency in all of Head and Neck surgery including the management of complications.
This includes complex ablative head and neck, thyroid,
parathyroid, and robotic surgery. In addition, the successful applicant will receive training in head & neck ultrasound.
To be considered for the post, applicants must be senior trainees (either Post CCT, or in the final years of training).
Trainees in a national training scheme will need to seek approval from their training program director to take up this post outside of their training program).
Applicants will also be expected to have had basic and advanced training in Head & Neck Surgery. Demonstration of a commitment to training in Head and Neck Surgery, good communication and team working skills are essential.
Other experience in the form of audit or research is desirable.
Main duties of the job
Duties of the Post
1.
Promotion of and participation in teaching within the department
2. Flexible cover of the clinical commitments of the department
3. Active involvement in research and continue to maintain as well as update own professional knowledge
Working for our organisation
Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a thriving Foundation Trust at the heart of an integrated healthcare system which provides a full range of diagnostic and treatment services.
The hospital supports some 320,000 people in the surrounding area including the boroughs of Kingston, Richmond, Roehampton, Putney, and East Elmbridge.
Kingston Hospital is one of the largest employers in the region and employs over 3,700 staff across the widest range of careers.
We are proud of our reputation as the largest single site District General Hospital in London and our Maternity Unit is the second biggest in London.
In a national survey, we were rated as the Best Maternity Service in London by the National Health Watchdog, the Care Quality Commission.
Each year, over one million people visit Kingston Hospital for treatment or as a visitor.
Out of the top six London Trusts, Kingston is the only District General Hospital : the others are teaching hospitals. Overall, the hospital lies 15th nationally and in 2018 we were proud to be the first acute Trust in London to be awarded an overall Care Quality Commission Outstanding’ rating.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please download the attached job description and person specification for full details.
For further details / informal visits contact :
Mr Enyi Ofo
Consultant Head and Neck Surgeon & ENT Clinical Lead
[email protected]
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MRCS or Equivalent
- FRCS (ORL-HNS)
- Full registration with GMC
Desirable criteria
- Higher additional qualification
- Presentation / Publications
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Applicants must be senior trainees (either Post CCT or in the final year of training)
- Ability to deal with general Head and Neck and ENT emergencies
- Evidence of participation in research and continued professional development
- Logbook indicating validated experience of appropriate range and number of clinical procedures
Desirable criteria
- Research in Head and Neck
- Attendance at relevant ENT training courses
- Experience of developing effective and collaborative working relationships
Skills / Ability and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Competence in pre-operative and post-operative management of Head and Neck surgical patients
- Good organisation
- Ability to organise own learning and time
- A keen interest in the development of teaching methods and practical teaching skills applied to ENT
Desirable criteria
- Other specific medical interests
- Qualification in teaching such as Teach the Trainers’ course
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Ability to cope with stressful situations, undertake responsibility and be a team player
- Enthusiastic and approachable
- Ability to keep good medical records and communicate with other hospital departments and primary care
- Ability to understand and communication with patients and colleagues.
- Demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues as set out by the GMC’s Good Medical Practice (2014)
- Ability to travel between clinical sites
- Ability to undertake research projects and audit
Desirable criteria
- Show interest in investigative, audit and research work outside immediate clinical responsibility
- Experience of change management
Your application : Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
References : You will be required to provide 3 years of employment / educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc.
therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
Closing date : In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting : You will only be contacted via e-mail / SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post.
Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
DBS : Kingston Hospital NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
Salary :
For applicants without prior NHS experience at the same pay band or higher, the salary will start at the lower value within the advertised range.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.