Job description

Job responsibilities

The overall duties are outlined in the attached job description and person specification, but the main duties are highlighted below:

• Oversee and contribute to specific Viral Hepatitis projects and pathway initiatives within the service and wider ODN to support with elimination goals.
• Work collaboratively with the ODN Clinical lead and Programme Manager to ensure internaland external activity levels and objectives are met.
• Work collaboratively with other fellows in the SEL network.
• Attendance at two (2) clinical sessions per week at KCH and/or other sites in the SEL network or community venues. However, flexibility in covering clinical commitments will be required.
• Diagnosis and treatment of patients of the Trust in such hospital, health centres or clinics or other premises as required.
• Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge, allowing for all proper delegation to, and training of, your staff.
• Act as a resource and support to patients and their relatives, explaining practical aspects of clinical trials.
• To assist in clinical audits and research projects to improve care.
• Embark or undertake academic research aligned with the units priorities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registrable medical qualification
• MRCP or equivalent
• Full Registration with GMC with License to Practice.

Desirable

• BSc

Experience

Essential

• Previous and significant experience in the NHS
• Registrar or equivalent training in Hepatology, or post core CMT internal Medicine

Desirable

• Experience in research of Hepatology, Liver Transplant, GCP training
• Previous research experience GCP
• Experience of under-graduate teaching and exam preparation.

Audit, Research and publications

Essential

• Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit and quality improvement.
• Demonstrated understanding of research concepts, governance and ethics.

Desirable

• Previous involvement in research projects and published in peer reviewed journals.
• GCP training

Personal skills and attributes

Essential

• Effective communicator able to work in a close-knit team and co-operate with all medical and paramedical staff.
• Strong organisational skills
• Demonstrated experience working with computer systems (including electronic patient record systems).
• Strong data analysis skills and evidence of having used data to identify and act on improvement initiatives

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

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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