Trosolwg o'r swydd

This is a replacement Consultant post within the Department of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine at King’s College Hospital. The post can be tailored to reflect the successful candidate’s specialist interests. The postholder will join an established team of five Consultants and will contribute to the delivery and development of the tertiary paediatric respiratory service. The postholder will work as part of the multi-disciplinary Paediatric Respiratory, Complex Asthma, and Cystic Fibrosis teams, providing high-quality care to patients and supporting the ongoing development of respiratory services within the Trust. They will also contribute to consolidating the department’s position as the leading provider of tertiary paediatric respiratory services for South London and the Southeast, and to the further development of outreach services, building on the existing cystic fibrosis clinical network.. Applicants must demonstrate experience in the investigation and management of children with both simple and complex respiratory disorders. Experience in long-term management of children requiring home ventilatory support is desirable. The precise remit will be aligned with the skills and interests of the successful candidate. The postholder will be primarily based at the Paediatric Respiratory and Cystic Fibrosis Centre within the Variety Children’s Hospital at King’s College Hospital, with the potential to undertake outreach clinics in the Southeast region.

 

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

 ·         The provision of a first-class clinical service

·         Effective leadership to all staff engaged in the speciality

·         Sustaining and developing teaching and research in conjunction with King’s College London / KHP

·         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 speciality, the Care Group or the Trust

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£2.1billion, 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. 

In June 2026, we launched our new strategy for 2026-31. Our vision is to transform healthcare, and we have agreed six strategic ambitions to help us improve care for patients, and the working lives of our staff. 

Our six strategic ambitions are delivering high-quality patient care; creating a great place to work; leading pioneering research, innovation and education; building strong and successful partnerships; providing timely and efficient care; and ensuring long-term financial sustainability.