Locum Consultant in Acute & General Medicine Modernising Medicine

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 30 September 2026

The post will be based at Denmark Hill and the proposed Job Plan is attached (this is subject to change)

There will be a minimum of 10 programmed activities; 8.5 Programmed Activities of Direct Clinical Care, with 1.5 Programmed Activity being allocated for Supporting Professional Activities which includes 0.5 SPA for Educational Supervision. Weekend working is planned and will be part of the 10 PA allocation. The appropriate supplement will be paid for any on-call commitment. The job plan is based on the provision of a Consultant delivered service seven days a week and into the evening in accordance with principles of Acute Medicine endorsed by the Royal College of Physicians and NHS England (London).

The weekend/ on-call/ out-of-hours commitment may evolve as the establishment is increased and Modernising Medicine optimises clinical pathways. Currently the Acute Physicians (by rotation) support the Acute Medical take extended hours Monday to Friday with planned attendance at weekends to cover the Ambulatory Care Unit and AMU. Weekend take duties are currently under review. It is envisaged these will be shared across the acute and general physicians with all consultants making a contribution to the overnight on-call rota.

These duties are subject to change as the needs of the trust, care group and department evolves and develops; any substantial change to working practice would form part of a formal job planning review.

Together with the other Acute and General Internal Medicine Consultants, to provide a service for Acute and General Medicine. This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the department.

Shared responsibility with the other Acute Medicine and contributing GIM Consultants for providing 24 hour, 7 day a week cover for medicine on a rota basis. Responsible also for covering colleague's periods of annual leave and short-term sickness.

Clinical supervision of junior medical staff as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.

Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to Continuing Professional Development and clinical governance initiatives.

Responsible for out-patient and/ or ambulatory clinic commitments as agreed with the Divisional management team.

To contribute to departmental research interests in accordance with the Trust's R&D framework. To contribute to the Audit Programme, Morbidity and Mortality, clinical governance programs and learning from deaths.

To take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the Divisions Business Plan. This may include assisting with discussions regarding service plans and developments with both internal and external agencies.

To conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan.

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. 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
.

We have also agreed four new organisational values
- Caring, Collaborative, Inclusive, Innovative - and these underpin…