Consultant in Thoracic Surgery
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
South Kensington, SW3 6NPView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£113,565 to £150,569
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
10 November 2026
20 days leftJob description
The thoracic surgery service attracts national referrals for specialist complex surgery in both adults and children. Between the Royal Brompton, Haref...
- Provide High Quality Care to Patients
- The post-holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration, hold a licence to practice and fulfill the requirements for revalidation.
- To develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.
- To ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views. Leadership and Team Working
- To demonstrate excellent leadership skills with regard to individual performance, clinical teams, the Trust and when participating in national or local initiatives.
- To work collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and Kings Health Partners as required. Performance Management
- To work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:
- Clinical efficiency e.g. LOS reductions, reducing cancelled operations and DNA rates.
- Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-admission rates.
- Financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively.
- Operational efficiency e.g. waiting list activity and meeting cancer treatment targets.
Please refer to the JD for the job plan. Applicants are encouraged to view the Directorate and discuss the post.
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark. Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals joined Guy's and St Thomas' in February 2021 and is the largest specialist heart and lung centre in the UK and among the largest in Europe. We provide treatment for people with heart and lung disease, including rare and complex conditions, offering some of the most sophisticated treatment that is available anywhere in the world. Our integrated approach to caring for patients from before birth, through childhood, adolescence and into adulthood and old age has been replicated around the world and has gained Royal Brompton and Harefield an international reputation as a leader in heart and lung diagnosis, treatment and research. We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.
QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING: :
Essential: - Full GMC registration.; - Entry on the GMC specialist register (or within six months by the date of interview).; - FRCS CTh or equivalent qualification.
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
Essential
- Comprehensive experience in both elective and emergency thoracic surgery.
- Previous appointments in recognised high quality thoracic surgery units.
- Proven competency as an independent operator in specialised techniques that will enhance the existing departmental skill set e.g. VATS lobectomy, radical surgery for mesothelioma and emergency airways management using interventional bronchoscopy and laser
- Credentialed training in robotic thoracic resections and recent clinical experience of this.
- Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the level of consultant.
Desirable: - Credentialed training in robotic thoracic resections.; - Paediatric thoracic surgical experience.
RESEARCH AND AUDIT: :
Essential
- Proven research experience / peer reviewed publications in thoracic surgery subjects.
- Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical audit, research and medical statistics.
- Experience in academic supervision and leadership.
Desirable: - Evidence of audit activity / publications in thoracic surgery topics.
TEACHING
Essential
- Experience of undergraduate and/or postgraduate teaching and training
- Senior leadership experience in delivering and coordinating regional or above post-graduate or under- graduate surgical training
Desirable: - Evidence of quality in previous teaching (formal student feedback exercises etc.); - Familiarity with the FRCS CTH exam curriculum.
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20 October 2026
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21 October 2026
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