Locum Consultant Cardiac, Thoracic and Tracheal Surgeon

The main duties of the Locum Consultant Cardiac, Thoracic and Tracheal Surgeon include providing consultant-level surgical care for children with complex cardiac, thoracic and airway conditions, including undertaking elective and emergency cardiac, thoracic and tracheal procedures, lung transplantation, ECMO support, VAD activity and participation in specialist on-call rotas. The post holder will lead and contribute to daily consultant ward rounds, outpatient tracheal and thoracic clinics, multidisciplinary team meetings and joint operating, ensuring safe, evidence-based and family-centred care. They will work closely with a wide range of clinical and non-clinical colleagues to coordinate complex patient pathways, contribute to service development and innovation within a world-class quaternary service, and support education, training, audit, governance and research activities. The role also carries responsibility for clinical leadership, mentoring junior staff, maintaining professional standards and actively contributing to the effective management and ongoing improvement of the cardiothoracic and tracheal surgery service in line with Trust values and priorities.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachments.

We encourage applications from all sections of the community.

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We are committed to recruiting the best person for the job through a fair, open and consistent process that is free from bias and discrimination.

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We particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, people with disabilities or long-term health conditions, and LGBTQ+ community members. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a member of the Business Disability Forum, and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

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