Locum Consultant in Thoracic Surgery

1. Clinical: they will, together with consultant colleagues, be responsible for the provision of thoracic surgical services to St George's University Hospital NHS Trust, including (i) diagnosis and treatment of patients of the Trust in such hospitals, clinics, or other premises as is required (ii) continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in their care, with delegation as appropriate to consultant colleagues and junior staff

2. On-call commitment: 1 in 6, category A

3. Teaching: they will be expected to take part in undergraduate teaching during their normal clinical work.

4. Training: they will be expected to contribute to the training and support of junior doctors

5. Research: they will be encouraged to become involved in research and, if certain criteria are fulfilled, maybe allocated appropriate SPAs

6. Clinical governance: they will be expected to take part in clinical governance activity, including clinical audit, clinical guideline and protocol development, and clinical risk management. They will be expected to produce evidence of contribution in these areas as part of an annual appraisal

7. Management: they will be expected to contribute to the management and development of the service. Additional management roles will be recognised in the consultant job plan

8. Job planning: they will review their job plan at least annually to take account of changes in practice and responsibilities of

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest healthcare organisations, with over 1,100 beds, more than 5,000 employees, including 700 medical & dental staff. Based in Tooting, the Trust provides care for around 80,000 inpatient & day-case patients and more than 300,000 outpatients annually. As the principal teaching hospital for the South West Thames region, it serves a local population of 300,000 and works closely with DGHs across the region. It also hosts a substantial training programme for resident doctors.

The Thoracic Surgical Unit is based within the purpose-built Atkinson Morley Wing, which houses neurosciences, cardiac & thoracic services. The facility includes 233 inpatient & day-case beds, eight operating theatres and advanced diagnostic and treatment facilities. Thoracic surgical inpatients are cared for on Caroline Ward, which is also home to the thoracic clinical nurse specialist team and is supported by a 15-bed Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit.

Qualifications and Training

Knowledge/Skills

Desirable: - Skills related to areas of specialist expertise as above; - Development of clinical information systems and/or advanced IT solutions