Consultant in Thoracic Surgery

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health care provider in London seeks a full-time Consultant in Thoracic Surgery for their renowned department. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in thoracic surgery, proficiency in robotic resections, and a strong background in teaching. This position offers a competitive salary range of £109,725 to £145,478 annually, excluding London Zone benefits.

Qualifications

• Eligible for full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practise.
• On GMC Specialist Register in Respiratory and General Internal Medicine or within six months of eligibility.
• Understanding of clinical audit, research principles, and medical statistics.
• Proven research experience / peer-reviewed publications in thoracic surgery.

Responsibilities

• Provide thoracic surgery services including diagnosis and treatment of patients.
• Engage in clinical audit and research related to thoracic surgery.

Skills

Comprehensive experience in both elective and emergency thoracic surgery

Robotic thoracic resections

Independent operation in VATS lobectomy

Clinical team leadership

Teaching and training experience

Education

Full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practise

On GMC Specialist Register in Respiratory and General Internal Medicine

Job description

Consultant in Thoracic Surgery

The closing date is 07 November 2025

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest health care providers in South East London. Guy's & St Thomas' (GSTT) is also a partner of King's Healthcare Partners as an Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC). The department of thoracic surgery is the largest in London and one of the largest in the UK. We are seeking a dynamic individual committed to excellence in service delivery, to join our team as a full time substantive Consultant Thoracic Surgeon. The role is primarily based at Guy's hospital. General enquiries, about the job or for an informal discussion about this post should be directed to John Pilling, clinical lead for thoracic surgery, [e-mail] or Ms Anna Hurley, service manager for thoracic surgery, [e-mail]. Please note this vacancy may close early should a sufficient number of applications be received.

Please note that the job description is currently being approved by the Royal College

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will, together with consultant colleagues, be responsible for the provision of thoracic surgery services on behalf of Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust to include the diagnosis and treatment of patients both in the Trust and in such hospitals, clinics or other premises as required. Further details are included in the attached job description.

About us

The GSTT Thoracic Surgery department is one of the UK's largest tertiary referral centres for thoracic surgery and is the treatment provider across 4 Cancer Alliances in South East England (South East London, Thames Valley, Surrey and Sussex, Kent and Medway). Services are provided to DGHs in South East London, Canterbury, Ashford, Maidstone, Medway, Dartford, Reading, and Brighton by the thoracic surgical consultants in line with lung multidisciplinary meeting peer review requirements.

The department has an excellent reputation for post-graduate training in thoracic surgery. We currently undertake in the region of 1600 operative procedures / year.

The department is currently expanding in response to the activity increase following the introduction of Targeted Lung Health Checks (TLHC). TLHC became a national screening programme in 2023 offering low dose CT scans to those assessed as high risk. Where appropriate, patients will be referred to secondary/tertiary care for further investigations and treatment. It is expected to see stage migration with more patients diagnosed with stage 1 lung cancer in our lung MDMs, this will contribute to the national ambition for 75% of cancers to be diagnosed at Stage 1 and 2 by 2028. As a result of the programme, there will be a higher proportion of patients who are suitable for curative treatment, in particular a higher number of Thoracic surgery cases.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more detailed information regarding the posts.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

• Eligible for full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practise
• On GMC Specialist Register in Respiratory and General Internal Medicine or within six months of eligibility.

Research and Audit

• Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical audit, research and medical statistics.
• Proven research experience / peer reviewed publications in thoracic surgery subjects.
• Experience in academic supervision and leadership.
• Evidence of audit activity / publications in thoracic surgery topics.

Clinical Skills / knowledge and abilities

• Comprehensive experience in both elective and emergency thoracic surgery.
• Comprehensive experience in robotic thoracic resections.
• 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.
• Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the level of consultant.

Teaching

• Experience of undergraduate and/or postgraduate teaching and training
• Experience in surgical education coordination and delivery
• Evidence of quality in previous teaching (formal student feedback exercises etc.)
• Familiarity with the FRCS CTH exam curriculum.

Management

• Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management and governance.
• Proven skills in managing professional relationships with colleagues in high stress environments, and resolving conflicts

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

£109,725 to £145,478 a yearpa. excl. London Zone