Locum Consultant in Thoracic Surgery

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Tooting; Remote; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in London is seeking a Consultant in Thoracic Surgery to deliver thoracic surgical services as part of a dedicated team. You will diagnose and treat patients, take on-call duties, and contribute to teaching and research.

The post requires full GMC specialist registration, extensive thoracic surgery experience, and leadership in multidisciplinary teams. It offers teaching, clinical governance, and opportunities for academic activity.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with entry on the specialist register, or within six months of a CCT at time of interview.
• Comprehensive clinical experience in thoracic surgery
• Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team.
• A comprehensive knowledge of and competence in all aspects of thoracic surgery.
• Independently operating surgeon
• Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research.
• Experience of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training.
• Evidence of understanding of the role of management.
• Consultant level working
• A special interest in a specific aspect of thoracic surgery. Able to carry out independent robotic surgery.
• Evidence of original research, Evidence of teaching skills course
• Experience in clinical guideline and protocol development. Appraisal training

Responsibilities

• 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
• On-call commitment: 1 in 6, category A
• Teaching: they will be expected to take part in undergraduate teaching during their normal clinical work.
• Training: they will be expected to contribute to the training and support of junior doctors
• Research: they will be encouraged to become involved in research and, if certain criteria are fulfilled, maybe allocated appropriate SPAs
• 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
• 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
• Job planning: they will review their job plan at least annually to take account of changes in practice and responsibilities of

Skills

Organisation & prioritisation

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Verbal & written communication

Teaching & presentation

Clinical IT solutions

Education

GMC registration (specialist register)

Thoracic surgery experience

Job description

Site St Georges University NHS Foundation Trust Town Tooting, Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 02/11/2026 23:59

St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the regional specialist care provider for south west London, Surrey and beyond. The trust provides a high quality, comprehensive range of health services from leading edge tertiary and trauma care to community services.

With national and regional referrals added to our local 3.5m catchment, we serve a population of around 5m.

Co-located with St George’s, University of London and with both organisations now in a formal strategic alliance with King’s Health Partners, the trust delivers with its partners high quality research and education both of which contribute to the healthcare provision of tomorrow.

Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites, by around 8,000 staff.

St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a major acute hospital that offers very specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, cardiac care, renal transplantation, cancer care and stroke. It has a helipad which opened in spring 2014 and the work of its emergency department can currently be seen on Channel 4’s ‘24 Hours in A&E’ programme. The hospital also provides all the usual care you would expect from a local NHS district general hospital.

We also provide services at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Roehampton. These include outpatient rapid diagnostic and treatment facilities, a minor injuries unit, limb fitting services and 70 elderly, intermediate care and rehabilitation beds.

As well as hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist, maternity and community services to children, adults, older people and people with learning disabilities. These services are provided from St John’s Therapy Centre, 11 health centres and clinics, schools, nursing homes and people’s own homes. The trust also manages the healthcare service at HMP Wandsworth.

Job overview

• To provide a thoracic surgical service as part of a thoracic surgical team.
• To participate in clinical and other service activities with the objective of ensuring a high standard of patient care.
• To take an active part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training.
• To contribute to the management of the service.

Main duties of the job

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

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full break down of the main responsibilities for the Consultant in Thoracic Surgery

Qualifications and Training

• Full GMC registration with entry on the specialist register, or within six months of a CCT at time of interview.
• Comprehensive clinical experience in thoracic surgery
• Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team. A comprehensive knowledge of and competence in all aspects of thoracic surgery. Independently operating surgeon
• Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research.
• Experience of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training.
• Evidence of understanding of the role of management.
• Consultant level working
• A special interest in a A special interest in a specific aspect of thoracic surgery. Able to carry out independent robotic surgery
• Evidence of original research, Evidence of teaching skills course
• Experience in clinical guideline and protocol development. Appraisal training

Knowledge/Skills

• Ability to organise, prioritise, delegate, and manage
• Ability to work productively in multidisciplinary teams
• Ability to develop rapport with and discuss treatment options with patients in a way they can understand
• High level of verbal and written communication skills
• Awareness of own personal development needs
• Demonstrable ability to cope under pressure
• Basic IT skills
• Teaching and presentation skills
• Skills related to areas of specialist expertise as above
• Development of clinical information systems and/or advanced IT solutions

We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.

Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email or via NHS Jobs.

If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The documents you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. These features will include:

• The machine readable zone
• An ultra violet image
• An infra red image

As part of your pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.