Locum Consultant Thoracic Surgeon

NHS; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospital in Liverpool seeks two Locum Consultant Thoracic Surgeons for a 6-month role with potential extension. The position offers a flexible job plan, competitive pay, and opportunities for professional development. Candidates must have full GMC registration and relevant surgical qualifications. Responsibilities include managing surgical teams, conducting surgeries, and participating in research and audits. Join a dedicated team committed to high-quality patient care and continuous improvement.

Benefits

Full secretarial support

Personal computer

Office accommodation

Financial support for CPD activities

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration required.
• Entry on GMC Specialist Register required.
• Experience in anatomical lung resections as primary operator.

Responsibilities

• Provide 42 weeks of service per year for operating lists and clinics.
• Participate in a 1 in 6 on-call rota for Thoracic Surgery.
• Mentorship provided to the successful candidate.

Skills

Teamwork

Interpersonal Skills

Communication

Education

Higher Cardiothoracic Specialist Surgical Qualification

Job description

The Trust is looking to appoint two Locum Consultant Thoracic Surgeons for a period of 6 months initially, with the potential to extend to 12 months. The appointee will be give a 10 PA job plan but will be negotiable up to 12 PAs.

Main duties of the job

AM

PM

Monday

LHCH Clinic

SPA

2 PA's

Tuesday

Theatre

Theatre

2.5 PA's

Outreach clinic and MDT (including travel time)

1.25 PAs

Thursday

Video MDT

Ward Round

2 PA's

Friday

SPA

1 PA

Saturday

Ward round of in-patients (every 7th week)

0.125 PA's

Sunday

Ward round of in-patients (every 7th week)

0.125 PA's

Unpredictable on-call work

1 PA

About us

As the largest single site specialist heart and chest hospital in the UK, we, at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, have a clear vision 'to be the best cardiothoracic integrated healthcare organisation'.

We provide specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology, respiratory medicine both in the hospital and out in the community.

We serve a catchment area of 2.8 million people, spanning Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and the Isle of Man, and increasingly we receive referrals from outside these areas for highly specialised services such as aortics.

Our reputation for strong performance is important in delivering the best care for our patients and high quality clinical services. This is underpinned by a culture of research and innovation, delivered in modern estate and our encouragement of flexible working in a variety of forms.

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Job responsibilities

All the consultants in the thoracic service are in the process of moving towards fully flexible job plans, to provide 42 weeks of service per year for operating lists and clinics, for which the Trust will give at least 6 weeks notice of elective work required. The appointee will have equity with the other surgeons in the department in terms of the allocations of sessions.

On-call for Thoracic Surgery is a 1 in 6 rota at present (5% frequency payment) with Category A availability.

For full-time appointees the job plan as described will accrue 10 PAs (8.5 DCC, 1. 5SPA) of payments. It will be re-negotiated within 3 months after appointment, with the option to increasing the work of the appointee to 11.5 PAs, if the work is required by the Trust. Again equity of working with the current consultants will be assured.

When the appointee is off-site, cover for the care of patients at LHCH will be provided by colleagues.

Full mentorship will be provided to the successful candidate.

The successful candidate will have full secretarial support, a personal computer (training available if required) and office accommodation in line with other consultants in the unit.

All consultants in the Trust are expected to provide a significant commitment to the training of middle grade and Tier 1 surgeons, and also to research and audit when this is reflected in their job plan.

The Trust supports the requirements for continuing professional development (CPD) as laid down by the GMC and surgical colleges and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities.

The Trust has the required arrangements in place to ensure that all surgeons have an annual appraisal with a trained appraiser and supports surgeons going through the revalidation process. All consultants undergo an annual job plan review. The workload of consultants will be driven by the job planning process and will be reviewed and changed as appropriate to the requirements of the Trust by the Surgical Clinical Lead and Divisional Head of Operations with ratification by the Medical Director.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration
• Entry on GMC Specialist Register
• Appropriate higher cardiothoracic specialist surgical qualification

Experience

• Experience in anatomical lung resections as primary operator
• Experience of VATs lobectomies as primary surgery
• Experience in cardiac surgery
• Ability to offer expert opinion
• Ability to take independent responsibility for care of patients
• Greater than 75 VATs and greater than 75 open lung resections as primary surgeon

Management

• Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities and waiting lists
• Ability to manage and lead a surgical team

Audit and Research

• Experience of audit management
• 5 or greater peer review publications
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
• Experience of recruitment into trials
• Experience in research

Personal Attributes

• Ability to work in a team
• Good interpersonal skills
• Enquiring and critical approach to work
• Caring attitude to patients
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education

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.