Senior Consultant-General Surgery

Hamad Medical Corp; Doha; On-site; QAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Hamad Medical Corp in Qatar seeks a Senior Consultant in General Surgery, the most senior clinician after the department chair, to supervise Consultants and junior doctors and oversee clinical decisions.

You will provide high-quality patient care under your clinical privileges while collaborating with the chair on service development, budgeting, staffing, and priorities for teaching, training, and research.

Qualifications

• Post-qualification clinical experience in General Surgery (minimum 5 years).
• Valid medical license/registration from home country and eligibility for licensing in Qatar.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Commitment to high standards of patient care, safety, and clinical excellence.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a team of Consultants and junior doctors.
• Provide care for patients admitted under your name and make clinical decisions under your supervision.
• Collaborate with the department chair/section head on service development, funding, budgets, and staffing.
• Lead teaching, training, and academic/research priorities.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Western medical qualification

Job description

The purpose of this role is the most senior doctor (apart from the Department Chair and/or Section Head) who practices in a specific specialty and has oversight responsibility for his team of Consultants and junior doctors and manages other team members. The Senior Consultant is responsible for the care of all patients admitted under his name and for all the clinical decisions made by other doctors under his supervision. Ability to relate well to others and use interpersonal skills to achieve desired objectives, recognizing the need to represent both the clinical work and the team In addition to providing high quality patient care (diagnose, treat, manage and admit patients under his name) as delineated by his clinical privileges, the Senior Consultant works closely with department chair and/or section head on management issues (such as service development, funding, budgets, and staffing), on the teaching and training of junior doctors, and on academic and research priorities.

Experience and Qualifications

• Western Qualification (UK, USA, Canada, Australia, or equivalent)
• Minimum of 5 years of post-qualification clinical experience in General Surgery
• Valid medical license/registration from the home country and/or eligibility for licensing in Qatar
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills
• Commitment to high standards of patient care, patient safety, and clinical excellence