Senior Consultant Trauma Surgery

Hamad Medical Corp; Doha; On-site; QAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Hamad Medical Corp seeks a Senior Consultant in Trauma Surgery to lead a team of Consultants and junior doctors, overseeing patient care under his name and making clinical decisions.

The role collaborates with department chair on service development, teaching, training of junior staff, and research priorities, while ensuring the highest standards of patient safety and clinical excellence in a busy Qatar hospital.

Qualifications

• Western medical qualification recognized internationally
• Minimum of 5 years of post-qualification clinical experience in trauma surgery
• Valid medical license/registration from home country or eligibility for licensing in Qatar
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills
• Commitment to high standards of patient care, patient safety, and clinical excellence

Responsibilities

• Provide care for all patients admitted under his name and make clinical decisions for others under supervision
• Oversee a team of consultants and junior doctors, with oversight responsibility for staff
• Collaborate with department chair/section head on service development, funding, budgets, and staffing
• Involve in teaching and training of junior doctors and medical students
• Define academic and research priorities within the department

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Western Qualification

Medical license/registration

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 Trauma 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