Specialty Doctor in Adult Cardiac Surgery

Job responsibilities

Clinical:

The post-holder will, together with colleagues, be responsible for the provision of Cardiac Surgery services to the Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust to include:

(a) Diagnosis and treatment of patients of the trust in such hospitals, health centres or clinics or other premises as required.

(b) Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge, allowing for all proper delegation to, and training of, your staff.

Training of junior staff:

The post-holder will take responsibility for the training and direction of junior staff allocated to him/her that post-holder has agreed with their supervising consultant.

Teaching:

The post-holder will be expected to contribute as appropriate in the teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Clinical Governance:

All medical and dental staff are 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 their contribution in these areas and their audit of their own clinical work as part of their appraisal.

Mutual Obligation to Monitor Hours:

There is a contractual obligation on employers to monitor working hours through robust local monitoring arrangements supported by national guidance, and on individual doctors to co-operate with those monitoring arrangements.

New Deal & European Working Time Directive (EWTD):

All posts and working patterns are under constant review in line with both New Deal and EWTD guidelines.

Educational Programme:

Neither the London Deanery not the Royal College of Surgeons accredits this post for postgraduate training. However, the post-holder will be expected to attend and contribute to educational activities e.g. departmental meetings, x-ray meetings, pathology meetings, multidisciplinary meetings, research clubs etc.

All post-holders will be designated a professional development mentor from among the consultant surgeons with whom a professional development contract will be agreed and reviewed on a regular basis.

Appraisal:

All medical and dental staff are required to undertake appraisal.

Other:

The list of duties and responsibilities given above is not an exhaustive list and you may be asked to undertake other duties in line with the overall purpose and nature of the post as may be required from time to time.

This job description reflects core activities of a post at a particular time. The trust expects that all staff will recognise this and adopt a flexible approach to work.

All staff are expected to contribute to the smooth running of their clinical service as required; in particular, to comply with the policies and procedures, Standing Orders and Financial Regulations of the trust.

Professional Qualifications

Essential

• Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practise
• MRCS or equivalent, higher degree

Desirable

• FRCS or equivalent

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Equivalent to four years full time clinical experience in cardiothoracic surgery including pre and post-operative care
• Experience leading ward rounds
• Experience as first assistant in cardiac surgery including setting up cases
• Independent management of outpatient clinics with consultant oversight

Desirable

• Sub-speciality courses
• Experience as primary operator under supervision

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
• Competent IT user
• Good communication skills

Desirable

• Attendance to courses and seminars

Research

Essential

• Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research

Desirable

• Experience of clinical research
• Current GCP certification
• First author publications

Teaching

Essential

• Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training

Desirable

• Educational Leadership

Management

Essential

• Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management

Desirable

• Management training
• Evidence of participation in the development of clinical services including quality improvement projects and audit

Other

Essential

• Evidence of understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council
• Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk management

Desirable

• Experience in clinical guideline development
• Appraisal training

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).