Speciality Doctor in Adult Cardiac Surgery in London

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:

• Diagnosis and treatment of patients of the trust in such hospitals, health centres or clinics or other premises as required.
• 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 nor 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.