2e3ee156-fd6 Consultant in Thoracic Surgery The thoracic surgery service at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust attracts national referrals for specialist complex surgery in both adults and children. The trust offers a wide range of thoracic treatments and performs over 2,000 cases each year. As a Consultant in Thoracic Surgery, you will provide high-quality care to patients, develop and maintain competencies required for the role, and ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Providing leadership and working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams
  • Ensuring high performance in clinical efficiency, quality of outcomes, financial management, and operational efficiency
  • Developing and maintaining competencies required for the role
  • Involving patients in decisions about their care and responding to their views

The trust is expanding its thoracic surgery department in response to the forecasted activity increase following the introduction of Targeted Lung Health Checks (TLHC). The successful candidate will have a strong record in performing VATS, particularly single-port VATS lung resections, and experience with robotic thoracic resections.

Requirements for the role include:

  • Full GMC registration and entry on the GMC specialist register
  • FRCS CTh or equivalent qualification
  • Comprehensive experience in both elective and emergency thoracic surgery
  • Proven competency as an independent operator in specialised techniques
  • Credentialed training in robotic thoracic resections and recent clinical experience
  • Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the level of consultant

The salary for this permanent, full-time position ranges from £113,565 to £150,569 per year.

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]]> senior onsite £113,565 to £150,569 a year VATS, robotic thoracic resections, thoracic surgery, leadership, GMC specialist registration, FRCS CTh, paediatric thoracic surgical experience, credentialed training in robotic thoracic resections DBS check Healthcare Healthcare Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust https://logos.yubhub.co/guysandstthomas.nhs.uk.png Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is a UK-based healthcare organisation comprising five hospitals and community services, providing specialist care in heart and lung, cancer, and renal services. https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx GBP 113565 150569 yearly https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9196-26-1209 South Kensington South Kensington SW3 6NP GB 2026-10-26 offered unknown