Job summary
Applications are invited for the Chief of Congenital Cardiothoracic Surgery in the Evelina London Women and Children's Clinical Group.
The post holder will join and lead the team of paediatric and adult congenital cardiologists and congenital cardiac surgeons based on the Evelina London Children's, and the Royal Brompton sites.
The Department of Congenital Heart Disease sits across the Evelina Women's and Children's Clinical Group (for children up to 16 years of age) - within the Cardio-Respiratory & Intensive Care directorate - and the Heart, Lung and Critical Care clinical group (for adults over 16) under the joint leadership of the two clinical groups. This allows the integrated service to capitalise on the combined expertise on the St Thomas's campus of the Evelina children's hospital and St Thomas' hospital, and the specialist cardio-respiratory expertise across children and adults at the Royal Brompton hospital.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be expected to lead the existing teams on the Royal Brompton and Harefield and Evelina London Hospitals sites to continue to enhance the congenital cardiac surgical services. The post-holder will ensure a strong emphasis on quality of care and education and will help developing the service profile within the, Trust and Network and Internationally.
The post-holder will be expected to work closely with existing consultants and the multidisciplinary team to provide a clinical service of excellence for the child with congenital or acquired heart disease.
About us
Evelina London Women's and Children's Clinical Group brings together the hospital and community services for women and children provided by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. With an annual turnover of more than £300 million and 3,200 staff, it provides both services for the local population in Lambeth & Southwark and more specialist services, including those of Evelina London Children's Hospital to a much wider population. Evelina London operates as a distinct part of Guy's and St Thomas', with devolved authority and accountability, and is overseen by a dedicated Board (currently advisory). See www.evelinalondon.nhs.uk
Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals became part of Guy's and St Thomas' in February 2021, bringing together world-leading expertise and research in heart and lung disease. The combined expertise of the Trusts' clinical and academic teams created through the merger is unparalleled. Together the teams will continue to deliver exceptional care to patients and drive research into new and better treatments.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a full list of duties and responsibilities for this post, please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible for full GMC Registration and a Licence to Practise MRCS or equivalent
Desirable
- Higher Degree - either completed or currently enrolled in a higher degree program
- FRCS
- Sub-speciality recognition in congenital cardiac surgery
Clinical Experience and Skills
Essential
- Evidence of extensive experience in Congenital Heart Surgery
- Communication; Strong commitment to delivering change and performance with and through your management and clinical teams, by establishing clear work priorities with them, delegating effectively, ensuring a capability to deliver, monitoring performance and giving feedback.
- Accountability; Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
- Interpersonal Skills; Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others. Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure. Ability to work as part of a team
- Staff Management; Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff.
- Finance; Knowledge of finance and budgets.
Desirable
- Peer reviewed publications related to paediatric cardiothoracic surgery, in particular the field of congenital heart disease
- Evidence of expertise in management of complex congenital lesions including single ventricle physiology
- Experience of working with industry partners to deliver novel technological advancements
- Ability to analyse complex problems and to develop practical and workable solutions to address them.
- Ability to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively, and to prioritise work programs in the face of competing demands.
- Ability to manage and deliver to deadlines and within resources.
- A strong sense of personal and team accountability coupled to a clear understanding of the boundaries around delegated authority.
- Ability to collaborate constructively with internal and external
- Evidence of ability to facilitate service development
Audit Management and IT
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate a track record of clinical governance, audit and service improvement
Desirable
- Training in health services management
- Demonstration of involvement in national audit
Research and Teaching Skills
Essential
- Presentations at national or international meetings
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff
- The ability to take individual responsibility for planning and undertaking own work
- Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team with flexible working patterns
Desirable
- Demonstration of formal training in teaching methods
- Experience of organising and delivering a formal teaching programme
- First author publication(s) in peer review journals
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.
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 .
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 .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Cross Site Evelina London Children's Hospital and the Royal Brompton Hospital
London
SE17EH