# Senior Consultant in Congenital Cardiac surgery > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-consultant-in-congenital-cardiac-surgery/8af89241-f0de-434c-ba9a-3751aeab3251 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-consultant-in-congenital-cardiac-surgery/8af89241-f0de-434c-ba9a-3751aeab3251.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Evelina London Children's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Cardiothoracic Surgery - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 p.a. excl. LZ - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Other, 40 hours per week (Full time - 10 sessions per week) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-05T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-16T14:01:18.120Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Guys_St_Thomas_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Congenital_Cardiothoracic_Surgery/Congenital_Cardiothoracic_Surgery-v8259814 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8259814?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Applications are invited for a Consultant in Congenital Cardiothoracic Surgery to join the surgical team in the Department of Congenital Heart Disease at Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT). Our directorates care for patients across our trust sites (Evelina London & St Thomas’, Royal Brompton, and Harefield Hospital). ### Main duties of the job This is a full-time post (10 programmed activities) with the option for additional programmed activities available according to the job plan. The post will be based at Evelina Children’s Hospital but will also have sessions at the Royal Brompton Hospital to support the Adult Congenital Programme. The successful applicant will be expected to have expertise in the full range of congenital cardiac surgery, with significant experience at consultant level and experience of a senior leadership role. The successful candidate will join the team of five congenital cardiac surgeons working with a large team of paediatric and adult congenital cardiologists and intensivists. The successful candidate will be on call for paediatric and adult congenital surgery. It is a requirement of your employment that you be prepared to work at any additional or different location owned or served by the Trust, either on an on-going or temporary basis according to the demands of the service. The post-holder will have regular contact with vulnerable adults and/or children (0-18 years) and therefore 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 Criminal Records Bureau to check for any previous criminal convictions. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities It is a requirement of your employment that you be prepared to work at both sites and in any, either on an on-going or temporary basis according to the demands of the service. The post-holder will be accountable to the Chief of Congenital Care surgery ; to the Clinical Director of the Children’s Cardio-Respiratory and Intensive Care Directorate and ultimately to the Medical Director of the Evelina London Women & Children’s Clinical Group. As well as the Medical Director of HLCC. The postholder will work closely with Clinical Leads for CHD and ACHD, Cardiac Anaesthesia and PICU across all Trust sites and with non-congenital cardiac surgeons and cardiologists in adult clinical groups. More details are available in the Job Description. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Clinical Experience **Essential** - At least 4 years’ experience working in a paediatric cardiac surgical centre at consultant level including mentoring junior surgeons - Evidence of outcomes and full range of case complexity **Desirable** - Departmental Leadership - Additional training in another international program - 10 years of experience at a paediatric cardiac centre ### Audit Management & IT **Essential** - Ability to demonstrate a track record of clinical governance, audit and service improvement. **Desirable** - Training in health services management ### Professional Qualifications **Essential** - GMC Registration and a Licence to Practise - FRCS (CT) or equivalent - Has, or is eligible for GMC Specialist Registration in Cardiothoracic Surgery **Desirable** - Higher Degree – either completed or currently enrolled in a higher degree program - Sub-speciality recognition in congenital cardiac surgery ### Leadership / Management skills **Essential** - Senior leadership/ service development role within healthcare - Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate - Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority. - 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 - Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff. - Knowledge of finance and budgets **Desirable** - Training in health services management - Evidence of ability to facilitate service development ### Research, Teaching skill & experience **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 ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 568.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10614961) - [frf paed card cons (pdf, 408.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10573358) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.