Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the JD attached to the advert for detailed job description and main responsibilities.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria

• Full registration with General Medical Council or eligible if currently working overseas
• Currently on the Specialist Register or eligibility for inclusion within 6 months of the
• Higher professional qualification (eg. FRCS or equivalent)
• Published research papers/presentations.

Desirable criteria

• Completion of a relevant management course / programme
• MD or PhD
• Teaching qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Comprehensive training on a recognized SpR programme or equivalent
• Understanding of Payment by Results and implications for specialty
• Demonstrable experience in all aspects of Clinical Governance.
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients
• Experience of leading clinical audits, implementing change, and monitoring compliance
• A track record in teaching medical and other clinical staff and students

Desirable criteria

• Management experience

Skills/ Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Ability to organise, prioritise, delegate, and manage
• Ability to work productively in multidisciplinary teams
• Ability to develop rapport with and discuss treatment options with patients in a way they can understand
• Strong leadership skills and performance driven
• Ability to develop, motivate and lead multidisciplinary teams
• Ability to advise on the efficient and smooth running of a specialist service
• Ability to initiate and implement change
• Ability to supervise junior medical staff Ability to design and deliver talks/ lectures/workshops effectively
• Good interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence demonstrated by the ability to work closely and effectively with staff at all levels and disciplines.
• Negotiating skills in order to influence others in a positive manner with the aim of resolving conflict where it may occur
• IT skills
• Teaching and presentation skills
• Ability to critically appraise scientific literature
• Understanding of modern medical curriculum and of learning assessment tools
• Disability and equality awareness

Desirable criteria

• Research skills
• Writing successful grant application(s)

Personal qualities

Essential criteria

• Caring and professional attitude and approach with patients
• Respects individuals' rights, interests, beliefs, preferences and cultures
• Initiative, common sense, enthusiasm
• Able to take responsibility and lead by example
• Approachability and capacity to integrate well with medical and other colleagues
• Commitment to continuing professional development
• Ability to work collaboratively with the Care Group team
• Excellent personal time management skills
• Ability to make clear rational decisions, exercising independent judgement in a professional and competent manner
• Intellectual flexibility required to work with ambiguity and complexity
• Demonstrable drive and personal resilience
• High level of verbal and written communication skills
• Awareness of own personal development needs
• Demonstrable ability to cope under pressure

Desirable criteria

• Involvement with national/international bodies

We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust - being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful - and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.

Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email or via NHS Jobs.

If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. These features will include:

- The machine readable zone
- An ultra violet image
- An infra red image

As part of you pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require atleast one written reference from your current or