Job summary
The thoracic surgery service attracts national referrals for specialist complex surgery in both adults and children. Between the Royal Brompton, Harefield and Evelina sites we offer a wide range of thoracic treatments and perform in excess of 2,000 cases each year. We are the designated centre for sarcoma in London and the South East, seeing a range of metastatic, primary and chest wall disease. We have a strong record for performing VATS, and particularly, single port VATS lung resections. Since the arrival of a Da Vinci Xi robot on the Brompton site in 2025, followed by a Da Vinci 5 on the Harefield site in 2026, we have rapidly developed a busy RATS programme. We perform a large number of interventional bronchoscopies, with both rigid and fibre-optic techniques. The Thoracic Surgery Department is currently expanding in response to the forecasted activity increase following the introduction of Targeted Lung Health Checks (TLHC). TLHC pilot schemes are already underway offering low-dose CT scans to those assessed as high risk. It is expected that we will see stage migration with more patients diagnosed with stage 1 lung cancer in our lung MDMs, this will contribute to the national ambition for 75% of cancers to be diagnosed at Stage 1 and 2 by 2028. As a result of the programme, there will be a higher proportion of patients who are suitable for curative treatment, in particular a higher number of thoracic surgery cases.

Main duties of the job

• Provide High Quality Care to Patients: the post-holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration, hold a licence to practise and fulfil the requirements for revalidation.
• Develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.
• Ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and respond to their views.
• Demonstrate excellent leadership skills with regard to individual performance, clinical teams, the Trust and when participating in national or local initiatives.
• Work collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and Kings Health Partners as required.
• Work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in clinical efficiency, quality of outcomes, financial management and operational efficiency.

About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark. Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals joined Guy's and St Thomas' in February 2021 and is the largest specialist heart and lung centre in the UK and among the largest in Europe. We provide treatment for people with heart and lung disease, including rare and complex conditions, offering some of the most sophisticated treatment that is available anywhere in the world. We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.

Details
Date posted: 20 October 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year pa
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 196-CON1180

Person Specification
Qualifications and training

• Essential: Full GMC registration.
• Essential: Entry on the GMC specialist register (or within six months by the date of interview).
• Essential: FRCS CTh or equivalent qualification.

Clinical experience, knowledge and skills

• Essential: Comprehensive experience in both elective and emergency thoracic surgery.
• Essential: Previous appointments in recognised high quality thoracic surgery units.
• Essential: Proven competency as an independent operator in specialised techniques that will enhance the existing departmental skill set e.g. VATS lobectomy, radical surgery for mesothelioma and emergency airways management using interventional bronchoscopy and laser.
• Essential: Credentialed training in robotic thoracic resections and recent clinical experience of this.
• Essential: Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the level of consultant.
• Desirable: Credentialed training in robotic thoracic resections.
• Desirable: Paediatric thoracic surgical experience.

Research and audit

• Essential: Proven research experience / peer reviewed publications in thoracic surgery subjects.
• Essential: Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical audit, research and medical statistics.
• Essential: Experience in academic supervision and leadership.
• Desirable: Evidence of audit activity / publications in thoracic surgery topics.

Teaching

• Essential: Experience of undergraduate and/or postgraduate teaching and training.
• Essential: Senior leadership experience in delivering and coordinating regional or above post-graduate or under-graduate surgical training.
• Desirable: Evidence of quality in previous teaching (formal student feedback exercises etc.).
• Desirable: Familiarity with the FRCS CTH exam curriculum.

Employer details
Employer name: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, South Kensington, SW3 6NP, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx

Contact
For questions about the job, contact: Lead Consultant Thoracic Surgeon, Simon Jordan, angela.thomas41@nhs.net

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. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.