Job Description

Senior Consultant – Trauma Surgery
About the job

Job Summary

The purpose of this role is the most senior doctor (apart from the Department Chair and/or Section Head) who practices in a specific specialty and has oversight responsibility for his team of Consultants and junior doctors and manages other team members. The Senior Consultant is responsible for the care of all patients admitted under his name and for all the clinical decisions made by other doctors under his supervision. Ability to relate well to others and use interpersonal skills to achieve desired objectives, recognizing the need to represent both the clinical work and the team In addition to providing high quality patient care (diagnose, treat, manage and admit patients under his name) as delineated by his clinical privileges, the Senior Consultant works closely with department chair and/or section head on management issues (such as service development, funding, budgets, and staffing), on the teaching and training of junior doctors, and on academic and research priorities.

Experience and Qualifications

Commitment to high standards of patient care, patient safety, and clinical excellence

Western Qualification (UK, USA, Canada, Australia, or equivalent)

Minimum of 5 years of post-qualification clinical experience in Trauma Surgery

Valid medical license/registration from the home country and/or eligibility for licensing in Qatar

Excellent interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills