The consultant is responsible for providing care for his/her patients (inpatient and outpatient) maintaining a high level of professional performance under:

• Professional medical ethics and JCIA standards.
• Hospital medical by-laws.
• Laws of the Ministry of Health in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and any other applicable regulations according to the departmental quality plan.
• Providing effective leadership of the department maintaining an appropriate quality plan using measurable performance improvement standards in the field of general surgery.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Practices within the framework of clinically relevant and scientifically valid standards, guidelines, and criteria.
• Conducts regular ward rounds on her/his own and/or as a team to formulate a multi-disciplinary treatment plan including pre-operative and post-operative care.
• Performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures on his/her patients within the range of the specialty.
• The consultant has a leadership role in the organization’s performance and supervision of duties of assigned junior staff.

Qualifications:

Education:

• Required: Saudi Board, or American Board, or Canadian Fellowship, or FRCS, or Equivalent.
• Desirable: Higher qualifications in his specialty, if any.

Experience:

Required:

• 5+ years after post qualification.
• Current valid license to practice medicine in the area of her/his specialty.
• Registration in Saudi Medical Council and/or Current license to practice medicine in Saudi Arabia.

Desirable:

• Additional experience in a sub-specialty
• Academic affiliation.

Competencies & skills:

• Demonstrates leadership and administrative skills.
• Fluent in verbal and written English.
• Exhibits professionalism and excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Is knowledgeable of the Medical by-laws.
• Knowledge of computer application.