Consultant General Surgery
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The African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE) Abuja is hiring a Consultant General Surgery to provide high-quality, patient-centred surgical care across elective and emergency services. The role involves independent patient assessment, surgical procedures, clinical leadership, multidisciplinary care, and contributions to teaching, research, and clinical governance. This is a full-time, onsite position at a 500-bed specialty hospital developed by Afreximbank in partnership with King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
- Consultant-level surgical role at a 500-bed specialty hospital in Abuja
- Full-time, onsite position with clinical leadership responsibilities
- Opportunity to contribute to teaching, research, and clinical governance
- Part of a world-class medical centre developed by Afreximbank with King's College Hospital partnership
- Involves both elective and emergency surgical care across a broad range of conditions
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Job Title: Consultant General Surgery
Consultant General Surgery at African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE)
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Sep 17, 2026, 12:04 PM
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The African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE) Abuja is a 500-bed specialty hospital offering world-class comprehensive diagnostics and treatment in oncology, cardiovascular, and haematological care, and general medical and surgical services, along with top notch research and education. The AMCE will provide exceptional care to people on the African continent, regardless of their financial means. Developed by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in clinical partnership with King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust., AMCE Abuja is the first of five centres planned for development in Africa.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full Time (Onsite)
Level: GL 5A
Job Purpose
The Consultant, General Surgery will provide high-quality, patient-centred surgical care across elective and emergency services.
The role holder will independently assess and manage patients within approved clinical privileges, undertake appropriate surgical procedures, provide consultant-level clinical leadership, support multidisciplinary care, and contribute to teaching, research, clinical governance, and the continuous development of the General Surgery service.
Key Accountabilities
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Responsibilities
- Clinical and Surgical Duties
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- Provide consultant-level management of a broad range of elective and emergency general surgical conditions in line with approved clinical privileges and evidence-based practice.
- Provide appropriate peri-operative and postoperative management, including recognition and management of surgical complications.
- Conduct comprehensive patient assessments, establish diagnoses, develop and implement appropriate treatment plans, and provide continuity of care from admission through discharge and follow-up.
- Provide clear counselling to patients and families regarding diagnoses, treatment options, surgical risks, expected outcomes, and postoperative care, and obtain informed consent as appropriate.
- Perform general surgical procedures independently within areas of demonstrated competence and approved clinical privileges, including the management of complex surgical cases.
- Provide specialist opinions and second opinions for complex surgical cases and determine appropriate treatment or referral pathways.
- Participate in the consultant on-call rota and provide timely emergency surgical cover as required.
- Lead and participate in outpatient clinics, ward rounds, theatre lists, emergency surgical reviews, and multidisciplinary team meetings.
- Clinical Leadership, Governance and Quality Improvement
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- Comply with hospital policies, clinical protocols, infection prevention standards, ethical requirements, and applicable regulatory standards.
- Contribute to the development and review of clinical pathways, standard operating procedures, and evidence-based surgical protocols.
- Provide clinical leadership within the General Surgery service and support the development of safe, efficient, and patient-centred surgical pathways.
- Maintain accurate, timely, and comprehensive clinical documentation and ensure effective communication and handover of patient care.
- Support the appropriate utilisation of theatre capacity, surgical equipment, consumables, and other clinical resources.
- Lead and participate in morbidity and mortality meetings, clinical audits, incident reviews, and quality-improvement initiatives to improve patient safety and surgical outcomes.
- Teaching, Research and Professional Development:
- Maintain continuing professional development and remain current with advances in general surgical practice.
- Lead or contribute to departmental teaching sessions, case presentations, grand rounds, journal clubs, and continuing medical
Education
activities.
Participate in clinical research, service development, and scholarly activities, including presentations and publications where applicable.
Provide clinical supervision, teaching, and mentorship to Registrars, Medical Officers, House Officers, medical students, and other members of the clinical team.
Qualifications
- Demonstrated competence in the assessment and management of a broad range of elective and emergency general surgical conditions.
- Demonstrated
Experience
performing general surgical procedures independently, including the management of complex surgical cases and complications.
Minimum of 5 years of post-fellowship
in General Surgery.
Demonstrated commitment to patient safety, evidence-based practice, multidisciplinary teamwork, and continuous professional development.
Demonstrated
practising at Consultant or equivalent specialist level.
providing clinical supervision, teaching, multidisciplinary care, and contributing to clinical governance and service improvement.
Must have skills:
Demonstrated
performing general surgical procedures independently, including the management of complex surgical cases and complications.
How to Apply
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