Consultant Cardiologist - Heart Failure and Complex Devices

NHS; Swindon; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job description

Consultant Cardiologist - Heart Failure and Complex Devices

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are recruiting for a Consultant Cardiologist to specialise in heart failure and complex devices on a permanent contract for 10PA.

This is a new role within the department of Cardiology, the appointed candidate will join an existing team of 11 Consultants & SAS doctors. On joining the department, you will become part of a well-established, friendly team and will help us continue to drive forward improvements in the service that we provide to our patients. As a senior member of the team, you will become a key part in the delivery of training and supervision to our junior colleagues. As a Trust, we place high importance on staff wellbeing, you will be offered a wide variety of support to help you maintain your wellbeing and to help colleagues maintain theirs. The Trust's Health and Wellbeing team has won a National Award during 2020 for the work they have done locally.

There is an excellent Team ethos within the department, with Medical, Nursing and Physiologist teams working closely together and delivering an integrated patient care pathway for inpatients, elective casework and outpatients.

Main duties of the job

The Duties outlined below are not definitive and may be changed in accordance with the needs of the service.

Clinical Duties:

1. Multidisciplinary team working is key component of the working within the Trust and involves regular MDT discussions with colleagues.
2. Providing evidence-based care for patients in a multidisciplinary setting.
3. Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in your charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care (with secretarial support).
4. Development of subspecialty interests that fit in with Division needs and the strategic direction of the Trust.
5. Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties are required, and for contributing to undergraduate and post-graduate and continuing medical education activity.
6. Provision of cover for Consultant colleagues' periods of leave in accordance with arrangements agreed within Trust policy.

About us

Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are. We will expect your values and behaviours to reflect the STAR Values of the organisation:

• Service: We will put our patients first.
• Teamwork: We will work together.
• Ambition: We will aspire to provide the best service.
• Respect: We will act with integrity.

Job responsibilities

Management and Leadership Responsibilities: All staff in each Division are managerially accountable through their Lead Clinician to the Associate Medical Director, who has overall responsibility for the services within the Division. Consultants are key members of the Division and are accountable and responsible for leading changes to service that will improve the patient experience. To support the Clinical Lead in policy and strategy development as a senior member of the Division Management Team. To contribute to the leadership and development of Services under the direction of the Clinical Lead and Associate Medical Director and in line with the Trust's business plans. The post holder will ensure effective communication and involvement of staff across the Division including support to the Divisional Director to achieve their objectives. Work in partnership with colleagues in other Divisions within the Trust.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Fully registered with the GMC.
• CCT (or equivalent for non-UK applicants of equivalent status), or be accredited (or equivalent), and be on the GMC Specialist Register in the specialty appropriate for this consultant post at the time of taking up the consultant appointment. Alternatively, candidates can hold or be within 6 months of their CCT at interview.
• MRCP (UK) or equivalent.

Clinical Experience

• Clinical training/experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT.
• Expertise in full range of Cardiology conditions.
• Ability to lead a multi-professional team and take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
• Trained in complex pacing and experience with conduction system pacing.
• Recent experience of emergency trans-venous temporary pacing and pericardiocentesis (mentorship will be available by negotiation) - maintenance of emergency on call skills.
• Sub-speciality interests will be supported.

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.

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust