Consultant Cardiologist with an interest in imaging

Consultant Cardiologist with an interest in imaging

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

The Cardiology Directorate is looking to appoint an enthusiastic, highly motivated and dynamic Consultant in Cardiology to join our team at North Manchester General Hospital and become integrated into the Managed Single Service for Cardiology across Manchester Foundation Trust.

The successful candidate will join a team of five existing consultants and will deliver and develop imaging services as well as Heart Failure for the North Manchester population.

Main duties of the job

The post is based at North Manchester General Hospital (NMGH) with allocated base ward work as part of a 1 in 6 combined hot week and on call rota, remunerated at 5% Cat A supplement. The post is offered at 10 PAs/week, negotiable up to a maximum of 12 PAs/week, to include hot week and on call participation.

Out of hours work will include non-resident evening, overnight and weekend cover for advice, and for the management of on-site cardiac emergencies, which might include the need to undertake echocardiography, temporary cardiac pacing and pericardiocentesis. The hot week will also include weekend Coronary Care ward rounds and formalised hand-over arrangements.

The successful candidate will be expected to deliver excellent secondary cardiology services on site at NMGH, contributing to the imaging service already established on site (TOE; stress echo; valve clinic), as well as helping to develop the heart failure service (IP ward round, support for the nursing team and heart failure clinic). In addition, there would be an expectation for the candidate to undertake a general cardiology clinic, participate in MDT and service development including teaching, training and research. Other elements of the job plan will be flexible and open to negotiation, depending on the subspecialist skills and interests of the applicant.

About us

MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford and beyond, we champion collaborative working and transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient and staff experience, operational effectiveness and driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre and Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description and Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We're looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

• Primary medical qualification e.g. MBChB
• Full registration with the GMC
• The appointee will hold the MRCP or show evidence of equivalent training and experience
• On the GMC Specialist Register, holding CCT or expect to do within 6 months of interview
• An understanding of general principles of research, scientific method and interpretation

Experience

• Evidence of teaching and training experience to support clinical supervisor status
• Publication of research articles

Skills and Knowledge

• Clinical expertise in general cardiology, including emergency procedures, and broad knowledge of general medicine
• Clinical expertise in imaging (TOE/Stress echo) and/or clinical expertise in heart failure
• Good verbal and written communication skills including basic IT skills
• Ability to work well within a team and establish good professional relationships
• Evidence of effective leadership - organisational and clinical
• Understanding and evidence of clinical governance and audit
• Clinical Governance understanding
• Attendance at Advanced communication skills or similar course
• Experience in leading service change or improvement
• Evidence of participation in audit projects

Work related circumstances

• Work Health Assessment required
• Appropriate Home Office status to undertake a career post in the UK

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.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Cardiologist and Clinical Lead for NMGH

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum (plus on call availability supplement)