Consultant in Cardiology

TN United Kingdom; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

We have been assigned by one of the UK's more prestigious NHS Trusts to help them recruit a Consultant in Cardiology on either a Substantive or an NHS Fixed Term basis for 12 months to join their successful Cardiology department.

Our client provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across the East of England and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites within the area. They have state-of-the-art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

They have a dedicated cardiac unit with outpatient, diagnostic and office facilities and a cardiac catheterization laboratory. We serve a catchment population of 260,000 with general cardiology, including coronary angiography, PCI and bradycardia pacing. Currently, they have one catheter laboratory in which diagnostic angiography, PCI and pacing take place. There is a sixteen bedded Cardiac Care Unit. We provide a senior ward round seven days a week. There is currently no specific on-call, but the appointee will perform morning ward rounds on the weekend once a month.

The successful appointee will be asked to fulfil various duties whilst working here. These include:

1. Working closely with the five existing cardiology consultants in providing the full range of cardiology services, including diagnosis, investigation and treatment of patients.
2. Being highly skilled in the management of adult heart disease, particularly PCI with use of adjunctive imaging technologies (IFR, FFR, IVUS and OCT).
3. Attending the weekly Cardiology MDT meeting where cases are discussed with other cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons.
4. Being non-resident on call following interventional sessions and participating in a Cardiology emergency rota.
5. Attending the twice monthly Cardiology management meeting, where strategic and operational issues relating to the wider department are addressed.
6. Continuous responsibility for teaching, training and supervision of junior medical staff, and involvement in teaching of undergraduates, nurses and allied health professionals.
7. Attending clinical governance meetings and contributing to the Division's audit programme.

Our client offers the best of both worlds, the attractions of big cities, attractive market towns and the villages, all within easy travelling distance & excellent transport links to big cities such as Birmingham & Leeds along with 2 highly touted international airports.

Additional Information:

• Will consider full time or part time
• 10 P.A's
• Prestigious NHS Trust
• A well supported & friendly team
• Must have GMC Registration
• Outstanding Schools within public and private sectors

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