Consultant in Cardiology – Valvular Heart Disease and Intervention

Consultant in Cardiology – Valvular Heart Disease and Intervention

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Applications are invited for one post with an approximately 60:40 split between St Thomas' Hospital and The Royal Brompton Hospital respectively. The post holder will be based predominantly at St Thomas' Hospital, London (STH). The successful applicant will join the established valve intervention teams across the Trust to deliver both transcatheter valve intervention, including TAVI, and contribute to the coronary revascularisation programme. Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust now boasts one of the largest TAVI programmes in Europe, undertaking more than 800 cases annually across three sites. The programme is rapidly developing with a specific emphasis on collaborative cross-site working and standardisation of care pathways. The post-holder will be expected to help further develop these pathways to increase capacity and quality of care, with an emphasis on building upon the established academic reputation. RBH and STH have a thriving coronary revascularisation programme, focusing on complex intervention and mechanical circulatory support and the successful applicant will be expected to join the interventional on-call rota at ST Thomas' Hospital.

Main duties of the job

Applicants should have a good clinical and academic background in valvular and coronary intervention. This is a full time post (10 PAs), and it is anticipated that the appointee will work closely with the existing consultants to deliver the clinical service as a team.

You must be fully registered with the GMC and hold Licence to Practise and be on the Specialist Register, or within six months of attaining your CCT or equivalent at interview stage.

You may be required to work a shift pattern designed to provide cover for 24 hours a day or extended working day over a seven-day week. Your hours of work will be as detailed in your job plan and may be varied from time to time in accordance with the Consultant Contract Terms and Conditions.

As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.

Job responsibilities

The post will involve 3-4 interventional lab sessions split across RBH and STH, interventional and TAVI outpatient clinic and a central role in the relevant specialist MDTs. Successful candidate will be encouraged to develop and improve upon the established programmes and to take on clinical leadership roles where appropriate. An active research interest and background is encouraged.

Person Specification

Professional Qualifications

• Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) or be eligible for registration within six months of interview.
• Higher degree (MD or PhD)

Clinical Experience

• Coronary and TAVI intervention expertise at senior level
• Broad experience of clinical cardiology
• TAVI and mitral/ tricuspid interventions

Clinical Skills

• Coronary and aortic structural intervention

Audit Management & IT

• Experience of audit and quality improvement
• IT skills, experience with common computer software packages

Research. Teaching skill & experience

• Established research record - publishes regularly; actively encourages juniors in research
• Teaching experience - students, junior colleagues
• Communication; Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate. Accountability; Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority. Interpersonal Skills; Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others. Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure. Ability to work as part of a team Staff Management; Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff Finance; Knowledge of finance and budgets

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.

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum excl. London Zone

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-CON1026

Job locations

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust