Job summary
Are you a proactive, motivated, and compassionate physician looking to join an innovative Cardiology and Radiology Service and deliver a high standard of patient-centred care?
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust is offering you the best place to develop your career under the guidance of a supportive and diverse team formed of consultants, radiographers, cardiac physiology team, specialist nurses and community team members.
As a Consultant Cardiologist specialising in cardiac MRI you will be at the forefront of transforming Cardiovascular Care and Imaging. The Radiology and Cardiology departments developed this joint post to provide services that meet the demands of our local population.
You will help us expand our services across all hospital sites working closely with the local Integrated Care Network to promote a high standard of care.
We are strongly encouraging and supporting your career development. In handling your daily clinical and administrative tasks, you will have access to a secretary and administrative staff.
If you like to find out more about the role and organise an informal visit, we welcome you to contact Dr Brian Gordon, Clinical Lead for Cardiology on Tel: 01733 673816 .
Main duties of the job
By joining the Imaging and Cardiology Services, you will actively be involved in the development of the cardiac MRI service.
The sessional commitments were designed to include 10 PAs with on-call commitments of 1 in 7-weekend cardiology ward rounds.
You will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the cardiac MRI service, providing radiographer training and supervision as well as service-driving development and expansion. Specialist sessions in Radiology will include cardiac MRI reporting.
As a senior member of staff, you will actively participate in MDT meetings and clinical governance activities.
Education is important to us. Therefore, you will teach and train the junior members of staff, and participate in continuing medical education.
As a leader, you will arrange appropriate CPD for yourself and your team.
About us
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust provides acute care to our local communities via two District General Hospitals in Peterborough and Huntingdon, and a community hospital in Stamford.
We are promoting flexible working and a health work/home life balance. Agile working options are automatically considered for all roles within the Trust.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates from our local communities.
Your package with us includes a lot more than just your pay and here are a few of the additional benefits that are available to you as an employee:
1. Access to the NHS Pension Scheme
2. Relocation allowance in line with the Trust policy
3. Generous Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year (for full time workers) plus bank/public holidays
4. Free staff car parking on all our hospital sites during this financial year
5. In-house Physiotherapy Services
6. Career development and training opportunities
7. Emotional Wellbeing Service covering a range of online support, access to mobile apps and 24/7 counselling services
8. Subsidised meals at our hospital restaurants
9. Access to exclusive discounts, cashback and vouchers via NHS Discounts and Blue Light Card
If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to Team North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job plan is anticipated to contain 10 programmed activities, PA's of direct clinical care and SPA's per week. You will be required to work across Peterborough City Hospital and Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon. Travel between sites will be suitably reimbursed. We are open to consider alternative job content on a personal basis.
You will be joining the Consultant rota on a 1:7 weekend ward rounds as following consultant of the week model. Currently, there are no on call commitments; however, it is expected that the cardiology team moves towards providing 24/7 cover.
You will contribute to general cardiology services including outpatients clinics and inpatient ward work as consultant of the week as well as reviewing outlying patients with cardiac conditions. You will share responsibility for the day-to-day management of the service ad participation on strategic planning.
You will be expected to attend the multidisciplinary team meetings and the clinical governance activity across the directorate.
Teaching and training junior members of staff are essential to your professional activity as well as participating in continuing medical education.
If you like to find more about the role and organise an informal visit, we are welcoming you to contact Dr Brian Gordon, Clinical Lead for Cardiology on Tel: 01733 673816 or, or Clare Beattie, Divisional Operational Manager for Cardio-respiratory medicine on .
For Radiology queries please contact Faisal Haque, Consultant:
Person Specification
Audit
Essential
10. Understanding of basic principles of Audit, evidence based practice and QIP
Teaching
Essential
11. Experience of teaching medical students, doctors in training and other AHPs
Desirable
12. Experience in organising educational activities
13. Teaching course
Clinical Governance
Essential
14. Show engagement with clinical governance and have open approach to learning from mistakes
15. Show evidence of situational awareness and good decision making
16. Evidence of making change in practice for patient good
Clinical Expertise in Speciality/ sub-speciality
Essential
17. Broad range of experience in cardiology
18. Ability to offer and be accountable for independent and expert opinion
19. Demonstrate an interest and commitment to the speciality
Qualifications
Essential
20. MRCP or qualification at an equivalent level
21. FRCR/FRCP or equivalent qualification
22. For CMR the requirements are Level 3 SCMR/EACVI accreditation.
23. For CT Level 2 BSCI/SCCT or above.
24. For MIBI requirement is ARSAC licence holder
25. At least 12 months of documented experience of independent cardiac reporting is also required
Desirable
26. Postgraduate academic degree
27. A specialist interest to be agreed to complement those of current staff.
28. Publications in recognised Radiology/Cardiology journals
29. Research projects relating to speciality
Eligibility
Essential
30. Entry on GMC Specialist Register or, be within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview or, provide GMC eligibility for entry on the Specialist Register
Research
Essential
31. Participation in research
32. Ability to critically appraise published evidence
Desirable
33. Published papers and original work in peer reviewed journals
Standards
Essential
34. Comprehensive knowledge of and insight into all domains in GMC "Good Medical Practice"
35. Awareness of core values of NHS constitution
Fitness to practice
Essential
36. Evidence of engagement with appraisal and revalidation
37. Up to date and aware of own training needs
Personal Skills
Essential
38. Fulfil Trust values: We put patients first, We are actively respectful, We seek to improve and develop, We are caring and compassionate, We work positively together
39. Computer literacy and general IT skills
40. Awareness of core values of NHS constitution