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* Job Title: Locum Consultant Line of Work in Cardiology - London
Overview
We are looking to recruit a Consultant in Cardiology with interests in one or more of the following:
* General Cardiology
* Heart Failure
* Imaging
* Other Speciality Interest
Under close management and leadership of the Clinical Lead, the Cardiology service is undergoing an active expansion and development programme. Two additional appointees will play a crucial role in ensuring the continued success of the department.
The post is integral to maintaining the quality and extent of the service provided by the Department of Cardiology at Epsom & St Helier University NHS Trust. You will join a well-established cardiology unit with the opportunity to develop services in advance of the Trust’s plan to develop a specialist Emergency Care Hospital.
The Department runs specialist services like Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinics, Arrhythmia Clinics, Device Clinics, Valve Clinic, and Heart Failure Clinics. The Department has close links with other local cardiovascular departments. We hold bi-monthly JCC MDT meetings with a visiting Cardiac Surgeon from Harefield Hospital. The successful candidate will have an office with full administrative support.
Duties of the Post
Main Responsibilities
1. Provide Consultant Cardiologist care for inpatient and outpatient services and for the proper functioning of the department.
2. Work as part of the consultant of the week rota at St Helier and the 13 bed coronary care unit at Epsom.
3. Carry out teaching duties as required, particularly participating in the education programme of trainee medical staff and medical undergraduates.
4. Maintain full continuing clinical responsibility for patients under your care, providing treatment relevant to their general medical/cardiac condition while in hospital.
5. Conduct research and clinical audit activities as part of normal clinical duties and contribute to training junior medical staff and support staff development.
6. Work within contractual requirements, supporting applicable Trust clinical development frameworks, business plans, and development strategies.
7. In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, provide a high-quality service for General inpatient and Outpatient Cardiology.
8. Participate in the out-of-hours On-Call service for the department, including being on-call for telephone advice and major incidents.
9. Provide cover for Consultant and Senior colleagues during periods of leave.
10. Participate in medical audit and research as appropriate.
11. Ensure that clinical governance requirements are met.
12. Ensure adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of your patients to contact you when necessary.
Principle Duties of the Post
The principal duty of this post is to provide a comprehensive clinical service to patients.
1. Comply with the GMC’s guidance on ‘Good Medical Practice’ at all times.
2. Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
3. Undertake duties as defined within the attached job plan in agreement with your Clinical Director.
4. Be responsible and managerially accountable for the effective use of Trust resources and professionally accountable to the Medical Director.
5. Ensure personal attendance at the Trust’s corporate Induction (or arranged Consultant Induction).
6. Participate in the Trust’s Statutory & Mandatory training programme.
7. Be responsible for the Clinical Management of in and out patients under your care.
Teaching & Training
1. Share responsibility with other Consultants for the recruitment, appointment, and supervision of junior medical staff in accordance with Trust policies.
2. Devote time regularly for teaching and training of junior medical staff, contributing to post-graduate and continuing medical education.
3. Devote time regularly for teaching and training of medical students as part of agreed teaching arrangements with the Foundation School.
Proposed Job Plan
The proposed job plans for the posts are below. These plans are open to further discussion and amendment at interview and will be discussed in detail with the successful applicant upon appointment. Job plans will be reviewed annually, following an appraisal meeting. The job plan will be a prospective agreement outlining a Consultant’s typical working pattern, duties, objectives, and responsibilities for the coming year, covering all aspects of a Consultant’s professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education, managerial responsibilities, and external commitments.
On appointment, the Clinical Director will commence discussions to finalize the job plan which will become operational upon appointment. The job plan is indicative of the duties the post holder is likely to undertake. Any offer of additional programmed activities will be based on the needs of the service and in line with the Trust objectives, reviewed annually.
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