This Job is currently pending Royal College Approval.
Interviews to be held on 19th June 2025
The Department currently consists of 5 Substantive Consultants and our stated aim is to continue to build a first-class department which is recognised both nationally and internationally. We are looking for highly committed and enthusiastic individual who not only share this aim but are able to integrate fully into the department which has remained a cohesive, well balanced and immensely friendly department in which to work.
This post holder, in collaboration with clinical colleagues, will provide a comprehensive adult Cardiac Surgical service for Coventry, Warwickshire, Birmingham, Northamptonshire, Kettering and Worcester.
The post holder will participate in the Cardiac Surgery on call rota.
The successful candidate will be appointed on the new consultant contract which will consist of up to 10 Programmed Activities (PA’s). This will consist of up to 7.5 PA’s for direct clinical care and 2.5 PA’s for supporting professional activities to enable the post holder to comply with the requirements for revalidation and CPD with further SPA activity negotiable pending taking on roles within the department after the initial six months in post. The DCC commitment will consist of clinical sessions as outlined above. The on-call commitment is 2PA per week and carries a supplement of 5% for on-call. Where duties require travel between two sites, travel expenses will be reimbursed. There will be time built into the job plan where travel between sites is required, however it is expected this will be minimised wherever possible.
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
For those consultants wishing to undertake private practice; the Trust does not require them to do an extra Programmed Activity but will require it to be declared as part of the annual job planning process. The Trust has the required arrangements in place to ensure that all surgeons have an annual appraisal with a trained appraiser and supports surgeons going through the revalidation process. There is a commitment from the Trust to the postholder that they will have equitable working conditions to their colleagues. A job plan review would be timetabled for the successful candidate within 6 months of commencing post. Administration facilities at the Trust provide a desk for Cardiac surgery consultants within their specified office spaces with dedicated secretarial support.
This advert closes on Tuesday 29 Apr 2025