Consultant Interventional Cardiologist with interest in TAVI
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
This is an exciting opportunity for a first-rate Consultant Cardiologist to join a vibrant team in a major tertiary centre.
The successful candidate will be expected to join the established team delivering transcatheter aortic valve implantation. In addition, there is an expectation that the post holder will deliver coronary intervention and contribute to the departmental on-call service for primary PCI. The successful candidate will also be expected to have substantial experience in clinical cardiology. An academic profile is desirable.
Main duties of the job
This is a full-time post for a Consultant Cardiologist working for University Hospitals North Midlands, delivering services at both Royal Stoke and County Hospital Sites.
Clinical Duties: Interventional Cardiology
1. Diagnosis and treatment of ward and outpatients in cardiology.
2. Regular ward rounds on the cardiology wards.
3. Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge allowing for all proper delegation to and training of your staff.
4. On-call commitment for cardiology, with a 1:11 frequency.
About us
The University Hospitals North Midlands is a main tertiary centre for acute and sub-speciality cardiology.
There are 19 full-time consultant cardiologists and 6 visiting consultants, who deliver services in our neighbouring hospitals in Cheshire and Shrewsbury/Telford.
Referral population: Local: 600,000; Tertiary (Shropshire, North Staffordshire, South Cheshire): 1.8 million.
There is an active cardiac network, and strong links exist between the department and the district general hospitals at Stafford, Shrewsbury, Telford and Leighton (Crewe, South Cheshire).
This is an exciting time for a dedicated and enthusiastic interventional cardiologist to join the established TAVI team at UHNM. The service is also well supported by UHNM cardiac surgeons, interventional radiologists, and cardiothoracic anaesthetists. The team includes participating consultants as well as a TAVI fellow and a dedicated specialist nurse. The service is evolving rapidly. The team has performed over 400 implants over the last year and is scheduled to undertake 500 this year. The successful applicant will contribute to delivering the current high-quality clinical service. He/she will also have the opportunity to contribute to service development and perhaps bring new innovations to the team.
Job responsibilities
UHNM is a tertiary centre for cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, providing primary PCI, cardiac devices, and structural cardiac intervention (including TAVI, transcatheter valve repair, left atrial appendage occlusion, PFO closure, ASD closure, and paravalvular leak closure). The department also provides advanced cardiac imaging (including cardiac CT and MRI). Our expanding electrophysiology service includes complex 3D mapping, AF ablation, and VT ablation. We have an award-winning heart failure service. We are a level 3 centre for grown-up congenital heart disease with strong links to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Full GMC Registration
* Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining entry in the GMC specialist register via one of the following: Certification of completion of training (CCT) or certificate of eligibility for specialist registration (CESR) - CESR application must be submitted and outcome must be expected within 6 months of interview.
* European Community Rights
* MRCP UK or Equivalent
* Other higher degree (MD, PhD, Masters)
* Accreditation by the British Society for Echocardiography
* Level 2 / 3 Accreditation in either Cardiac MRI or Cardiac CT
Clinical Experience & Training:
* Sub-specialty training in TAVI
* Sub-specialty training in coronary intervention
* Experience in developing and implementing new technologies or teams in a hospital environment.
Professional and Multidisciplinary Team Working
* Ability to work effectively with colleagues and within a team.
* Attendance at MDT meetings
Academic Achievements, Research, Publications
* Substantial experience in research including recruitment to clinical trials
* Willing to participate in audit programmes
* Publications, presentations, and previous audit projects. ICH-GCP certificate.
* Evidence of continuing research
Management and Administrative Experience:
* Good leadership skills, communication and interpersonal skills
* Leadership training and experience
* Evidence of leadership
* Evidence of implementing change within a department/service
* Willingness to undertake a leadership role
Personal Attributes:
* Ability to work flexibly
* Calm under pressure
Personal Circumstances
* Ability and means to meet the travel requirements of the post
* To be accessible by telephone for on-call duties
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.
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