This is a new substantive appointment to the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust developed to deliver on demand for increased service provision and as part of our strategy of expanding and improving the delivery of Cardiology services.
Main duties of the job
The post will be a cross-site post (Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells hospitals) as part of our vision of reconfiguring cardiac services and is suitable for a candidate with a subspecialty interest in coronary intervention. All clinical services provided by the Trust are managed on a cross-site basis the post holder will have sessions at both of the Trust's hospitals.
The post holder will contribute fully to the general cardiology service in addition to providing coronary intervention sessions. Participation in a heart attack centre pPCI rote is expected and encouraged, and will be supported within the local job plan.
About us
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
The Trust was formed in April 2000 by the merger of the Mid Kent Healthcare Trust and the Kent & Sussex Weald NHS Trust. It provides general hospital services to a population of approximately 480,000 in West Kent and North East Sussex, and some specialist services to a considerably larger population. Its major hospitals are the Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury and Maidstone Hospital. The Trust's Headquarters are at Maidstone Hospital. The Trust's Chairman is Mr David Highton, the Chief Executive is Mr Miles Scott and the Medical Director is Dr Peter Maskell. Clinical services are organised into nine Directorates. The Chief of Service for Emergency Services is Dr Laurence Maiden, the Clinical Director for Medicine, is Dr Simon Webster and the Clinical Lead for Cardiology is Dr Laurence Nunn.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide a high standard of care to any patient for whom you have clinical responsibility. This will include any patients referred to you and cared for by you personally or by members of your team and, in addition, any patients of consultant colleagues when you are covering on-call or for annual leave.
To participate in clinical and other service activities and developments with the aim of ensuring a high standard of patient care across the Trust.
To work in close co-operation with other medical, professional and managerial colleagues, both within and outside the specialty, to provide high quality health care to the Trusts patients, and to make a contribution to future thinking about the Trusts strategic direction.
To participate fully in and share leadership of the clinical governance of the specialty covering its Trust-wide activities. To attend clinical governance half-days as detailed in the Trusts Guide to Job Planning unless on agreed leave or while attending emergencies.
To participate actively in departmental audits, sharing co-ordination of audit activities within the department and implementation of change.
To take an active responsibility for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, training and supervision.
To assume responsibility, both personally and corporately with consultant colleagues, for the management of junior medical staff. You are expected to be involved in their professional development, both clinical and personal as per guidance from the Deanery.
To ensure that all doctors in training for whom you have supervisory responsibilities undertake delegated clinical tasks that are within their level of competence and knowledge.
To ensure at all times that you comply with the General Medical Councils published guide Good Medical Practice including the Duties of a Doctor.
To take personal responsibility for risk management in your work and undertake to review practices and learn from mistakes.
To share in the on-call rota. To provide prospective cover for colleagues during annual and study leave and other absences as far as is practicable and clinically safe.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. MB BS (or equivalent)
2. Registered with GMC
3. Possession or within 6 months of CCT
4. Evidence of modular training in coronary intervention
Desirable
5. Distinctions, scholarships, prizes
6. Other degrees, eg BSc, MSc MD
Audit
Essential
7. Understand the principles of audit
Desirable
8. Evidence of participation in audit projects
Research
Essential
9. An understanding of general principles, scientific method and interpretation of literature
Desirable
10. Evidence of personal research projects and their presentation
11. Publications in peer-reviewed journals
Employer details
Employer name
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Address
Maidstone/Tunbridge Wells site
Maidstone
ME16 9QQ