Locally Employed Doctor (Higher) - Cardiology BHH
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
This post is for a Locally Employed Doctor (Higher) -- ST3+ equivalent in Cardiology working full-time to commence as soon as possible until 04/08/2026. The successful applicant will work with a team of 15 consultants to provide and develop Cardiology services for the Trust. The appointee will be expected to participate in undergraduate and postgraduate education. The post is intended as a whole time appointment but applicants wishing to work part-time will also be considered and the programme will be modified accordingly.
Main duties of the job
* Join the Cardiology team to deliver a first-class Cardiology service and contribute to the development of the service.
* Be accountable to the Clinical Service Lead, Dr R Watkin.
* Support the directorate in meeting key performance indicators.
* Deliver agreed standards of care and work, with MDTs, to improve standards where appropriate.
* Provide continuing patient care in partnership with consultant colleagues across the 3 sites.
* Support delivery of activity targets in line with activity plans and KPIs.
* Allow greater flexibility through effective cover of sickness and annual leave.
* Provide professional supervision, direction and training for junior medical staff.
* Take an active role in audit, research, teaching and governance.
* Participate in the middle grade on call rota -- OOH 1:8 weekdays; 1:9 weekends.
* Participate in plans to lead to cost efficiencies across the Directorate.
* Contribute to risk management procedures.
* Ensure Continuing Professional Development targets are achieved.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
* Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can.
* Offering our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reaches their true potential, achieves their ambitions and thrives in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job responsibilities
Dr J Ment, Clinical Service Lead/Consultant Cardiology, telephone 0121 424 0744;
Person Specification
Qualifications
* MBBS
* Full MRCP completed
* Full GMC Registration
Experience
* Wide experience in Cardiology and General Internal Medicine
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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