Applications are invited to join a dynamic team of Consultant Cardiologists based at Morriston Hospital, with sessions at one or more of our cardiac units within Swansea Bay UHB. We are looking for a visionary and hard-working candidate to join our department. This is a substantive appointment to replace a senior colleague following their departure. The post holder will join the interventional cardiology and structural teams within the cardiac centre. The successful candidate(s) will join the cardiac services at Morriston hospital where all cardiac inpatients will be based. The successful post holder will join existing 2 colleagues to contribute to a rota providing 24/7 Primary PCI cover, undertake new and follow-up patient clinics, and participate in the regional TAVI service. We welcome candidates with a strong grounding in angioplasty and structural intervention. The successful candidate will join the 18 cardiologists working at SBUHB to provide secondary cardiology care for the Swansea Bay patients and tertiary cardiac care for the population of Mid and West Wales. We place a great emphasis on continuous professional development and will actively support you in the achievement of personal goals.
You will provide a clinical service, with colleagues, which will include the responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of illness. Working with consultant colleagues and the multi-professional team, you will have continuing responsibility for the well-being of all patients under your care; allowing for proper delegation to, and training of staff. In partnership with clinical and managerial colleagues, you will also have responsibility for the safe, efficient, and effective functioning of the services in which you work in line with the values, operational policies, and integrated medium-term plan of the Health Board. You are encouraged to consider how services can be improved and to report any concerns about safety. You will be required to participate in the Health Board’s risk management process, clinical governance, and any other healthcare governance activities within the department, the directorate, and the Health Board. You will be required to maintain a license to practice through revalidation, to undergo satisfactory annual appraisal using the all Wales online Medical Appraisal Scheme, and to formulate a Personal Development Plan, in conjunction with the Clinical lead, to identify training and development needs. You will be expected to participate in sufficient personal and professional development to fulfil Royal College and GMC requirements. You will also be required to undergo a job plan review at least annually and to agree and then meet service outcomes.
For more details in relation to this post, please click on the supporting documents section to find the full job description and person specification. These are available bilingually, in both English and Welsh.
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