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.
Main duties of the job
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.
About us
Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people. We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science and the Institute of Life Science. The HB has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot. Mental Health and learning Disabilities services are provided both in hospital settings (Cefn Coed Hospital, Swansea Caswell clinic and Taith Newydd at Glanrhyd Bridgend) and other community settings. We also have community hospital and primary care resource centres providing clinical services outside the main hospitals. The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda UHB and Swansea University. Aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of Southwest Wales. Swansea is Wales' second largest city and sits on the five-mile sweep of Swansea Bay. An ideal base for exploring South-West Wales, there is also much on offer for visitors in Swansea itself. Swansea has a range of shops, cosy cafes, great restaurants, art galleries as well as being able to offer good outdoor lifestyle with its beautiful coastline and beaches on the Gower Peninsula.
Job responsibilities
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered with the GMC
* Licensed to practice
* Hold MRCP or equivalent
* On Specialist Register with GMC as a specialist in Cardiology or eligible for CCT within 6 months of date of interview and have passed exit exam or a statement of eligibility for registration issued by PMETB or a primary medical qualification and recognized specialist qualification from a European Member State which will allow direct entry to the GMC Specialist Register
Desirable
* Further relevant degree/diploma
* Teaching qualification/higher qualification in medical education
Experience
Essential
* Evidence of an ability to develop effective working relationships, on an individual and multi-disciplinary basis with all levels of staff (Working Together)
* Evidence of working with management and clinical colleagues to improve a service (Always Improving)
* Evidence of teaching and training of post/undergraduate clinical staff
* Evidence of initiating, progressing and completing audit
* Extensive experience in coronary intervention
Desirable
* Values partnership with other agencies (Working Together)
* Experience of research in Cardiology
Skills
Essential
* Effective leadership ability to take responsibility and demonstrate leadership when appropriate
* Understands the importance of effective Team Working with all levels of staff, take time to listen, understand and involve people receptive to appropriate change (Working Together)
* Understands and can apply the principles of Prudent Healthcare (Caring for each other)
* Excellent interpersonal skills - ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal) with patients, colleagues, relatives and staff communicate openly and honestly and explain things clearly (Caring for each other)
* IT experience with databases, word processing, networked cardiac imaging and data submission to national databases
* Experience of device implantation in heart failure patients
Desirable
* Demonstrates learning in Improvement science and methodology, ability and drive to use information and experience to improve the service (Always Improving)
* Able to perform and interpret echocardiography in heart failure patients
Personal Attributes
Essential
* Flexible and adaptable to competing demands with the ability to work effectively under pressure and cope with setbacks
* Ability to undertake on-call
* A commitment to continuous improvement, with a positive attitude, seeks out learning, and continually develops skills and the service (Always Improving)
* Enthusiasm to take a lead role in clinical development
* Empathy and sensitivity: ability to listen, understand and involve people see people as individuals
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