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Job summary

Main area
Cardiology
Grade
Locum consultant
Contract
Fixed term: 1 year (in the first instance)
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
432-MI2546
Employer
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Ipswich
Town
Ipswich
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 on experience
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
29/10/2024 23:59

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East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust logo

Locum consultant in Cardiology

Locum consultant

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.

Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits

Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole.  The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

 

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen to join our team at Ipswich in our Medicine Division
We are inviting applications for a 12 month fixed term Locum Consultant Cardiologist

Applicants will have completed CCT or equivalent (CESR) and must be on the Specialist Register.

The Ipswich Cardiology department is established, busy and expanding. It provides a range of inpatient and outpatient cardiology services including, but not limited to, coronary angiograpy, PCI, pacing, complex echo, cardiac MRI­­. There are current plans to expand the PCI service and to develop a coronary CT service.

There are currently 15 cardiology consultants across the two sites with 8 based at Ipswich. A range of subspeciality interests are supported.

Catheter Laboratories

There are two catheter laboratories on the Ipswich site and one shared facility on the Colchester site. 

Clinics

General outpatient clinics are offered as well as sub-specialty clinics.

 

The consultants are supported by a team of registrars, resident doctors, specialist nurses, cardiac physiologists and radiographers.. 

 

 

 

Main duties of the job

Clinical responsibilities

 

The key duties and responsibilities are:

 

·         General responsibilities including participation in the consultant on-call rota

·         Specialist clinics

·         Outpatient clinics

·         Procedures as per specialty

·         Teaching

·         Other care of inpatients or outpatients

·         Clinical and other administration as required by agreement

·         Teaching and training of junior staff and undergraduates

·         Participation in clinical governance

 

Working for our organisation

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.  

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.  

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

General

All consultants in the department have a continuing and individual responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and a general responsibility to provide, in conjunction with their colleagues, an effective service to meet the needs of local people within the resources available.

 

The postholder will:

 

·         Work with colleagues to provide a consultant-led service with the highest standards of care

·         Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines

·         Develop and maintain good working practices within wards, outpatients and A&E

·         Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues in tertiary centres, community services and primary care

·         Offer support and leadership to junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary team

Person specification

interview

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC
  • Entry on specialist register (or entry expected within six months)
  • Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCST in cardiology
  • Training in coronary intervention or coronary CT
Desirable criteria
  • Management training and experience

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Peter Brown
Job title
Clinical Lead in Cardiology
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01473 704913
Additional information

Applicants or prospective applicants are encouraged to visit the department and meet prospective colleagues. Arrangements for visiting can be made by contacting us.

 

 

Requests for visits to the unit should be made to: Dr Peter Brown 01473 704913 (sec)

 

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