Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 318-25-CONSCARDIOIMAG
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
- Town
- Gloucester
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Cardiologist (Imaging)
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.
As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.
Job overview
This post is for an Adult Consultant Cardiologist with an interest in Imaging. Candidates with another sub-speciality interest are encouraged to apply.
The post-holder’s prime responsibility will be to provide subspecialty skills in cardiac Imaging with a focus on echocardiography and transoesophageal echocardiography. Expertise in stress imaging is preferred. The post-holder would be expected to support and ultimately act as clinical lead for the Echocardiography Department. The post-holder would be expected to participate in the supervision of the trusts’ dedicated ‘valve clinic’, comprising of a contemporary multidisciplinary one-stop imaging and clinical assessment, and a physiologist-led valve clinic. Experience and accreditation in additional modality of imaging is welcomed, with opportunities to contribute to cardiac CT reporting locally, and/or CMR in a nearby trust. There will be the opportunity to assist in the establishment of a local CMR service. Other sub-speciality skills are welcome and will be accommodated where possible.
Main duties of the job
This post is a replacement post, covering both main Trust sites at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital (GRH) and Cheltenham General Hospital (CGH) with full participation in cross county activities and service planning. The post is full-time. Job share applicants are welcome. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis.
The post-holder will share responsibilities with his/her fellow cardiologists at CGH and GRH for the provision of inpatient care within the 'cardiologist of the week model', acceptance of referrals, outpatient clinic provision and appropriate imaging and reporting duties.
Contribution to the non-interventional weekend rota for ward rounds at both main hospital sites is currently on a 1 in 7 basis. Out of hours ‘on call’ is provided by interventional cardiologists and thus there is no overnight on-call commitment for this post.
Working for our organisation
The Cardiology service line is composed of a multi-disciplinary team. We are a busy service line with strong leadership at clinical and non-clinical level. Our ethos is one of a strong sense of direction for our speciality, having a clear idea of what we wish to achieve over the coming years; the post holder will form a vital part of this. The Cardiology medical team is made up of 15 full time consultants, 2 part time consultants, 1 associate specialist and a team of speciality doctors, clinical fellows & deanery registrars.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a senior employee of the Trust the post-holder will work in close co-operation with and support other clinical, professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust’s patients.
Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements:-
4 To ensure the provision of a first class clinical service
4 To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
4 To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
4 To undertake all work in accordance with the Trust’s procedures and operating policies
4 To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust’s and Division’s services plans
4 To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Medical Division or the Trust.
Please see attached Job Description for detailed information.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current entry (or within 3 months of interview) on GMC Specialist Register via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) or CESR
- MRCP (or equivalent)
- GMC Registration
Desirable criteria
- Higher degree
- ALS provider/instructor
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Wide experience in general adult cardiology
- Sub-speciality interest and accreditation in Echocardiography
Desirable criteria
- Sub-speciality interest in another/complementary area of Cardiac Imaging
Audit and Evidence-based Practice
Essential criteria
- Experience in devising, conducting, and applying audit results
Desirable criteria
- Training in evidence-based practice
Management and Administrative Skills
Essential criteria
- Willing and able to work with colleagues in management, nursing and other specialities to ensure the delivery of a high quality, safe and reliable service.
- Familiar with clinical governance principles
Desirable criteria
- Experience of clinical governance in action
- Experience of protocol/pathway development and change management
Teaching Experience
Essential criteria
- Must have experience of teaching many grades and professions
Desirable criteria
- Practical experience in teaching posts or educational training.
Research Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
Desirable criteria
- Interest in clinical research & development
- Publication in refereed journals
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Flexibility and willingness to share clinical responsibilities.
- Fluent in English.
- Able to travel through the County
- Full UK driving licence
Desirable criteria
- Ability to think laterally
- Durability under pressure
- Team player
- Emotional maturity to deal with demands of post
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Chrysovalantou Nikolaidou
- Job title
- Consultant Imaging Cardiologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07821643930
- Additional information
Dr Ben Corden, Heart Failure & Imaging Consultant, [email protected], 07960885389
Angela Wilkins, General Manager, [email protected], 07977849948
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