Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 151-WPHCON-26
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wexham Park Hospital
- Town
- Slough
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/02/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
We are looking for a Locum Interventional Consultant Cardiologist to join the team at Wexham Park Hospital for a period of 12 months. This is a full-time post (10 Programmed Activities).
This Interventional Consultant Cardiologist post will join the existing team of 9 Cardiologists. The Consultant team comprises five Interventionalists, two Electrophysiologists (cross site), two heart failure and device consultants and 3 imaging Consultants delivering all emergency, acute and elective care for inpatients and outpatient.
At Wexham Park Hospital we have 2 state of the art Cardiac Catheter Laboratory suites. According to BCIS data over the last 3 years we perform between 800-1000 PCI’s per year (including 200-250 PPCI activation for STEMI). We have full use of adjunctive technology including, IVUS, OCT, Calcium modification (Shockwave and Rotablation) and Coronary Physiology with Coroventis (FFR, RFR). We also run parallel EP lists and will be starting AF ablation in 2025. We have 2 dedicated Cardiac device lists for Brady pacing, ICD implantation and CRT devices.
Main duties of the job
The Interventional Cardiologist will have 1 full Cath lab day per week with 24/7 primary PCI on call commitments of 1 in 5 weekday and 1 in 6 weekend based at Wexham Park Hospital. The post holder will also participate in the Consultant of the week rota in which they will be responsible for daily Consultant led ward rounds of our 14 bedded CCU and in reaching into key areas within the hospital to provide specialist opinions as required. The candidates job plan will consist of 2 general Cardiology clinics (1 face to face clinic and 1 virtual clinic) there will also be 1 sessions of ‘Advice & Guidance’ and triaging of electronic referrals to work collaboratively with Primary care.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health represents the merger of Frimley Park NHS Foundation Trust and Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, one of the largest Acute Trusts in the South East in 2014.
The Trust provides inpatient services on 3 sites:
- Frimley Park Hospital in Frimley
- Heatherwood Hospital in Ascot
- Wexham Park Hospital in Slough.
In addition, the Trust provides outpatient and diagnostic facilities at:
- St Mark’s Hospital in Maidenhead,
- King Edward VII Hospital in Windsor,
- Upton Hospital in Slough and within Bracknell Forest and the Chalfonts.
- Fleet
- Farnham
- Aldershot Centre for Health
The Trust has an excellent record of service delivery of quality clinical care. This success has been achieved by excellent relationships between clinical staff, management and colleagues throughout the organisation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The job description is attached. It is assumed that every member of the department will play a full part in formal and informal teaching of medical and other staff and this is recognized as part of Supporting Clinical Activities (SPA).
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MRCP or equivalent through EEC rules
- Possession of CCT of within six months of receipt
- Full GMC registration
- Understanding of the structures of NHS hospitals and willing to play a role in the department and in the hospital
Desirable criteria
- Higher degree (for example MD or PhD)
Professional, Specialist, and Functional experience
Essential criteria
- Angiography, PCI, and primary PCI experience
- ALS
- Willingness to be involved in teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level
- Understand principles and participated in audit activity
- Understand the principles of clinical governance and demonstrate experience of evidence-based practice
Desirable criteria
- General Medicine experiance
- Previous experience in teaching and training including simulation
- Pacemaker implant/explant experience
Specific competencies for role
Essential criteria
- Ability to be proactive
- Demonstrate being an effective team member
- Able to demonstrate leadership qualities
- Able to evaluate own clinical practice
- Able to demonstrate innovative thinking
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Ability to organise and develop service provision
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
- Dr Navin Chandra
- Job title
- Wexham Park Hospital Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07957148214
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