Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 279-MWRSCHCONCARD-325
- Employer
- 279 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Sussex County Hospital
- Town
- Brighton
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Structural and Coronary
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Cardiac team as a Interventional Consultant Cardiologis, Structural and Coronary, complementing the existing 15 full time and 2 part time consultant cardiologists, 6 cardio-thoracic surgeons and 6 cardiac anaesthetists.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, nice, ambitious colleague to join our team of Consultant Cardiologists as an Interventionist. The successful applicant will have an opportunity to develop Structural and Coronary Intervention alongside other potential interests such as Stroke, Pulmonary Thrombectomy, or other novel interventions. Applicants should contact David Hildick-Smith, James Cockburn or Chris Broyd for further details.
Main duties of the job
• Audit and education
• In-patient duties – Consultant of the Week (1:12)
• Primary angioplasty rota
The post holder will be responsible for providing consultant support for Team of the Week, consultant delivered acute cardiology rota 1:12 frequency.
The post will be predominantly based at Royal Sussex County Hospital site though the successful candidate could be expected to work within the entire UHSussex network.
ON CALL ROTA 1:8 weekdays, 1:12 weekends, Medium frequency, Category A
Category A: this applies where the consultant is typically required to return immediately to site when called or has to undertake interventions with a similar level of complexity to those that would normally be carried out on site, such as telemedicine or complex telephone consultations;
Category B: this applies where the consultant can typically respond by giving telephone advice and/or by returning to work later.
Working for our organisation
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.
We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. The post is full time position. The provisional job plan outlined in the table below
The post holder will spend between 2- 3 sessions in the catheter lab per week undertaking intervention cases, with additional sessions covering leave.
3. They will support in-patient and outpatient care for general cardiology patients and contribute to a 1:12 “Team of the Week” rota.
4. They will participate in and develop clinical and organisational clinical governance processes to improve service
5. The post holder will be expected to participate in the interventional cardiology consultant on-call rota.
The educational and clinical supervision of junior staff are expected as standard participation in departmental job planning, the annual appraisal system and activities of the specialist medical directorate is mandatory
In a 10 PA job plan 1 SPA - CPD will be provided (for less than full time this may be pro rata to minimum 0.5 SPA-CPD). SPA - CPD (168 hours per year) includes job planning, appraisal, mandatory training, consultant meetings, clinical governance such as NICE guideline reviews, national audits, GIRFT and patient safety such as incident investigation, coroner participation, learning from deaths, ward teaching and supporting management roles.
Any additional non-clinical (SPA) is at the discretion of the Clinical Director and part of team job planning. This must be defined with agreed outputs. Examples: education -SPA (for HEE and non-HEE doctors); leadership roles (at all levels); research; service development.
This job plan may/will be worked flexibly over a seven day working week. It is anticipated that patient related administration would be performed within the confines of the DCC PAs.
The following draft timetable is intended to show the Trust's expectation of the post and the facilities to be provided. Detailed adjustments may be required in consultation with the appointee, clinical colleagues and executive colleagues (3 months). In particular, a change may be appropriate after consultation to allow the development of a special interest held by the successful candidate.
Person specification
Experience and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Basic medical degree
- • Postgraduate qualification or appropriate specialist qualification
- • Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice
- • CCT in Specialty or equivalent (equivalence must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC)
- • Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the AAC
Desirable criteria
- • Higher Degree
- • Competitive Clinical Interventional Fellowship
Clinical Skills & Experience
Essential criteria
- • Independent PCI operator
- • Confident PPCI operator
- • Experience as solo operator with complex intervention
Knowledge
Desirable criteria
- • Breadth of experience in and outside specialty
Organisation & Planning
Essential criteria
- • Experience and ability to work in multi-professional teams
- • Understanding of: NHS / Clinical governance / Resource constraints
Desirable criteria
- • Evidence of managerial skills: Achievements / Course attended
Teaching Skills
Essential criteria
- • Evidence of an interest and commitment to teaching
Desirable criteria
- • Recognised teaching qualification
Academic & Research
Essential criteria
- • Evidence of participation in audit
Desirable criteria
- Research experience
- Publications
- Prizes & Honours
Career Progression & Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- • Appropriate progression of career to date
- • Evidence of:- Good communication skills both oral and written
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
- James Cockburn
- Job title
- Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01273 696955
- Additional information
Applicants are invited to visit the hospital or to phone via hospital switchboard on 01273 696955 for informal discussion by arrangement with:
Dr David Hildick-Smith, Lead Cardiologist
Dr James Cockburn, Interventional Cardiologist
Dr Chris Broyd, Interventional Cardiologist
Dr Jack McCready, Director of Cardiac Services UHS
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