Cardiology Consultant

The Methodist Church in Britain; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentoring for consultants

Secretarial cover

Office space & IT support

Staff networks

Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI

Appraisal and revalidation support

Job summary

The Substantive Consultant Cardiologist post at University Hospital Lewisham within Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust offers a broad cardiology service with a focus on new patient clinics, ward referrals, and clinical governance. The appointee will contribute to teaching, audit, and service development in a supportive, multidisciplinary environment.

Applicants must be on the GMC Specialist Register for Cardiology or have a CCT due within six months of interview; full GMC registration is required.

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCP or equivalent
• Specialist qualification in Cardiology
• GMC Specialist Register or CCT for Cardiology, or CCT within six months of interview
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise

Responsibilities

• Deliver three cardiology clinics a week, mainly for new patients with some follow-up
• See ward referrals on a rota across the five-day service, aiming to see all within 24 hours
• Contribute to departmental educational meetings and supervise doctors in training
• Undertake or supervise clinical audit and comply with clinical governance requirements
• Take part in CPD at local and national level and implement audit and research findings
• Prepare for and attend an annual appraisal in line with the Trust's revalidation commitment
• Support the delivery of quality patient care and comply with Trust policies
• Contribute to the development of clinical and organisational protocols and guidelines
• Help develop the directorate and divisional annual service plan and the strategic planning of the service
• Develop specialty clinics where clinically relevant to the service and local needs
• Take on additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national level

Education

MBBS

MRCP

Specialist Cardiology

GMC Specialist Register/CCT

GMC Registration

Job description

Substantive consultant cardiologist post at University Hospital Lewisham, within Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, covering a broad cardiology service. The work centres on cardiology clinics, mostly for new patients, alongside a five-day ward referral rota, teaching of doctors in training and clinical audit. The post carries no on-call commitment, and the trust will consider configuring the role around arrhythmia, heart failure and cardiac device work. Entry requires a place on the GMC Specialist Register for Cardiology, or a CCT due within six months of interview.

What the job involves

• Deliver three cardiology clinics a week, mainly for new patients with some follow-up
• See ward referrals on a rota across the five-day service, aiming to see all within 24 hours
• Contribute to departmental educational meetings and supervise doctors in training
• Undertake or supervise clinical audit and comply with clinical governance requirements
• Take part in CPD at local and national level and implement audit and research findings
• Prepare for and attend an annual appraisal in line with the Trust's revalidation commitment
• Support the delivery of quality patient care and comply with Trust policies
• Contribute to the development of clinical and organisational protocols and guidelines
• Help develop the directorate and divisional annual service plan and the strategic planning of the service
• Develop specialty clinics where clinically relevant to the service and local needs
• Take on additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national level

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCP or equivalent
• Specialist qualification in Cardiology
• GMC Specialist Register or CCT for Cardiology, or CCT within six months of interview

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise

Experience

• Completed registrar training
• Undertaken and completed clinical audits
• Postgraduate, undergraduate or interdisciplinary teaching experience
• Evidence of contributing to service development or improvement

Skills & knowledge

• Thorough understanding of medical audit
• Understanding of NHS funding arrangements
• Understanding of the principles of research

Nice to have

• Distinctions, scholarships, prizes or other degrees such as BSc, MSc or MD
• Sub-specialist interest
• Experience as an independent consultant
• Experience as audit lead
• Higher qualification in medical education
• Training and experience as an educational supervisor
• Clinical research experience with a higher research degree, or publications
• Higher qualifications in management

What's offered

• Mentoring for newly appointed consultants
• Secretarial cover on each site
• Sufficient office space and IT support
• No current on-call commitment
• Four staff networks
• Equality, diversity and inclusion programmes and events
• Support for appraisal and revalidation under Trust policy