Consultant Cardiologist in Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 106,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Une opportunité passionnante se présente pour le poste de Consultant Cardiologist en Adult Congenital Heart Disease au sein de Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. Ce poste, basé à l'University Hospital of Wales, offre des possibilités de développement professionnel et un environnement de travail collaboratif, tout en contribuant à l'amélioration des soins pour les patients atteints d'ACHD.

Qualifications

• Inscription sur le registre des spécialistes GMC pour la spécialité.
• Formation en ACHD ou expérience clinique équivalente.
• Capacité reconnue en tant que cardiologue clinique adulte.

Responsibilities

• Évaluer et traiter des patients avec ACHD.
• Développer un intérêt sub-spécialité complémentaire.
• Soutenir l'expansion d'un réseau clinique ACHD en Galles.

Skills

Communication

Travail en équipe

Leadership

Education

MRCP (UK) ou équivalent

Higher Degree e.g. MD, PhD

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the post of Consultant Cardiologist in Adult Congenital Heart Disease based at University Hospital of Wales (UHW), Cardiff.

This post has been developed as part of an expansion of the ACHD service commissioned by the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee (JCC). This service works on a hub and spoke model with Cardiff and Vale UHB acting as the level 2 South Wales hub with links into the level 1 Network hub in Bristol and outreaching to each Health Board across South Wales.

Although this post is full-time, consideration will be given to applicants who require flexible working arrangements.

Applicants should either be on the Specialist Register or be a Specialist Registrar within six months of their expected date of receipt of a CCT / CESR(CP) at the time of interview.

You will be able to take advantage of the excellent Consultant contract for Wales. The basic salary range for this post is £106,000 per annum to £154,760 per annum.

Applicants must ensure they provide names and contact details of referees covering at least the last 3 years of their employment/training history in full. In addition, applicants who are currently or have most recently been employed as a substantive Consultant or as a Locum Consultant in post for more than 12 months must also provide the name of their Medical Director as an additional referee.

Main duties of the job

The majority of the post holder's time will be spent assessing and treating patients with ACHD but the job plan will allow dedicated time for developing a sub-specialty interest that would complement the work of the department. Close links with our SWSW-CHD Network Level 1 Centre at the Bristol Heart Institute are encouraged this may include DCC or SPA sessions in Bristol, including out-of-hours on call, subject to further discussion. You will be expected to support the expansion and strengthening of an ACHD clinical network across South and West Wales, including the implementation of Wales and UK standards for the care of patients with ACHD. You will develop close links with colleagues at the Level 1 centre in Bristol in the diagnostic and treatment planning facilitated through the MDT process.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is recognised as a teaching centre of excellence in a wide range of clinical services. Academic interests will be encouraged research and teaching in collaboration with Cardiff University's School of Medicine will be expected.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission isLiving Well, Caring Well, Working Together and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.

Job description
Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• On GMC Specialist Register for specialty / Specialty Registrar with CCT due within 6 months of interview date
• MRCP (UK) or equivalent qualification
• Training in ACHD or equivalent clinical experience

Desirable

• Higher Degree e.g. MD, PhD or equivalent

Experience
Essential

• Broad training and experience in the practice of adult cardiology including ACHD cardiology
• ACHD sub-specialty (non-interventional) experience / expertise

Desirable

• Experience in the management of pregnancy in ACHD

Skills
Essential

• Recognised ability as a clinical adult cardiologist
• Evidence of effective team and multidisciplinary working
• Effective and demonstrable communication skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues

Desirable

• Ability to build up and develop the service

Research
Essential

• Awareness of current research
• Ability to critically appraise research

Teaching
Essential

• Evidence of teaching medical students and resident doctors

Management
Essential

• Evidence of effective leadership skills

Clinical Governance
Essential

• Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
• Evidence of proactive engagement with appraisal and revalidation (or equivalent

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