Consultant in Cardiac Surgery and Cardiothoracic Transplantation

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in Manchester seeks a Cardiothoracic Surgeon to deliver exceptional care in transplant services and manage surgical teams. The successful candidate will possess full GMC registration and advanced surgical qualifications, with experience in teaching and independent patient care. This role offers competitive compensation with opportunities for professional development and involvement in innovative clinical practices.

Benefits

Opportunities for research and innovation

Training and development programs

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to UK CCST in Cardiothoracic Surgery.
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion for emergencies and electives.
• Experience of teaching at postgraduate level.

Responsibilities

• Involved in transplant services and on-call duties for implant surgery.
• Support co-dependent services during emergencies.
• Contribute to the planning and development of cardiac surgery services.

Skills

Expert clinical opinion on cardiac problems

Ability to manage surgical and outpatient priorities

Teaching clinical and operative skills

Independent responsibility for patient care

Education

Full GMC Registration

Higher Cardiothoracic Specialist surgical qualification

Postgraduate degree (MSc, MD, PhD)

Job description

The post-holder will assume a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and the proper functioning of their department. Responsibility for specialist investigations and care planning are crucial, and there are multi-disciplinary team meetings in all areas to ensure high quality care and best practice is followed. Post-holders are expected to refer patients through these designated pathways.

The post-holder must take reasonable care of their own health and safety and any other personnel who may be affected by their omission. Trust policies and regulations must be followed at all times.

Main duties of the job

• To be involved in transplant services including clinics, MDTs, ward rounds and 1:5 transplant on calls for implant surgery
• To support the needs of codependent services at MRI as part of the wider consultant team (e.g. contribute to cover for emergencies as part of the on call rotas)
• To be involved in organ retrieval services during on call weeks and supervise fellows
• To be involved in training, assessing and signing off of retrieval fellows
• To deliver excellent tertiary level cardiac surgery services at a regional level
• To contribute to the planning and development of cardiac surgery services
• To contribute to on call services for cardiac surgery
• To provide flexible support and develop in-reach services across MFT sites
• To support teaching and research within the departmen

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Full GMC Registration
• CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) or -CESR or -European Community Rights An appropriate higher Cardiothoracic Specialist surgical qualification
• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCST in Cardiothoracic Surgery

Desirable

• Postgraduate degree (eg MSc, MD, PhD)

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCST in Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems in cardiac for emergency and elective situations
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients

Desirable

• Subspecialist interestin: Cardiothoracic Transplantation
• Fully signed off in organ retrieval and able to perform DCD heart retrieval
• Experience in running assessment clinic
• Prior experience of participating in transplant/VAD on calls

Management and Administrative Experience

Essential

• Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities, surgical waiting lists and operating lists
• Ability to manage and lead a surgical firm

Teaching Experience

Essential

• Experience of teaching at Postgraduate level
• Ability to teach clinical and operative skills

Desirable

• Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
• Experience of supervising

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