Consultant in Cardiology

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; York; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at York Hospital. This role involves providing expert care in cardiology and contributing to a new Vascular Imaging Unit, while engaging in teaching and training activities. The Trust offers a supportive environment with numerous benefits for staff.

Benefits

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33 days

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme

Extensive learning and development opportunities

Relocation package of up to 30% of salary

Qualifications

• Hold a medical qualification registered with the GMC.
• Hold a license to practice with the General Medical Council.
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in Cardiology.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert care in interventional cardiology, including coronary angiography and PCI.
• Engage in multidisciplinary team meetings and contribute to clinical governance.
• Support junior medical staff and participate in teaching and training activities.

Skills

Interventional cardiology

Angiography

PCI

Clinical governance

Teaching

Education

Medical qualification registered with the GMC

Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in Cardiology

Job description

Please note that contact with applicants will usually be by email, and so please check all of your mail folders regularly (unfortunately some providers filter our messages into junk mail folders).

Our Values

• We are KIND
• We are OPEN
• We pursue EXCELLENCE

We are looking for applications from people who share our values to help make us a valued and trusted partner within our care system, that delivers safe effective care to our local population.

People for Patients. Our People, our Patients, our Priority

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Cardiologist with sub-specialty interest in Coronary Intervention at York Hospital.

A new, greater capacity Vascular Imaging Unit is due to open in Winter 2025 and we are seeking a dynamic and experienced Consultant Interventional Cardiologist to join our dedicated cardiology team at York Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a growing interventional service within a supportive and forward-thinking Trust.

Main duties of the job

• Provide expert care in interventional cardiology, including coronary angiography and PCI.
• Participate in the development and delivery of cardiology services across the Trust.
• Engage in multidisciplinary team meetings and contribute to clinical governance.
• Support junior medical staff and participate in teaching and training activities.
• Contribute to on-call rota and emergency cardiology services.

Working for our organisation

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information please see the job description attached

Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain's Reservists and Employers. This means that York Teaching Hospital has provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome their application to work for us.

Disability Confident and Mindful Employer

The Trust is committed to meeting the needs of employees and applicants with a disability or mental health condition. Our support for these schemes includes encouraging applications from people who are disabled or have a mental health condition, offering adjustments to make our application process accessible.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Hold a medical qualification registered with the GMC
• Hold of license to practice with the General Medical Council
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in Cardiology via; - CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) - CESR or - European Community - Trained in Coronary Intervention as per CCT requirements. - Rights (within 6 months of completing a training programme recognised for the award of CCT or equivalent)

Desirable criteria

• MD or equivalent Higher Degree or evidence of relevant research
• Ability to supervise postgraduate research
• Fellowship in coronary intervention or experience in calcium modification techniques / IVUS / FFR and OCT. Level 2 accreditation in CT Coronary Angiography Interest in structural heart disease, or other specialty interest

Clinical Practice / Competence

Essential criteria

• Ability to demonstrate clinical experience and skill required for gaining UK CCT in Cardiology +/- General Medicine
• Interventional training and skills required to take up an interventional post
• Knowledge of good medical practice and the General Medical Council requirements
• Is able to work effectively in spite of pressures
• Demonstrates a sound knowledge of clinical governance practice

Desirable criteria

• Experience of developing cardiology services and staff to enhance patient care.
• Completed an interventional Fellowship

Teaching

Essential criteria

• Experience of teaching undergraduate and post graduate trainees
• Ability to teach clinical skills
• Experience of undertaking audits and presenting their findings
• Experience of supervision of postgraduate trainees
• Ability to critically review research

Desirable criteria

• Experience of supervising SpRs/specialist trainees
• Publications in peer review journals
• Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
• Experience of teaching lay groups and paramedical staff

Please note that some of our substantive vacancies may be available on a smaller number of hours than advertised. If you would be interested in applying on this basis, we would encourage you to contact the appointing manager to enquire further.

DBS Checks

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check if it is required for the role. The cost will be deducted from your salary either in 1 payment or over a six month period once you start employment. By applying you are agreeing to this undertaking. If you are successful you will be asked to confirm if you wish to pay in one amount or in instalments. The charges are currently £27.38 for a standard check and £55.38 for an enhanced check. The level of check will be determined by the post you are applying for.

Please note that Volunteers and Bank only staff will not be charged.

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) offers a confidential checking service for transgender applicants in accordance with the Gender Recognition Act 2004. This is known as the sensitive applications route, and is available for all levels of DBS check - basic, standard and enhanced.

The sensitive applications route gives transgender applicants the choice not to have any gender or name information disclosed on their DBS certificate that could reveal their previous identity. To contact the sensitive applications team, please telephone [phone] or email [e-mail].

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Please note, the selection processes at York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills. You will be required to acknowledge that you are aware of this before submitting your application.

Agile and Flexible Working

We are committed to helping all staff balance their work with other commitments and have recently launched our new Agile and Flexible Working policy to support this, entitling all staff to request flexible working from day one - for all posts. We encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

All our employees have access to a free, confidential counselling and wellbeing support service. Our EAP is available 24/7, 365 days a year.

Relocation Package

The Trust offers a generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss relocation further, please speak to the recruiting manager at interview.

A bit more about us and the surrounding area

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated in a fantastic part of the country that is home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York - consistently voted one of the best places to live in the UK. We provide a comprehensive range of acute hospital and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale - an area covering 3,400 square miles.

Our annual turnover is approaching £0.5bn. We manage eight hospital sites and have a workforce of around 10,000 staff working across our hospitals and in the community.

Sponsorship

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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

• Cardiology Job Pack (PDF, 1.1MB)
• Trust Strategy 2025-2030 Towards Excellence (PDF, 4.4MB)
• Guidance for Applicants (PDF, 798.8KB)
• Relocation Offer Information (PDF, 134.7KB)