Consultant in Interventional Cardiology

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 82,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS healthcare provider in London is looking for a Consultant in Interventional Cardiology to support the delivery of acute and elective cardiac care across multiple hospitals. The successful candidate will work in a dynamic team, contributing to the growth of 24/7 acute cardiac services. Applicants must hold MRCP and be GMC registered, with experience in clinical training and a commitment to teaching and team leadership.

Qualifications

• On GMC registered Medical Practitioner GMC specialist registration or within 6 months of CCT.
• Entry on Specialist Register in Cardiology.
• Experience in research and potential to develop clinical research projects.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Clinical, Nursing, Admin, Operational and Cardiac Physiologists teams.
• Provide emergency care and deliver elective activity against operational NHS England plan.
• Participate in individual and team-based supervision and mentoring activities.

Skills

Clinical training and experience equivalent to UK CCT in cardiology

Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment

IT Skills and computer literacy

Education

MRCP

MD, PhD or equivalent

Job description

Job overview

Consultant in Interventional Cardiology

Applications are invited for a Consultant in Interventional Cardiology. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing department within Northwick Park Hospital, Central Middlesex and Ealing Hospitals. Consultants are expected to work at all sites of the Trust delivering acute and elective care and to liaise with colleagues and GPs.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is one of the largest integrated care Trusts in the country bringing together hospital and community services across the boroughs of Brent, Harrow and Ealing. Our 9,000 staff, including 1,300 doctors and 4,000 nurses and serves a diverse population of approximately 850,000. The Trust was established in October 2014 following the merger of The North West London Hospitals NHS Trust and Ealing Hospital NHS Trust and has an annual budget of over £640 million.

The job has been created to support the Trust with providing the best possible care to our cardiac patients. The department is working eventually towards providing 24/7 acute cardiac services and this new role will be an integral part to this provision.

*JD pending RC approval*

Main duties of the job

The job plan incorporates 10 programmed activities, with dedicated 2 weekly sessions in Cath Lab in Northwick Park Hospital, Outpatient Clinics, dedicated time for Continuous Professional Development, as well as 1 in 10 Consultant of the week rota. The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate flexibility within their job plan which will be agreed upon appointment. The successful candidate will work closely with the Clinical, Nursing, Admin, Operational and Cardiac Physiologists teams to provide emergency care and deliver elective activity against operational NHS England plan.

Working for our organisation

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the countryb s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

If you would like further details for this role, please be sure to look at the attached job description.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MRCP

Desirable criteria

• MD, PhD or equivalent

Registration

Essential criteria

• On GMC registered Medical Practitioner GMC specialist registration or within 6 months of CCT
• Entry on Specialist Register in Cardiology

Knowledge & Expertise

Essential criteria

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in cardiology with evidence of achieving sub-speciality training.
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment
• Broad based general professional training in general medicine
• IT Skills and computer literacy

Desirable criteria

• NHS experience within the last 3 years

Teaching

Essential criteria

• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff

Desirable criteria

• Training in medical education including work-based assessments, educational supervision and appraisal

Management and Audit

Essential criteria

• An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues
• An understanding of challenges to LNWH NHS Trust and strategic objectives
• Understanding of the importance of audit
• Management course
• Record of relevant audits

Research & publications

Essential criteria

• Experience in research and potential to develop and execute clinical research projects

Desirable criteria

• Relevant research publications in peer-reviewed journals

Personal skills

Essential criteria

• Enjoys busy working environment and working in a team
• Ability to communicate fluently in English.
• A compassionate approach to patients
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
• Ability to plan strategically, execute tasks and to exercise sound judgment when faced with conflicting pressures
• Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives
• Ability to engage in and lead change management.

Desirable criteria

• Has demonstrated qualities of team leadership
• Proven ability to lead a team in an acute assessment/high dependency unit setting

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We promote the wellbeing and safety of all our patients and carers by acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately, according to the standards determined by our policy and procedures. All posts working with vulnerable groups will be subject to an enhanced criminal records check upon appointment and staff will need to give their consent for the Trust to receive regular updates on their criminal records status throughout their employment.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive for certain posts, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. After the closing date we strongly advise you check the email account which is registered. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Our employment checking processes require that all shortlisted applicants provide the contact details of their current HR Department. If shortlisted you will be sent an email reminder to present the contact details of your HR Department at the interview.

Please note the Trust uses identity checking software for verifying the authenticity of identity documents provided by candidates.

Equality and Diversity - As part of our commitment to Equality and Diversity at LNWUH, we are encouraging applications from BME (Black, Minority Ethnic) candidates as we seek to ensure our workforce structures are representative of the diversity of the communities we serve.

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Documents to download

• Coronary Intervention Cons JD (PDF, 560.3KB)
• Guidance for applying (PDF, 914.7KB)
• What makes us Special - Mobile friendly version (PDF, 379.0KB)
• What makes us special? (PDF, 891.8KB)
• Perceptorship Programme (PDF, 2.0MB)
• HEART values (PDF, 158.5KB)