Locum Consultant Cardiologist

Barts Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a Consultant Cardiologist at Whipps Cross Hospital to enhance local expertise in heart failure and general cardiology. The role includes leading outpatient clinics, supervising specialist nurses, and contributes to the educational aspects of the department. The successful candidate will possess outstanding clinical skills and a commitment to improving patient care standards.

Qualifications

• Fully trained in Heart Failure and general cardiology.
• GMC-registered with a license to practice.
• Experience in echocardiography.

Responsibilities

• Lead outpatient clinical activities in general and specialty clinics.
• Provide inpatient consultation service to other specialties.
• Supervise nurse led clinics.

Skills

General cardiology

Heart failure

Echocardiography

Clinical audit

Research

Presentational skills

Education

MB BS or equivalent

MRCP or equivalent

CCT or within 6 months of interview

Higher degree (e.g. MD/PhD)

Job description

CONSULTANT CARDIOLOGIST appointment based at WHIPPS CROSS HOSPITAL

12 Month - fixed term

Consultant Cardiologist with an interest in Heart Failure & General Cardiology

Barts Health NHS Trust invites applications to join the Cardiology team at Whipps Cross Hospital (WXH) as a Consultant Cardiologist with an interest in heart failure and General Cardiology. This post, 10 PAs, appointment is to support the implementation of a consultant of the week model of inpatient care, to increase local expertise in heart failure and General Cardiology, and to reduce outpatient waiting times.

Whipps Cross has been part of Bart's Health since 2012 and is a 700 bedded district general hospital with a 70 bedded acute admissions unit and accident and emergency department. There is a full range of medical and surgical specialities on site including emergency surgery and a general ITU. Cardiology provides in-patient and outpatient care, including a full range of physiological assessments and a community based service.

In-patient care is provided on a dedicated cardiac ward (18 beds, including 8 monitored CCU beds). In addition, the cardiology team provides an in-patient consultation service to other specialities.

Main duties of the job

The outpatient clinical activity is Consultant led with both general and speciality clinics undertaken. Clinics are undertaken on the Byron Cardiology Unit at Whipps Cross. Specialist nurses undertake Rapid Access Chest pain Clinic (RACPC) assessment, Heart Failure clinics, arrhythmia clinics and rehabilitation clinics. The nurse led clinics are supervised remotely by Consultants. Local specialist cardiology services include: arrhythmia OPD service including cardioversion, Hospital and community based Nurse Lead heart failure service, Pacemaker Follow up clinic and Cardiac Rehabilitation.

The cardiology department is also actively involved in teaching. Undergraduate third year, fifth year and special study module QMUL/Barts medical students undertake placements at WXH. Overseas medical students from St Matthews University are also placed. The department also caters for work experience students.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

It is expected that candidates will be fully trained in Heart Failure, general cardiology and in their subspecialty area. Applicants should possess the MRCP or equivalent, be GMC-registered with a license to practice, and be on the specialist register for cardiology or within six months of specialist registration.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Qualifications
Essential

• MB BS, or equivalent
• MRCP or equivalent
• CCT (or within 6 months of date of interview) or equivalent.

Desirable

• Higher degree, e.g. MD/PhD

Knowledge
Essential

• Widespread broad-based knowledge of General cardiology & heart
• Broad based knowledge of the application of echocardiography to a wide range of cardiovascular pathologies.

Training Expected
Essential

• Competent and trained In general cardiology, heart failure, Advanced Echocardiography (Transthoracic, Transoesphageal & Stress echocardiography including contrast, strain and 3D)

Desirable

• Accreditation in TTE, TOE +/- Stress

Management/Audit Experience
Essential

• Able to provide evidence of clinical audit and demonstrate understanding of impact and challenges this brings.
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge and awareness of current and future NHS challenges and strategy.
• Ability to support team members in business planning via collaboration and discussion.

Desirable

• Evidence of innovative approaches to healthcare
• Experience of audit management
• Experience of quality assurance in cardiovascular imaging

Academic Achievements
Essential

• Ability to demonstrate personal experience of clinical research and describe and discuss findings and impact.

Research
Essential

• Experience of research, presentations to learned societies on topics related to cardiology
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical/surgical problems

Publications
Essential

• Demonstrate number of first name publications in indexed journals, over a variety of subjects relevant to this post.

Personal Skills
Essential

• Excellent presentational and verbal skills.
• Ability to motivate and develop medical trainees.
• Ability to manage time well to deliver objectives of the CAG
• Awareness of best practice through evidence based medicine, and personal drive to enact the change with the team.

Desirable

• IT skills and computer literacy

Personal Qualities
Essential

• Self-motivated with an enquiring, critical approach to work.
• Ability to work under pressure Caring attitude to patients.
• Commitment to continuing medical education.
• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national level.
• Collegiate approach to work and colleagues
• Ability to drive change through collaboration and consultation with key stakeholders.
• Willingness to challenge the norm in a positive manner while building a team ethos, to deliver consistently high levels of care for patients in a productive and cost effective manner.

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