Locum Consultant in General Cardiology and MRI

NHS; Leeds; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An esteemed healthcare provider in Leeds is seeking a Locum Consultant in General Cardiology. The role focuses on delivering outpatient interventions and supports research within one of the largest cardiac centres in the UK. Candidates must have an MB BS degree and expertise in cardiac MRI. Experience in cardiology is essential, along with strong communication skills. This fixed-term position offers opportunities for professional development in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment.
• Up to date and fit to practise safely.
• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Provide 6 PAs of General Cardiology outpatient care.
• Deliver care with a focus on cardiac MRI.
• Contribute to research and teaching within the department.

Skills

Experience in Cardiology

Cardiac MRI expertise

Effective communication

Teamwork ability

Research skills

Education

MB BS (or equivalent)

EACVI accreditation in cardiac MRI

Job description

Locum Consultant in General Cardiology and MRI

Applicationsare invited to apply for a locum appointment to Consultant Cardiologist,Cardiologist with a focus on General Cardiology. Applicants with specialistinterests in other elements of the cardiology service will be welcome to apply.

Thispost holder will flexibly deliver 6 PAs of General Cardiology outpatient andGeneral/Specialty Cardiology triage, with up to 2.5 PAs negotiable for otherspecialist interests, if mutually agreed. Candidates with specialist interestin cardiac MRI would be particularly welcome. A further 1.5 PA will beallocated to SPA time.

Thepost will be based at Leeds General Infirmary. The purpose of this appointmentis to sustain clinical activity in advance of more long-term strategicdevelopments to provide this activity.

LeedsTeaching Hospitals is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in Europe,with access to leading clinical expertise and medical technology. We care for people from all over the countryas well as the 780k residents of Leeds.The Trust has a budget of £1 billion.Our 15k staff ensures that every year we treat 1,5m people in our 2,000beds or out-patient settings, comprising 100,000-day cases, 125,000in-patients, 200k A&E visits and 1m out-patient appointments. We operate from 7 hospitals on 5 sites alllinked by the same vision, philosophy, and culture to be the best forspecialist and integrated care.

Main duties of the job

Thisappointment will be based at the Leeds General Infirmary, one of the largestand most modern tertiary cardiac centres in the UK, serving a population ofover 3 million. There are 6 state of the art Cardiac Catheter laboratories,with over 2000 PCIs, including 24/7 primary PCI, over 900 invasiveelectrophysiology/cardiac ablations and in excess of 700 implantable deviceprocedures per annum, making the West Yorkshire Heart Centre one of the highestvolume units in the UK. The Valve clinic and interventional TAVI service is thelargest in the UK outside of London. In addition, ICC, advanced imaging,cardiac MRI, adult congenital cardiology, paediatric cardiology andinterventional paediatric cardiology, as well as adult and paediatric cardiacsurgical services, all complement each other within the same site.

Thedepartment consists of 2 inpatient wards (one acute admissions cardiologyward), a day case interventional ward, a day case seated suite, 6 lab cathetersuite and a 10 bed CCU.

Thepost is fixed term for 6 months starting as soon as possible, with options toextend if mutually agreed.

Furtherinformation and contact details can be found in the attached job description.

Prospectiveapplicants are encouraged to visit the department and are invited to contactany of the following persons:

DrAndrew Hogarth Clinical Director

DrKate Gatenby Lead Clinician

About us

Comeand join our team in Leeds and become part of The Leeds Way sharing ourvision and values. Our Trust is recognised for our staff engagement, great careand rated GOOD by the Care Quality Commission.

LeedsTeaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest acute health providers inthe UK and based in one of the fastest growing and vibrant cities in the north.

AtCardio-Respiratory CSU, we aim to be a fair and supportive CSU with positive,caring teams who are champions of the Leeds Way values. Our values are part ofwhat make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as wellas a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out whatthey see as important to how we work.Our five values are:

Accountable

Empowered

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our processof redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. Assuch, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the rightto close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you doexperience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, pleasebear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact ifyou have any questions.

Job responsibilities

Generalcardiology at LTHT is an essential component of the workload of the cardiologydepartment, providing secondary level care for the population of Leeds. Thisteam requires support after the retirement and loss of colleagues due to adeath in service.

TheCardiac imaging department in Leeds offers all cardiac imaging modalitiesincluding Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR), Cardiovascular ComputedTomography (CTCA) and is led by Dr Dominik Schlosshan, clinical lead forcardiac imaging.

TheCMR department is led by Prof Plein a BSCMR accredited CMR laboratories andperforms over 2,500 clinical CMR scans covering all indications from congenitalto stress CMR. The department uses two state of the art Philips MRI scanners(1.5 Ingenia and 3 Tesla Achieva) and a 3T Siemens scanner.

TheCardiac CT service is led by Radiology with Cardiology participation and uses aSiemens Force scanner performing over 1200 CT coronary angiograms and a largenumber of gated scans for interventional planning of structural interventions.CT images are analysed using a dedicated software (3Mensio).

Thereare active Teaching and Research links with the Leeds School of Medicine andthe University of Leeds, both well situated on adjacent sites. The CMR researchgroup has a world leading reputation for its clinical research including largesingle and multi-centre imaging trials and currently employs 8 clinicalfellows.

Thepost is fixed term for 6 months starting as soon as possible, with options toextend if mutually agreed.

OBJECTIVESOF THE POST

Todeliver care to patients by providing:

Specialist PA ideally to contributeto MRI provision

There is no on call commitment inthis post.

Tolink with consultant colleagues in other relevant site specialist teams withinthe Cardiology department and across the Cardio-Respiratory CSU.

Tocontribute to research, teaching and new developments within the Cardiologydepartment. The post holder will be encouraged to facilitate and contribute tothe current clinical research programs on going in the department.

Person Specification

Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills

• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice
• Eligibility to work in the UK.
• Is up to date and fit to practise safely
• All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues

Qualifications

• MB BS (or equivalent)
• EACVI accreditation in cardiac MRI

Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills

• Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research.
• Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors.
• Well organised and skilled in good time management.
• Demonstrate ability to relate to and work within a team.
• Effective interpersonal skills.
• Previous experience of supervising research by junior staff

Experience

• Should have completed a recognised training programme in Cardiology.
• Specifically, he/she must demonstrate higher training in cardiac MRI with appropriate qualifications
• Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances.
• Experience of participation in regular clinical audit.
• Demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in management of general cardiac disease

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.