Cardiology Consultant

Job overview

Working Full time : 10 sessions per week

The Trust is looking to recruit a substantive full-time (10 PA) Consultant in Cardiology, joining the existing team of Cardiologists to develop and grow the existing cardiology service.

We currently have facilities for CT coronary angiography, dobutamine and exercise stress echocardiography, transoesophageal echocardiography as well as a dedicated cardiac catheter suite for on-site coronary angiography and cardiac pacing. We have a growing department with a dynamic and flexible team of enthusiastic consultants and specialist practitioners.

Following a rebuild of our Cardiology ward and CCU which was completed in August 2021, this footprint has been redesigned as the Cardiology unit which consists of 16 beds in total within a single ward area. 6 of these are monitored and 10 non-monitored. We also have 4 telemetry monitors which can be utilised on other beds throughout the trust.

We provide a 7 day in reach service to our 34 bedded MAU, with support from the Cardiac Specialist Nurses during the working week. We are exploring new models of working with our primary care colleagues in the community as well as closely integrating services with our regional tertiary referral centre, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital. We were proud to receive a favourable review by the GIRFT team in Dec 2019 and our future development plans reflect the suggestions of this report.

Main duties of the job

Clinical

Ward rounds for inpatients, including a daily in reach to the MAU for cardiac patients

Reviewing and advising on the management of inpatients referred by other specialists within the hospital

Specialist Cardiology clinics

Diagnostic Imaging

Non-Clinical

Responsible for the training of Core and Speciality Trainees, Foundation doctors

Develop Advanced Nurse Practitioners and Speciality Doctor

Supervising Audit projects and CME

Attend weekly meetings

Attend monthly meetings (Speciality team, Local Heart Disease Network etc.)

Development and promotion of evidence-based practice and guidelines

Active contribution to the departmental Clinical Governance structure

Multi-disciplinary team working and leadership

Relevant participation in management

Other appropriate duties and responsibilities

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application.