Consultant Cardiologist - Coronary Intervention

Job overview

Consultant Cardiologist - Coronary Intervention

The successful applicant will be part of a team of consultant cardiologists  whose primary responsibility is the provision of the Coronary Intervention service for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) providing high quality efficient coronary intervention for emergency and non-emergency cases, including efficient and effective intervention in some difficult or “high risk” cases (e.g. surgically declined, unstable).

This role will provide high quality general cardiology services to patients on base wards and CCU and participate in the interventional on-call rota (Currently a 1:10). Annual departmental volume of primary PCI consistently just over 400 pa. Interventional cardiologists may be expected to carry out temporary pacing and pericardial drain procedures out of hours.

We carry out approximately 1,400 coronary interventions a year, largely from our local catchment population of approximately 1 million. IVUS, OCT, and pressure wire testing are routinely available for any case requiring them and we have huge expertise in complex coronary intervention including left main stem procedures, challenging anatomy, rotablation, and chronic total occlusion PCI. A weekly MDT supports decision making. There are 5 high specification catheterisation laboratories and a hybrid theatre which together cater for coronary and structural intervention, electrophysiology, pacing, and interventional paediatric cardiac procedures.

Main duties of the job

• Provide high quality efficient coronary intervention for emergency and non-emergency cases, including efficient and effective intervention in some difficult or “high risk” cases (e.g. surgically declined, unstable).
• Catheterisation laboratory sessions typically – 1 elective session, 1 to 2 acute lists per week. A typical session will usually involve 4 standard cases but this varies with case complexity and acuity. At present we continue to do angiography with follow-on PCI in a significant proportion of cases.
• Provide high quality general cardiology services to patients on base wards and CCU.
• Participate in the interventional on-call rota (Currently a 1:10). Annual departmental volume of primary PCI consistently just over 400 pa. Interventional cardiologists may be expected to carry out temporary pacing and pericardial drain procedures out of hours.
• Support the general cardiology service and be responsible for the care of patients within cardiology services across UHL
• To support the provision of highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement
• Responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness, and the proper functioning of the department;
• Cover for colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absences;
• To participate in service development and business planning in collaboration with the other Consultants in the department, the CMG and local GPs and commissioners within the local CCGs;

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Typically, this post will require ward rounds for admitted patients on base wards and/or CCU for review, investigation, and treatment of acutely presenting patients. The successful applicant will be part of a team of consultant cardiologists on a rotating shift pattern. There will be support on the wards by middle grade and junior staffing.

Procedural work would be a combination of flexible and fixed sessions.  There may also be a need for flexibility and offering support to outlying patients admitted under cardiology.

The overriding purpose is to support the provision of highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement, including:

• Responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness, and the proper functioning of the department;
• Cover for colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absences;
• To participate in service development and business planning in collaboration with the other Consultants in the department, the CMG and local GPs and commissioners within the local CCGs;
• Professional supervision and management of junior medical staff including the observance of local employment and human resource policies and procedures;
• Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education activity, locally and nationally;
• Participating in medical audit, the Trust’s Clinical Governance processes and in CPD – CPD is provided in job plans and attendance at audit and other governance meetings is mandatory; Managerial, including budgetary responsibilities where appropriate and compliance with standing orders and standing financial instructions of the Trust.;
• In line with GMC Good Medical Practice it is the responsibility of the post-holder to ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest possible standard, and in accordance with current quality initiatives within the area of work.
• The post-holder is expected to respond in a timely fashion to legitimate requests from Trust officers – this might include investigations of incidents or complaints.
• The post-holder is expected to participate in teaching and training of junior staff and other clinical staff groups. The appointee will also have supervision responsibilities for junior medical staff within the specialty. If appropriate the post-holder will be named in the contract of junior staff as the person responsible for overseeing their training and as an initial source of advice to such doctors regarding their careers.
• The post-holder is expected to participate in professional continuing medical education; study leave is provided for this purpose.
• The post-holder will be expected to undertake the Trust Corporate and Directorate specific Induction and competency Programmes appropriate to role.

The post-holder will be required to maintain their continuing professional development (CPD) to be able to successfully revalidate. As per the Trust requirement the successful candidate will be required to have annual appraisal and attend / keep fully up to date with statutory and mandatory training as stipulated.