Consultant Cardiologist - Inherited Cardiac Conditions

Job overview

Applications are invited for a Consultant Cardiologist for Inherited Cardiac Conditions. This post is within the Cardiology Department/Medicine Division of the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro. We are currently a friendly and supportive team of 18 consultants (16 full-time, 1 part-time consultant and 1 NHS Fixed Term Locum).

This post is principally designed to support delivery of Inherited Cardiac Conditions. Applicants should have broad training in all aspects of Cardiology. The candidate will be expected to take part in the General Cardiology service on the wards and in out-patients. The on-call rota is manned by 7 Interventional Cardiologists with no separate General Cardiology on-call. The non-interventional Cardiologists deliver comprehensive weekend ward rounds including visits to the Acute Medical Unit to review new referrals.

Applicants are required to be on the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of their expected date of receipt of a CCT at the time of interview. Applications are welcomed from those unable to work full time for personal reasons or those wishing to job-share, while recognising that the full-time post attracts up to a 10 PA job plan.

Main duties of the job

Role Highlights

• Specialist Practice: Participate in the reshaping and development of a growing Inherited Cardiac Conditions (ICC) service.
• Work-Life Balance: Flexible job planning with 10–12 Programmed Activities (PAs), approximately 2:16 ward on-call frequency, comprising a 1:8 commitment to the CCU/General Cardiology ward and a 1:8 commitment to ward referrals, and electronic vetting. The Cardiologist covering the referral and vetting services is supported by a registrar throughout the shift.
• Regional Links: Strong collaborative links with regional centres in Exeter and Plymouth, as well as nationally renowned centres
• Facilities: Access to comprehensive cardiac imaging, device services, and catheter labs.
• Protected SPA Time: 2.5 SPAs in Year 1 (1.5 SPAs thereafter).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post is advertised as full time with a 10 PA job plan. Candidates pursuing a part-time post or job-share may also be considered. A generic job plan is attached; the content of the final job plan will be dictated by the clinical skills the successful applicant brings. The post holder will share the in-patient management of Cardiology patients with the twelve existing consultants.

Inpatients are managed on CIU and AMU wards and the CCU, although there are also a limited number of outlying patients. The Cardiologists are responsible for the clinical management of all patients on the CCU and CIU and cardiology patients on AMU.

CCU COW starts on Monday and finishes on Friday.

During this week, you will have responsibility for the clinical management of patients on CCU and CIU all day on Mondays and in the mornings for the rest of the week, with cath lab sessions and/or outpatient clinics in the afternoon.

AMU COW starts on Monday and finishes on Sunday.

There is no overnight general cardiology on call rota for non interventional cardiologists.

Your responsibilities during this week will include:

• carrying out a daily morning ward round on AMU
• reviewing inpatient Cardiology referrals from the acute medical unit and on outlying wards
• holding the ‘COW phone’
• responding to urgent referrals from the Emergency Department (ED)
• provision of clinical cover for the patients on CIU & CCU during the afternoon on Tuesday-Friday
• provide urgent clinical support and advice to our Cardiac Physiologists, Chest Pain Specialist Nurses, and Heart Function Specialist Nurses.

Weekend duties will usually follow CCU/AMU COW weeks. Successful non-interventional candidates will have a 1 in 7 commitment to deliver ward rounds on Saturday and Sunday between 09:00 and 15:00. After this COW week, there are 3 compensatory days off with no commitment to any clinical or administrative duties.

There will be separate rotas for:

• vetting and provision of Advice & Guidance to GPs via Electronic Referral System.
• provision of routine clinical support and advice to Heart Function Specialist Nurses.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.