Locum Consultant in Cardiology - Coronary Intervention

Job overview

LOCUM CONSULTANT IN CARDIOLOGY with an interest in coronary intervention

We are seeking to recruit an innovative and progressive Locum Consultant with an interest in Interventional Cardiology to join our Cardiology team. The appointee will cover  our new hospital Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH) during the on call with outpatient clinics at City hospital Birmingham and/or Sandwell General Hospital. Applications are welcomed from candidates with CCT (or equivalent) with an interest in Coronary Intervention who are on the General Medical Council’s Specialist Register in Cardiology or who will be within six months of obtaining their CCT at the time of interview. In addition, applicants should demonstrate within their application that they are fully trained in general Cardiology, can manage Primary PCI oncall and can perform PCI independently. This job is a locum job for a period of 12 months.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job:

The appointee will perform first class diagnostic angiography and coronary interventions for elective outpatient cases, urgent inpatients (acute coronary syndromes) and primary PCI for ST elevation MIs.

On-call for primary PCI and general cardiology 1 in 8 (with internal cover).

The appointee will also cover clinics (mostly Rapid Access Chest Pain patients), ward rounds and administration duties and also have flexible cardiac catheter laboratory cover. The post will initially be based primarily at MMUH for ward rounds and oncalls. The Trust has reconfigured its services in preparation for the implementation of the Right Care Right Here Programme and the post-holder therefore is  required have outpatient work continuing on at least one of the other sites.

The appointee will take equal responsibility with existing Consultants for the proper functioning of the clinical service, working with clinical and managerial colleagues towards achieving and maintaining national maximum waiting times and developing clinical pathways.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

There is a recognised Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) programme utilising a variety of modern techniques with access to the entire range of specialised equipment including CrossBossTM and Sting-RayTM. We also have a mature balloon mitral valvuloplasty programme and are looking to expand our structural intervention programme.

The single-site Acute Hospital (MMUH) benefits from co-located specialist services which will support the new Emergency Department with dedicated imaging facility and Assessment Units. It provides state-of-the-art treatment and care for patients from Sandwell and across the region and will become the civic heart of the area and a point of pride for the community.

The working week for a full-time consultant is comprised of 10 programmed activities (PAs) each of which has a nominal timetable value of 4 hours with 2.0 PAs for SPAs.  Programmed activities that take place outside the hours of 7am and 7pm Monday and Friday or at weekends or on public holidays will have a timetable value of three hours rather than four.  For this post direct clinical care (work relating directly to the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of illness) includes a minimum of 2 fixed cardiac catheter laboratory sessions per week, emergency work (including whilst on-call), outpatient activities (minimum of 2 clinics per week), multi-disciplinary meetings about direct patient care, and administration directly related to the above.  Supporting professional activities (that underpin direct clinical care), include participation in training, medical education, continuous professional development, formal teaching, audit, clinical management and local clinical governance activities.

For more information on the job role and responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description attached.

For an informal discussion, please contact:

For an informal discussion, please contact:

Dr. Chetan Varma, Consultant Cardiologist and Group Director for Medicine on 0121 507 5841, Email: [email protected]

Dr Vinoda Sharma, Consultant Cardiologist and Specialty Lead on 0121 507 5041                      Email: [email protected]