Senior Locally Employed Doctor in Cardiac Electrophysiology

Job overview

The post will predominantly focus on Electrophysiology. The post holder will be expected to contribute fully to the Electrophysiology service, which is delivered on all sites across MFT; this post will be based across Wythenshawe Hospital and Manchester Royal Infirmary. Furthermore the post holder will be an integral part of the Electrophysiology team, helping to develop the service as part of the single hospital service programme of work.

There will be an expectation on the postholder to contribute to outpatient clinics, catheter lab activity and consultant on-call/consultant of the week rotas.

The Manchester Royal Infirmary and Wythenshawe site catheter laboratories presently perform over 1250 Electrophysiology procedures per year on aggregate, with an increasing burden of acute and complex work. The post holder will provide extensive support to the catheter lab Electrophysiology programme, and will be expected to work within the team who deliver a wide-ranging suite of procedures, such as AF ablation and ablation for SVT and VT.

A strong commitment to Undergraduate and Postgraduate Teaching and a Research interest is desirable. Recruitment to clinical trials occurs through the local research network, and the Trust research and innovation programme is led by Prof Chris Miller. Additionally there are active links with bioengineering, translational and basic science cardiovascular biology programmes in Manchester.

Main duties of the job

The post will predominantly focus on Electrophysiology. The post holder will be expected to contribute fully to the Electrophysiology service, which is delivered on all sites across MFT; this post will be based across Wythenshawe Hospital and Manchester Royal Infirmary. Furthermore the post holder will be an integral part of the Electrophysiology team, helping to develop the service as part of the single hospital service programme of work.

There will be an expectation on the postholder to contribute to outpatient clinics, catheter lab activity and consultant on-call/consultant of the week rotas.

Please see job description.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

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