Senior Locally Employed Doctor in Cardiology Devices

Job overview

Job overview

This is a 12 months fixed-term post. The appointee would be based in the Cardiology Directorate at Wythenshawe Hospital, part of the Manchester Heart Institute. The role will combine working alongside and supporting Consultant Cardiologists within Cath Labs, Critical Care and ward settings. This post is suitable for either individuals who wish to complete a period of higher training in implantable devices and develop their practical, research and management skills prior to applying for a consultant post .

Main duties of the job

Please also see  job description.  The post is based at Wythenshawe Hospital. Wythenshawe Hospital provides tertiary cardiac services to the South Manchester and North Cheshire area and is supported by on-site cardiothoracic surgery and an active cardiac transplant unit. The Cardiology department has five cardiac catheter laboratories.

The post holder will have the opportunity to fulfil an operator role in the device service in the Cath Labs and a device troubleshooting role in outpatients commensurate with the level of the post holder’s experience. There will be a commitment to at least one regular clinic per week. There will also be a specific responsibility for updating and maintaining clinical data in the Devices database as well as auditing the same data.

The device service delivers around 1000 device procedures/year and the successful candidate will work with a team of 6 in-house device implanting cardiologists who perform a wide range of device procedures for a population of 2m. The post-holder can expect to contribute to a substantial proportion of these procedures.

There is an expectation that the postholder will make a significant contribution to the research and audit programme and quality improvement programmes in the department and also to the department’s educational programme .

There is an expectation that the post-holder will contribute to the middle-grade on-call rota.

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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