Consultant Cardiologist - Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom - Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Description

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The Norfolk and Norwich University NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH) and the JamesPaget University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (JPUH) are seeking to appoint a substantive Consultant Interventional Cardiologist to support the provision of interventional cardiology services to a large catchment population, including on-call for primary PCI.

We have recently expanded to five cath labs and a programme of refurbishment is currently underway.

The appointee will be expected to contribute to the delivery of elective and emergency PCI services, including cardiology on-call at NNUH (1:8 primary PCI on call rota).

The post holder will spend two days at JPUH providing outpatient clinics, undertaking ward rounds on the Acute Cardiology Unit and supporting the investigational cardiology department
We are passionate about improving the care of patients with heart failure in collaboration with community partners.

We are particularly interested in developing pathways to avoid heart failure admissions, reduce length of stay and work across traditional boundaries between the hospital and community.

NNUH is a 1,200 bedded multidisciplinary teaching hospital with the full range of medical, surgical, obstetric and diagnostic services on site including 24/7 interventional radiology and thoracic surgical cover.

The cardiology department includes 24 consultants with specialist interests including coronary disease and intervention, cardiac rhythm management, cardiac imaging, valve disease, heart failure and inherited cardiac conditions (ICC).

Four academic consultants have joint appointments with the University of East Anglia Medical School
Entry on the GMC Specialist Register Via oCCT (Proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) oCESR or oEuropean Community Rights
Applicants who are Nationals from another European country or elsewhere overseas would have to show equivalence to the 5 years training period in the National Health Service required for the specialty training and expertise in children's safeguarding
Communications& Language Skills
Good knowledge of, and ability to use, spoken and written English