Consultant Cardiologist - Lochgilphead, United Kingdom - National Health Service

Description

Job summaryThe Cardiology department at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust aims to offer a high quality responsive service to both patients and General Practitioners for the diagnosis and treatment of suspected cardiovascular conditions.

Our objective is to undertake locally all investigations and treatments that can reasonably be undertaken in the DGH environment whilst ensuring appropriate access to more specialised units.

We keep under constant review the range of activities appropriate to the DGH and update our strategic plan using evidence based guidelines, based on the principle that if it can be done here it should be.

The consultant staffing of the department currently consists of ten Cardiology consultant posts, supported by a team of Clinical Physiologists and specialist nursing staff.

This post will be predominantly based at King's Mill hospital, with out-patient activity at Newark Hospital. It is expected that the applicant for the post will make a major contribution to the cardiac imaging service.

There will also be a requirement to provide in patient ward area care to patients and contribute to the on call cardiology rota.

Main duties of the jobIn-Patient Cardiology10 Cardiologists currently based at King's Mill are responsible for 23 beds on Ward 23, including an 8 bedded cardiac care unit and the cardiology patients within any of the 24 beds on Ward 24, which is shared with haematologists and general internal medicine physicians.

These wards have extensive telemetry facilities.

Step-down facilities from acute cardiac care are based on the same wards and patients are cared for by the same ward based nurses aided by a team of specialist cardiac nurses.

In 22/23, Ward 23 admitted approx. 990 patients.

Out-Patient ServicesAll out patient appointments are booked to allow 30 minutes for new patient appointments and 15 minutes for review appointments.

SFH have been heavily involved by the National team in influencing the shape of the Choose and Book system.

We make serious efforts to ensure continuity is maintained for patients currently under review or who have been recently discharged from a specific consultant's care.

During 22/23, the service completed 6366 outpatient appointments.
A GUCH clinic runs on an ad hoc basis throughout the year. This is a joint clinic managed by a visiting Consultant from Glenfield hospital, Leicester.
It is expected that all Cardiologists will see the same range of referrals within their routine clinics. Additional special interest clinics may be developed in consultation with colleagues and managers.
About usThank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care.

We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good.

Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see attached person specification and job description for full duties and main responsibilitiesPerson Specification

Qualifications

EssentialFull and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC), or be eligible for specialist registration within six months of interview.

Membership of Royal College of Physicians or show evidence of equivalent qualificationProgress towards or attainment of college examsDesirablePostgraduate thesisCompleted fellowship programmeHigher Degree

Experience

EssentialExperience requisite to meeting all aspects of the job planUnderstanding of all aspects of CardiologyAbility to maintain clinical credibility and authority with a multi-professional team including senior traineesBSE TTE AccreditationLevel 2 SCMR/ESCVI Cardiac MRILevel 2 SCCT/BSCCT Cardiac CTDesirableFive years supervised training in an appropriate SpR equivalent training programmeBSE TOE AccreditationLevel 3 SCMR/ESCVI Cardiac MRILevel 3 SCCT/BSCCT Cardiac CT

Teaching

EssentialExperience of supervising Tier 1 doctorsAbility to teach clinical and operative skillsLevel 1 accreditation as an Educational SupervisorDesirableDemonstrable ability as a teacher with evidence of training for the roleExperience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduatesExperience of supervising SpR'sAbility to supervise postgraduate research

Research

EssentialAbility to convert research evidence into clinical practiceDesirablePublications in peer-reviewed journals

Management & administrative experience

EssentialAbility to effectively organise and manage clinical workloadDesirableThe potential to develop management and leadership skillsDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.

Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameSherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAddressKing's Mill HospitalMansfield RoadSutton-in-AshfieldNG17 4JLEmployer's websiteFor questions about the job, contact:Head Of ServiceDr Asif Khanasif.

net Date posted10 April 2024Pay schemeHospital medical and dental staffGradeConsultantSalary
93,666 to 126,281 a year

pro rata per annum

ContractPermanentWorking pattern

Full-time

Reference number214-MED Job locationsKing's Mill HospitalMansfield RoadSutton-in-AshfieldNG17 4JL