ConsultantCardiology

Consultant Cardiologist with interest in Heart Failure & Pacing

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

CQC: Requires improvement

Peterborough

Salary

£113,565 – £150,569

Posted

3 weeks ago

About the role

We are seeking a proactive and motivated Consultant Cardiologist with an interest in Heart Failure and Pacing and a passion in providing high quality patient centred cardiology services across our acute hospitals, Peterborough City Hospital and Hinchingbrooke Hospital. We are delighted that you are taking the time to consider this post.

You will be a valued member of an inclusive and supportive multidisciplinary team that works collaboratively to deliver inpatient and outpatient Heart Failure services across our hospital sites. Supported by a specialist team of 12 Cardiology consultants, specialist nurses and an experienced Cardiac Physiology team, you will be leading the development of the new Heart Failure Hub at Peterborough City Hospital.

As our new innovative Consultant Cardiologist, you will lead the development of the complex pacing service for the North of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated System. You will provide specialist knowledge and skills in device implantation from brady pacing to complex pacing.

Consultant Cardiologist with interest in Heart Failure & Pacing

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

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Upon commencing, you will be mentored by the Clinical Lead as well as being allocated a Trust mentor. We will offer secretarial support and office space.

We are committed to supporting your career in an environment where your skills and initiatives are valued. You will show evidence of continuing education to broaden knowledge and skills and develop professionally. We respect your wellbeing and we are open to flexibility in your working patterns.

Key Responsibilities:

Deliver high quality, patient centred care.

Expand and deliver heart failure services.

Contribute to general cardiology services, including outpatients' clinics and inpatient ward work as consultant of the week and reviewing outlying patients with cardiac conditions.

Pacemaker implantation

Shared responsibility for the day-to-day management of the service and participation in strategic planning

Active involvement in MDT meetings and directorate clinical governance activity

Teaching, training and participation in continuing medical education.

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust is a large, complex organisation serving a diverse population across multiple sites. We are committed to delivering high quality, safe and effective care, with a strong focus on continuous improvement and clinical leadership. You will be joining a supportive and collaborative senior leadership community, working closely with clinical and corporate colleagues to address key priorities and challenges. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a rapid, visible difference at a critical time, improving care, strengthening standards, and embedding a positive, accountable culture.

Person specification

Essential

MRCP or qualification at an equivalent level
Entry on GMC Specialist Register or, be within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview or, provide GMC eligibility for entry on the Specialist Register
Broad range of experience in cardiology BHRS or equivalent accreditation in device implantation
Ability to offer and be accountable for independent and expert opinion
Demonstrate an interest and commitment to the speciality
Experience of teaching medical students, doctors in training and other AHPs
Teaching Course
Show engagement with clinical governance and have open approach to learning from mistakes
Show evidence of situational awareness and good decision making
Evidence of making change in practice for patient good
Participation in research
Ability to critically appraise published evidence
Fulfil Trust values: We put patients first We are actively respectful We seek to improve and develop We are caring and compassionate We work positively together
Computer literacy and general IT skills
Comprehensive knowledge of and insight into all domains in GMC "Good Medical Practice"
Awareness of core values of NHS constitution
Evidence of engagement with appraisal and revalidation
Up to date and aware of own training needs

Desirable

Postgraduate academic degree
Experience in organising educational activities
Published papers and original work in peer reviewed journals