Locum Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon

The post is for a Consultant Cardiac Surgeon within the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust. We are looking for a candidate with specific training or experience in aortic surgery to join our expanding aortic programme. The post is designed to help to deliver activity in adult cardiac services delivering approximately 900-1,000 cases per annum and thoracic workload of up to 500 cases per annum.

The post is for a Consultant Cardiac Surgeon within the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust. We are looking for a candidate with specific training or experience in aortic surgery to join our expanding aortic programme. The post is designed to help to deliver activity in adult cardiac services delivering approximately 900-1,000 cases per annum and thoracic workload of up to 500 cases per annum.

The expectation is that the workload will amount to up to 2 job planned all-day operating lists per week although the number of lists may vary from week-to-week; There will be a 1 half day outpatient clinic per week. Multi-disciplinary Team meetings are held at RWT and also at neighbouring referral centres. It is expected to participate and support the established TAVI programme.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.