ConsultantCardiology

Consultant Cardiologist with expertise in Electrophysiology

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

London

Salary

£113,565 – £150,569

Posted

4 days ago

About the role

The Heart, Lung and Critical Care Clinical Group at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT) is looking to appoint a substantive consultant cardiac electrophysiologist with a special interest in Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD). This is a replacement post to maintain deliver of electrophysiology and cardiac electronic device implantation as well as to support the growth and development of a cross site clinical and academic programme focused on the management of cardiac arrhythmias in adults with congenital heart disease. The post-holder will be a fully trained and independent consultant cardiologist and electrophysiologist. The individual will be able to perform outpatient clinics independently, run catheter laboratory electrophysiology intervention and device lists for investigation and treatment of patients with cardiac arrhythmias as well as participate in the Consultant of the Week and Arrhythmia on-call rotas. The successful candidate will support the catheter laboratories and wards by supervising the resident specialist trainees and clinical fellows in the day-to-day delivery of care. The post will involve close working with the Arrhythmia Clinical Nurse Specialists to prepare patients for their procedures and to coordinate inter-hospital transfers for treatment.

Consultant Cardiologist with expertise in Electrophysiology

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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The post is a substantive 10 PA consultant appointment delivering a fixed weekly timetable across two sites (St Thomas' and Royal Brompton/ELCH), including catheter laboratory EP and device lists, Arrhythmia and ACHD MDTs, ACHD EP clinic, general outpatient clinics and ward cover. The post holder is also required to participate in the Consultant of the Week rota (1 in 27), the EP Consultant of the Week rota (1 in 7) and the Category A Arrhythmia on-call rota (1 in 7). This pattern of cross-site DCC commitments, fixed MDT attendance and three separate on-call rotas cannot be discharged on a less-than-full-time basis without creating gaps in scheduled lists, MDT representation and out-of-hours cover. LTFT working will be considered for the appointed candidate where compatible with service need, in line with the JD.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. At the Guy's and St Thomas' sites, we provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark. We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.

Person specification

Essential

MRCP or equivalent
Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practice) with the GMC as holding a CCT in Cardiology or equivalent Full training in Electrophysiology
Specialist training in Electrophysiology and devices.
Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in cardiology.
Independent device implantation including CRT and conduction system pacing
ACHD arrhythmia clinical and interventional expertise
Able to take responsibility for delivering service without direct supervision including independent arrhythmia ablation skills
Understanding needs of service development
Good interpersonal and communication skills in line with the Trust's Core Behavious
Evidence of active involvement in governance and audit
Experience and track record in education, training, teaching

Desirable

Ability to initiate & supervise research