Employer: University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Glenfield Hospital
Town: Leicester
Salary: £99,532 - £131,964 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 24/09/2024 23:59
Locum Consultant Cardiologist
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
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Job overview
Locum Consultant Cardiologist - Fixed term – 6 month contract
The successful applicant will be part of a team of consultants (cardiologists and physicians) whose primary responsibility is CDU on a shift pattern through the week at present with the future intention of extending into the evenings and weekends. There will be support in the CDU by middle grade and junior staffing plus specialist nurses and advanced nurse practitioners. We are in the process of designing rapid access services for those who may not need admission. Ideally, the successful applicant will have a track record of setting up similar services within cardiology. This post will require ward rounds for admitted patients on the CDU, and review, investigation, and treatment of acutely presenting patients on the CDU and Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC).
The primary area of work will be the clinical decisions unit but there may be opportunities for procedural work for example in the catheter labs. Procedural work would not be fixed sessions but will fit around CDU staffing levels and the needs of the service. There may also be a need for flexibility and offering support to outlying patients admitted under cardiology.
Main duties of the job
Key Tasks
- Provide a consultant led cardiology service in the Clinical Decisions Unit (CDU).
- Develop pathways for ambulatory care, admission avoidance, and streaming to appropriate services.
- Support the general cardiology service and be responsible for the care of patients within cardiology services across UHL.
- Supervise, teach, and train junior medical staff and medical students.
- Work with colleagues on the other sites within UHL to deliver an excellent service.
- Undertake high standard and timely managerial duties (e.g. clinical administration) which support clinical care.
- Participate in research.
- Comply with the duties and responsibilities detailed in the job description.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The overriding purpose is to support the provision of highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement, including:
- Responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness, and the proper functioning of the department.
- Cover for colleagues' annual leave and other authorized absences.
- Participate in service development and business planning in collaboration with the other Consultants in the department.
- Professional supervision and management of junior medical staff.
- Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required.
- Participating in medical audit, the Trust’s Clinical Governance processes and in CPD.
- In line with GMC Good Medical Practice, ensure all duties are carried out to the highest possible standard.
- Respond in a timely fashion to legitimate requests from Trust officers.
- Participate in teaching and training of junior staff and other clinical staff groups.
- Maintain continuing professional development (CPD) to be able to successfully revalidate.
Person specification
Commitment to Trust Values & Behaviours
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s Values and Behaviours.
- Able to demonstrate a commitment and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.
Qualifications
- MB BS or Equivalent.
- Full GMC Registration.
- Fully Accredited for Higher Specialist Training or will be eligible for inclusion on the Specialist Register within 6 months of the interview date.
- MRCP / MRCS or equivalent.
- Current BLS Certification.
- Membership of relevant Specialist Societies or Associations.
- Track record in Cardiovascular research (grants, publications, collaborations).
Experience / Clinical Skills
- Fully trained in Cardiology with a subspecialty interest.
- Excellent clinical skills and experience requisite to meeting all aspects of the Job Plan.
- Ability to apply sound clinical judgment to problems.
- Comfortable with complex issues such as multisystem disease, frailty.
- Able to make timely and good clinical decisions without inappropriate or excessive investigations.
- Evidence of clinical or research commitment and a relevant specialty interest.
- Advanced knowledge, skills, and experience in devices or cardio-oncology.
- Post-CCT experience in devices or cardio-oncology.
Management
- Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and supervise juniors.
- Experience of leading teams and awareness of leadership styles.
- Ability to effectively organise, prioritise and manage clinical workload.
- Understanding of wider health agenda and modern NHS.
- Ability to work to overcome barriers to change.
- Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance issues.
- Evidence of management and administration experience.
- Management training on an accredited course.
- Awareness of Service Development issues.
Communication Skills / Motivation
- Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication with patients and colleagues.
- To be empathic and sensitive; capacity to take others perspectives and treat others with understanding.
- Highly Developed Emotional Intelligence.
- Personal integrity and reliability. Ability to motivate and develop both medical Staff and non-medical staff.
- High standard of presentation both written and verbal.
- Demonstrable track record of successful change management.
- Proven ability to maintain focus in a demanding environment.
- Commitment to further develop the post and the service provided.
Audit/ Quality Improvement
- Effective participation in and a commitment to clinical audit.
- Participation in a quality improvement programme.
- Experience of quality improvement work and audit.
- Completion of formal courses in Audit and quality improvement.
Research
- Understanding and interest in research.
- Ability to appraise research critically.
- Ability to supervise juniors undertaking research projects.
- Evidence of recent research and development activity.
- Publications in nationally and internationally recognised peer-reviewed journals on subjects relevant to the specialty.
Teaching
- Experience of and a commitment to training/ teaching undergraduate and postgraduates.
- Appraisal and assessment skills.
- Ability to assess clinical competencies.
- Enthusiastic and ability to inspire and lead others.
- Willingness to develop new approaches to teaching.
- Post Graduate qualification in teaching and training.
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