About this role
Job summary
This is an appointment is for a substantive Consultant in Interventional Cardiology within the Heart, Lung & Critical Care (HLCC) Clinical Group of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. The HLCC Group is one of the largest providers of cardiovascular care in Europe. The appointee will contribute to the delivery and ongoing development of the interventional service at the Royal Brompton Hospital (RBH).
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will join the established coronary intervention teams across the Trust to contribute to the coronary revascularisation programme. Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust now boasts one of the largest coronary revascularisation programmes in Europe, undertaking approximately 3000 PCI cases annually across three sites. The programme is rapidly developing with a specific emphasis on collaborative cross-site working and standardisation of care pathways. The post-holder will be expected to help further develop these pathways at the Brompton site to increase capacity and quality of care, with an emphasis on reanimating the CHIP (complex and high risk indicated procedure) programme that includes chronic total occlusions. The successful applicant will also be part of a busy cardiogenic shock programme and is expected to be involved in implantation of mechanical circulatory support devices and be part of the interventional on-call rota at the Brompton site. In addition to being on the on-call rota for revascularisation at RBH, the successful applicant will also be expected to contribute to the PPCI rota at either HH or STH, will participate in the consultant of the week rota at RBH for intervention / SHD.
About us
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.
Job description Job responsibilities
The post will involve 4 interventional lab sessions at RBH with opportunities for cross cover across sites. Although not essential, structural skillsets would be desirable given the ever-growing TAVI programmes. The successful candidate would be expected to undertake weekly interventional and outpatient clinics and play a central role in the revascularisation MDT. Successful candidate will be encouraged to develop and improve upon the established programmes and to take on clinical leadership roles where appropriate. An active research interest and background is encouraged. A proactive role in education is essential.
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications Essential
Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) or be eligible for registration within six months of interview. Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT MRCP or show evidence of equivalent qualification Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
FRCP or show evidence of equivalent qualification
Clinical Experience Essential
Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in relevant speciality. Specialist training in Complex and High Risk Indicatred Procedures. Able to take responsibility for delivering service without direct supervision.
Desirable
Subspecialist interest in Chronic Total Occlusions Exposure to structural interventions (TAVI, Mechanical Circulatory support)
Clinical Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Essential
Teaching skills Evidence of active involvement in governance and audit Broad range of IT skills
Desirable
Ability to initiate & supervise coronary revascularisation research (investigator initiated or industry sponsored clinical trials)
Leadership / Management skills Essential
Good interpersonal and communications skills in line with the Trust's Core Behaviours (see appendix one) Understanding needs of service development
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This 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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Address Royal Brompton Hospital
Sydney Street
London
SW3 6NP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)