About this role
Job summary
The successful applicant will join a team of eleven consultant cardiologists at Frimley Park Hospital, including those with subspecialist expertise in heart failure, imaging, complex devices, electrophysiology and coronary intervention. Frimley Park Hospital is a primary PCI centre and the cardiology department has an inpatient zone of 30 beds, including a 10-bed CCU. The hospital is part of Frimley Health NHS Trust. This job is based at Frimley Park Hospital.
Main duties of the job
Clinical responsibilities include weekly cath lab sessions, cardiology in-reach into ED and AMU, outpatient clinics, referral triage, and attending the JCC MDT. The cath lab sessions will involve cover of fallow slots until regular slots in the cath lab become available. The hospital is about to start a cardiac MRI service, so accreditation in cardiac MRI is desirable to contribute to the supervision of lists and reporting of studies. Participation in the interventional cardiology on-call (primary PCI, emergency temporary pacing and pericardiocentesis) occurs on a 1 in 6 basis during the week, and on a 1 in 7 basis at the weekend. There is a 1 in 11 consultant of the week rota for covering CCU, the cardiology stepdown ward and inpatient cardiology referrals. Time will be provided for admin, including referral triage and advice and guidance to primary care. Non-clinical responsibilities include active participation in governance and medical audit. SPA time will also be provided for continuing professional development and fulfilling the required commitment for appraisal and revalidation.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Job description Job responsibilities
The job description is attached. It is assumed that every member of the department will play a full part in formal and informal teaching of medical and other staff and this is recognized as part of Supporting Clinical Activities (SPA).
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
MRCP CCT in Cardiology, or is due to attain CCT within 6 months of interview Full GMC registration
Desirable
MD or PhD Consultant level experience in the NHS
Professional, Specialist, and Functional experience Essential
Independent PCI operator Independent with brady pacing Commitment to general cardiology
Desirable
Independent operator in complex intervention Level 2 accreditation in cardiac MRI Dual accreditation with cardiology and GIM accreditation
Specific competencies for role Essential
Excellent communication and teamworking skills Commitment to medical audit and governance IT skills Commitment to continuing professional development Commitment to revalidation
Desirable
Experience of a leadership role; either clinical or non-clinical Has completed an audit or implemented a quality improvement project with measurable and significant positive impact
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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 Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address Frimley Park Hospital
Portsmouth Road
Surrey
GU16 7UJ
Employer's website https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)