About this role
Job summary
Consultant in Cardiology Coronary Intervention and TAVI
Full time (10PA)
Barts Health NHS Trust and St Bartholomew's Hospital invites you to apply for this exciting opportunity to join the Interventional Cardiology & Structural departments as part of the Barts Heart Centre.
Barts Health NHS Trust has a vision to be a high performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. Barts Health NHS Trust is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in Britain and the cardiovascular centre is one of the largest of its kind in Europe, providing sector wide care to a population of over 6 million. Applications are invited for the above post which will be based at the Barts Heart Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust.
The Interventional Cardiology department is one of the biggest in the UK and Europe. Interventional Cardiology, along with Electrophysiology makes up one of the three clinical directorates within the Barts Heart Centre at St Bartholomew's Hospital. The Barts Heart Centre is the biggest in the UK with its complement of 10 catherisation labs (5 of which are dedicated to Intervention).
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will work within the Interventional Cardiology and structural heart intervention at Barts Heart Centre and will participate in the Heart Attack Centre rota (1 PA). The job plan will provide expert care to an expanding population of patients. The post-holder will be expected to be an independent operator for diagnostic and interventional cardiology procedures including TAVI. The post-holder will contribute fully to the general management of cardiac patients through ward rounds and outpatient clinics, and will be required to have received full accreditation in cardiology as a trainee.
The post-holder will support the overall delivery of inpatient and outpatient services, as well as the advice and guidance helpline.
Opportunities exist within all the departments to undertake research and education as a part of the Centre of Excellence Strategy of the Trusts.
This is an outline program, and the post holder will be expected to discuss and agree a detailed job plan including personal and professional objectives with the Clinical Directors for Interventional Cardiology and structural heart intervention
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description Job responsibilities
Delivery and organisation of direct clinical care to patients, through all parts of the department, sharing equally in the workload and involving a multi-disciplinary workforce; to support other members of staff in doing so also.
Provide clinical leadership, improve the patient experience and ensure the highest quality clinical care.
Dedication to service development and quality improvement.
Undertaking research both laboratory and clinically-based, within the limits of clinical and service workload publishing and presenting work nationally and internationally.
Regular attendance and contribution to the Interventional Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention MDTs.
Full engagement with the current Interventional Cardiology and Cardiovascular Prevention consultants, ensuring shared clinical decision-making and collaborative case management.
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications Essential
Full registration with the GMC/eligible for registration CCT in Cardiology or within 6 months of at interview date MRCP (UK) or equivalent
Desirable
A professional qualification in medical education Higher degree e.g. PhD/ MD submitted/awarded (copy to be brought to the interview)
Clinical Experience & Skills Essential
Fully trained in general cardiology, cardiac interventional procedures Fully trained in TAVI and able to operate independently
Desirable
Experience in intervention for mitral/tricuspid or other structural interventions
Clinical Knowledge Essential
All aspects of interventional, preventative and general cardiology
Audit, Management & IT Essential
Ability to undertake and direct audit with demonstrable understanding of the impact and challenges this brings Good IT skills, use of patient and hospital databases Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national level
Desirable
Evidence of innovative approaches to healthcare Evidence of leadership of and involvement with clinical governance Demonstrates a commitment to the highest ethical and professional values and a belief in government funded healthcare
Academic - Research, Teaching skills & Experience Essential
Evidence of extensive involvement with research (clinical, translational or basic science) and the ability to describe and discuss the impact of findings Track record of publications in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at national and international scientific meetings Knowledge of research ethics and grant applications Experience of setting up collaborative multicentre research projects
Desirable
First and last name authorship in publications relevant to this post
Personal Qualities Essential
Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work within an MDT. Accountability; ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority Interpersonal Skills; ability to see patients as people, ability to empathise and work co-operatively with others Self-motivated with an enquiring, critical approach to work Ability to work under pressure Caring attitude to patients Willingness to challenge the norm in a positive manner whilst building a team ethos Ability to deliver consistently high levels of care for patients in a productive and cost-effective manner
Desirable
Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and flexibility to work outside of usual job plan when required
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 Barts Health NHS Trust
Address St Bartholomew's Hospital
West Smithfield
London
EC1A 7BE
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)