Job summary
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is excited to invite applications for an enthusiastic and motivated Consultant Cardiologist with a special interest in Cardiac Imaging.This post is for a full-time Consultant Cardiologist with a specialist interest in Cardiac Imaging, specifically Cardiac MRI and Nuclear Cardiology.
The post will be based mainly at Rotherham General Hospital. You will join a well-established Cardiology unit with the opportunity to develop and deliver state of the art services in a tailor made Cardiology suite including purpose built catheterisation/pacing laboratory dedicated for Cardiology use.
You will be joining a team of four other Consultant Cardiologists with sub-specialty interests including cardiac device therapy, heart failure, and coronary intervention. There is a plan to advertise for a second imaging consultant, with sub-speciality interest in advanced echo and cardiac CT, later this year. We also have visiting Consultants undertaking complex device implantation at Rotherham from the regional network.
Local procedures include left and right heart catheterisation, simple and complex cardiac device implantation, transthoracic echo, transoesophaegeal echo, myocardial perfusion scintigraphy and cardiac CT imaging.
Main duties of the job
You will be level 3 competent and experienced in cardiac MRI and have a vision for developing this service locally. You will also lead on reporting myocardial perfusion scintigraphy scans alongside a medical physicist.
You will have had training and obtained full competency in all aspects of general Cardiology.
You will undertake two outpatient clinics per week. You will participate in multidisciplinary team meetings, the clinical and educational supervision of trainees and support our physiologists and specialist nurses.
There is no commitment to general medical on-call. Weekend review of cardiology inpatients and admissions to Rotherham Hospital is to be developed and the post holder will contribute to this activity. This duty will attract additional contracted programmed activity payment.
For interested candidates there is the opportunity to develop research interest. We have a successful portfolio of research studies within the cardiology unit supported by a research nurse from the Trust R&D Department.
About us
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving our local population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham.
As a Trust we are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are the second most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as a place to work? and were one of the most improved for staff engagement overall.
But dont just take our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations for our Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and recognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives of patients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making.
All of our 5,100 colleagues are key to our improvement journey and we are continuing to improve our services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together. If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join us on our journey to excellence.
All Consultant interviews will be performed in person (face to face). If there are any exceptional circumstances as to why a candidate cannot attend in person then a possible virtual interview will be considered by the Executive panel but is not guaranteed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Department
This post is for a full-time Consultant Cardiologist with a specialist interest in Cardiac Imaging, specifically Cardiac MRI and Nuclear Cardiology.
The post will be based mainly at Rotherham General Hospital. You will join a well-established Cardiology unit with the opportunity to develop and deliver state of the art services in a tailor made Cardiology suite including purpose built catheterisation/pacing laboratory dedicated for Cardiology use.
You will be joining a team of four other Consultant Cardiologists with sub-specialty interests including cardiac device therapy, heart failure, and coronary intervention. There is a plan to advertise for a second imaging consultant, with sub-speciality interest in advanced echo and cardiac CT, later this year. We also have visiting Consultants undertaking complex device implantation at Rotherham from the regional network.
Local procedures include left and right heart catheterisation, simple and complex cardiac device implantation, transthoracic echo, transoesophaegeal echo, myocardial perfusion scintigraphy and cardiac CT imaging.
Other medical team members include two Cardiology SpR posts with training numbers from the South Yorkshire and Humber Deanery, two cardiology speciality doctors, a junior cardiology fellow, a foundation year doctor, three resident doctors in training, a part-time hospital practitioner in cardiology, a consultant cardiac clinician scientist, and a consultant radiologist with interest in cardiac imaging. We are supported by two part-time hospital based heart failure nurses, an arrhythmia nurse, an advanced nurse practitioner, and a team of highly specialised cardiac physiologists, echo-sonographers and ECG technicians. There is further team of cardiac specialist nurses and a cardiac physiotherapist based in the community for heart failure and cardiac rehabilitation.
The cardiology suite at Rotherham Hospital, adjacent to the coronary care unit, comprises the catheterisation/pacing laboratory, echocardiography rooms, rapid access chest pain clinics, exercise treadmill testing, tilt-table testing, and full ambulatory ECG monitoring fitting and analysis, as well as consultant offices and secretarial support. Nearby to the main cardiology suite is our cardiac device suite from which a physiologist-led implantable loop recorder service is run, plus permanent pacemaker, cardiac resynchronisation therapy and internal cardioverter defibrillator patients are pre-assessed and followed up with full optimisation service.
The cardiology department has close links with other specialties and with regional cardiology/cardiothoracic colleagues. We have a fortnightly MS Teams MDT meeting with interventional cardiology and cardiothoracic colleagues from Northern General Hospital in Sheffield, weekly regional and local MDT meetings for cardiac rhythm management, cardiac MRI imaging, infective endocarditis, a four-weekly heart failure MDT meeting with community colleagues, and a 6 weekly regional forum to discuss inherited cardiac condition patients.
The Post
You will be level 3 competent and experienced in cardiac MRI and have a vision for developing this service locally. You will also lead on reporting myocardial perfusion scintigraphy scans alongside a medical physicist.
You will have had training and obtained full competency in all aspects of general Cardiology. One week in six you will be the consultant of the week responsible for undertaking and overseeing the inpatient cardiology patients on ward A1, responding to advice and guidance queries, triaging elective referrals, and being the point of contact for middle grade doctors who have reviewed inpatient ward referrals. Other duties are cancelled during this hot week. There is also a 1 in 6 consultant of the week rota for undertaking the CCU ward round and taking responsibility for these patients, supported by a middle grade and resident doctor, commencing at 8am. Other duties are not cancelled during the CCU week.
You will undertake two outpatient clinics per week. You will participate in multidisciplinary team meetings, the clinical and educational supervision of trainees and support our physiologists and specialist nurses.
There is no commitment to general medical on-call. Weekend review of cardiology inpatients and admissions to Rotherham Hospital is to be developed and the post holder will contribute to this activity. This duty will attract additional contracted programmed activity payment.
For interested candidates there is the opportunity to develop research interest. We have a successful portfolio of research studies within the cardiology unit supported by a research nurse from the Trust R&D Department.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Department
This post is for a full-time Consultant Cardiologist with a specialist interest in Cardiac Imaging, specifically Cardiac MRI and Nuclear Cardiology.
The post will be based mainly at Rotherham General Hospital. You will join a well-established Cardiology unit with the opportunity to develop and deliver state of the art services in a tailor made Cardiology suite including purpose built catheterisation/pacing laboratory dedicated for Cardiology use.
You will be joining a team of four other Consultant Cardiologists with sub-specialty interests including cardiac device therapy, heart failure, and coronary intervention. There is a plan to advertise for a second imaging consultant, with sub-speciality interest in advanced echo and cardiac CT, later this year. We also have visiting Consultants undertaking complex device implantation at Rotherham from the regional network.
Local procedures include left and right heart catheterisation, simple and complex cardiac device implantation, transthoracic echo, transoesophaegeal echo, myocardial perfusion scintigraphy and cardiac CT imaging.
Other medical team members include two Cardiology SpR posts with training numbers from the South Yorkshire and Humber Deanery, two cardiology speciality doctors, a junior cardiology fellow, a foundation year doctor, three resident doctors in training, a part-time hospital practitioner in cardiology, a consultant cardiac clinician scientist, and a consultant radiologist with interest in cardiac imaging. We are supported by two part-time hospital based heart failure nurses, an arrhythmia nurse, an advanced nurse practitioner, and a team of highly specialised cardiac physiologists, echo-sonographers and ECG technicians. There is further team of cardiac specialist nurses and a cardiac physiotherapist based in the community for heart failure and cardiac rehabilitation.
The cardiology suite at Rotherham Hospital, adjacent to the coronary care unit, comprises the catheterisation/pacing laboratory, echocardiography rooms, rapid access chest pain clinics, exercise treadmill testing, tilt-table testing, and full ambulatory ECG monitoring fitting and analysis, as well as consultant offices and secretarial support. Nearby to the main cardiology suite is our cardiac device suite from which a physiologist-led implantable loop recorder service is run, plus permanent pacemaker, cardiac resynchronisation therapy and internal cardioverter defibrillator patients are pre-assessed and followed up with full optimisation service.
The cardiology department has close links with other specialties and with regional cardiology/cardiothoracic colleagues. We have a fortnightly MS Teams MDT meeting with interventional cardiology and cardiothoracic colleagues from Northern General Hospital in Sheffield, weekly regional and local MDT meetings for cardiac rhythm management, cardiac MRI imaging, infective endocarditis, a four-weekly heart failure MDT meeting with community colleagues, and a 6 weekly regional forum to discuss inherited cardiac condition patients.
The Post
You will be level 3 competent and experienced in cardiac MRI and have a vision for developing this service locally. You will also lead on reporting myocardial perfusion scintigraphy scans alongside a medical physicist.
You will have had training and obtained full competency in all aspects of general Cardiology. One week in six you will be the consultant of the week responsible for undertaking and overseeing the inpatient cardiology patients on ward A1, responding to advice and guidance queries, triaging elective referrals, and being the point of contact for middle grade doctors who have reviewed inpatient ward referrals. Other duties are cancelled during this hot week. There is also a 1 in 6 consultant of the week rota for undertaking the CCU ward round and taking responsibility for these patients, supported by a middle grade and resident doctor, commencing at 8am. Other duties are not cancelled during the CCU week.
You will undertake two outpatient clinics per week. You will participate in multidisciplinary team meetings, the clinical and educational supervision of trainees and support our physiologists and specialist nurses.
There is no commitment to general medical on-call. Weekend review of cardiology inpatients and admissions to Rotherham Hospital is to be developed and the post holder will contribute to this activity. This duty will attract additional contracted programmed activity payment.
For interested candidates there is the opportunity to develop research interest. We have a successful portfolio of research studies within the cardiology unit supported by a research nurse from the Trust R&D Department.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration and a licence to practise with the GMC
- Please confirm your GMC Registration number
- Eligible to be included on the Specialist register - CCT expected within 6 months of interview date or
- Evidence of CESR application submission and within 6 months of obtaining Specialist Registration via CESR
- MBBS or equivalent primary medical qualification
- MRCP specialist qualification or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Level 3 competency in Cardiac MRI
- Competency in MPS reporting
Desirable
- Additional Imaging skills
Education and Teaching
Essential
- Proven ability to teach and train others
Research and Audit
Essential
- Evidence of audit and the implementation of change following the audit
Desirable
- Relevant research published in peer review journal
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Any specific skills required to undertake the role above those required to achieve CCT
Management Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate effective team working skills
- Time management and organisational ability. An example may be they have developed and run training programmes
- Proven knowledge of systems and process of NHS or equivalent
- Sense of understanding and commitment to corporate responsibility
- Commitment to and understanding of their responsibility to the organisation. Examples may include previous involvement in management roles, management courses
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration and a licence to practise with the GMC
- Please confirm your GMC Registration number
- Eligible to be included on the Specialist register - CCT expected within 6 months of interview date or
- Evidence of CESR application submission and within 6 months of obtaining Specialist Registration via CESR
- MBBS or equivalent primary medical qualification
- MRCP specialist qualification or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Level 3 competency in Cardiac MRI
- Competency in MPS reporting
Desirable
- Additional Imaging skills
Education and Teaching
Essential
- Proven ability to teach and train others
Research and Audit
Essential
- Evidence of audit and the implementation of change following the audit
Desirable
- Relevant research published in peer review journal
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Any specific skills required to undertake the role above those required to achieve CCT
Management Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate effective team working skills
- Time management and organisational ability. An example may be they have developed and run training programmes
- Proven knowledge of systems and process of NHS or equivalent
- Sense of understanding and commitment to corporate responsibility
- Commitment to and understanding of their responsibility to the organisation. Examples may include previous involvement in management roles, management courses
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
