Locum Consultant Cardiologist

Job description

Job responsibilities

GENERAL

This is a locum Consultant post. The remit of the postholder will be to work within the multidisciplinary team to provide care for patients with inherited cardiac conditions (ICC) and to further develop ICC services within the Trust and across the South London network.

The individual will run outpatient clinics, review inpatients, contribute to multi-disciplinary team working and participate in MDT team meetings. They will provide innovation and leadership in the further development of the combined inherited cardiac conditions service.

Major areas of development in the Cardiovascular department include the ICC service. It is expected that the appointee will contribute to the development and delivery of aspects of these services depending upon their interests and experience. Current focus includes development in clinical and research areas (for example the cardiac arrest survivors pathway).

In addition, the individual will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the Care Group while having a significant commitment to teaching and training of junior staff.

The post will be based at Kings College Hospital (Denmark Hill) but the post-holder may be required to undertake clinical work across other sites within Kings Health Partners (including Guys and St Thomas Hospitals). The proposed 10 PA Job Plan is attached. This will be reviewed within 3 months of the postholder commencing in post.

There is no general medical component to the post however the post-holder would be expected to support the general cardiology services of the department including outpatient clinics and Consultant of the Week rota. They are also expected to contribute to all relevant audit and clinical governance activity.

All employees are expected to undertake work on any of the Trusts sites as required by the service. As a senior employee of the Trust, you will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trusts patients. Integral to these responsibilities is the following:

The provision of a first-class clinical service

Effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty

Sustaining and developing teaching and research in conjunction with Kings College London / KHP

Undertaking all work in accordance with the Trusts procedures and operating policies

Conducting clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trusts service plans

Maintaining the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Care Group or the Trust

1. Together with the other members of the cardiology team, to provide a service for cardiology, particularly inherited cardiac conditions. This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the Care Group.

2. Shared responsibility with the other cardiologists for providing 24 hours, 7 days a week cover for the Unit on a rota basis. Responsible also for covering colleagues periods of annual leave and short-term sickness.

3. Provide clinical supervision of junior medical/dental practitioners as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.

4. Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives.

5. Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Groups management team.

6. Contribute to Care Groups research interests in accordance with the Trusts R&D framework.

7. Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, clinical governance programs and learning from Deaths.

8. Take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the Care Groups Business Plan. This may include assisting with discussions regarding service plans and developments with internal and external agencies.

9. Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s).

10. Exercise professional leadership for all staff working in the specialty. This will include fostering and developing projects focused towards these ends and ensuring that the momentum of post-qualification professional education and other appropriate training is maintained.

11. Work in conjunction with clinical and other professional colleagues to ensure that the productivity of staff within the specialty is maintained and their job satisfaction is enhanced. This may include involvement in the appraisal process for peers and/or junior colleagues.

12. Undertake Care Group management duties as agreed with the Care Group/Departmental Manager/Clinical Director.

13. Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene.

14. Prepare for and undertake the protective interventions that you are responsible for in a manner that is consistent with evidence-based practice and maintaining patient safety.

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. You have a general duty of care for the health, safety and well-being of yourself, work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance responsibilities associated with this post.

2. You are required to observe the rules, policies, procedures and standards of Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations, including complying with statutory and Trust core training.

3. You are required to observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff.

4. You are required to be responsible, with management support, for your own personal development and to actively contribute to the development of colleagues.

5. The postholder has an important responsibility for, and contribution to make to, infection control and must be familiar with the infection control and hygiene requirements of this role. These requirements are set out in the National Code of Practice on Infection Control and in local policies and procedures, which will be made clear during your induction and subsequent refresher training. These standards must be strictly complied with at all times.

6. All employees must hold an 'nhs.net' email account, which will be the Trust's formal route for email communication. You are therefore required to check this regularly and to deal with such communication promptly.

7. This job description is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to be definitive or restrictive. It is expected that some of the duties will change over time and this description will be subject to review in consultation with the postholder.

You must be fully registered with the GMC/GDC, hold a Licence to Practice and be on the Specialist Register, or within six months of attaining your CCT or equivalent at interview stage. Please note that successful completion of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is our accepted minimum language requirement.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training/Skills

Essential

• Registerable medical qualification.
• MRCP or equivalent.
• Within six months of the expected date of CCT (or equivalent) on the day of interview.
• Full registration with GMC and Name on Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment.
• Wide experience in all aspects of inherited cardiac conditions, culminating in award of CCT or equivalent.
• Specialist training in inherited cardiomyopathies.
• Experience in day to day organisation of cardiology services in a busy Teaching Hospital.
• Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit and quality improvement.
• Must be able to demonstrate ability to lead change.
• Experience of conducting or supporting clinical research.
• Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and exam preparation.
• Effective communicator, able to work in a close-knit team and co-operate with all medical/dental and paramedical staff.
• Flexible and resilient.
• Professional attitude towards work, reliability, good record of attendance and tidy personal appearance.
• Able to demonstrate an understanding of Kings Values.
• Commitment to uphold Kings Values.

Desirable

• Other higher degree or diploma (e.g. MD or PhD).
• Specialist training in cardiac imaging (e.g. cardiac MRI or echocardiography).
• Specialist training in inherited arrhythmia syndromes, aortopathies and/or heart failure
• Specialist training in cardiac device therapy.
• Familiar with current structure of Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes.
• Management course and/or qualification.
• Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of inherited cardiac conditions.
• Publication of relevant original research, review articles or case reports.
• Teaching skills course/qualification.
• Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills.

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

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's College Hospital

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS

Employer's website

https://www.kch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)