Job summary
Full time (10PA) Consultant - Substantive
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.
Main duties of the job
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) and 10 cardiothoracic theatres.
St Bartholomew's Hospital is one of a group of hospitals - Barts Health NHS Trust - the group providing a huge range of clinical services to the population of East London, the City of London, and beyond.
Opportunities exist within all Barts Heart Centre departments to undertake research and education as a part of the Centre of Excellence Strategy of the Trusts.
About us
WeCare about our ambition for excellence
Our WeCare values shape everything that we do, every single day. They are visible in every interaction we have with each other, our patients, their families and our partners.
WeCare about everything from the appointment letters our patients receive, to the state of our facilities when they walk through the door, to the care and compassion they receive when they are discharged. WeCare that the people who join our trust will hold the same values as we do, so our values are embedded within our recruitment and selection processes. WeCare that you feel valued working here, so our values also guide our training and development and performance and talent management. WeCare about working with suppliers that live and breathe our values too.
We have come a long way on our journey to delivering safe and compassionate care. By embracing these values as the way we behave around here, we will achieve our ambition for excellence
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
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
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC/eligible for registration Within 6 months of CCST in Cardiology at interview date
- MRCP (UK) or equivalent
- Higher degree e.g. PhD/ MD submitted/awarded (copy to be brought to the interview)
Desirable
- A professional qualification in medical education
Clinical Experience & Skills
Essential
- Fully trained in general cardiology, cardiac interventional procedures, structural heart intervention procedures including TAVI, Mitral and Tricuspid interventions and Congenital heart disease intervention.
Clinical Knowledge
Essential
- All aspects of interventional, preventative and general
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
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC/eligible for registration Within 6 months of CCST in Cardiology at interview date
- MRCP (UK) or equivalent
- Higher degree e.g. PhD/ MD submitted/awarded (copy to be brought to the interview)
Desirable
- A professional qualification in medical education
Clinical Experience & Skills
Essential
- Fully trained in general cardiology, cardiac interventional procedures, structural heart intervention procedures including TAVI, Mitral and Tricuspid interventions and Congenital heart disease intervention.
Clinical Knowledge
Essential
- All aspects of interventional, preventative and general
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.
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).
