Job summary
Applications
are invited to apply for a locum appointment to Consultant Cardiologist,
Cardiologist with a focus on General Cardiology. Applicants with specialist
interests in other elements of the cardiology service will be welcome to apply.
This
post holder will flexibly deliver 6 PAs of General Cardiology outpatient and
General/Specialty Cardiology triage, with up to 2.5 PAs negotiable for other
specialist interests, if mutually agreed. Candidates with specialist interest
in cardiac MRI would be particularly welcome. A further 1.5 PA will be
allocated to SPA time.
The
post will be based at Leeds General Infirmary. The purpose of this appointment
is to sustain clinical activity in advance of more long-term strategic
developments to provide this activity.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in Europe,
with access to leading clinical expertise and medical technology. We care for people from all over the country
as well as the 780k residents of Leeds.
The Trust has a budget of £1 billion.
Our 15k staff ensures that every year we treat 1,5m people in our 2,000
beds or out-patient settings, comprising 100,000-day cases, 125,000
in-patients, 200k A&E visits and 1m out-patient appointments. We operate from 7 hospitals on 5 sites all
linked by the same vision, philosophy, and culture to be the best for
specialist and integrated care.
Main duties of the job
This
appointment will be based at the Leeds General Infirmary, one of the largest
and most modern tertiary cardiac centres in the UK, serving a population of
over 3 million. There are 6 state of the art Cardiac Catheter laboratories,
with over 2000 PCIs, including 24/7 primary PCI, over 900 invasive
electrophysiology/cardiac ablations and in excess of 700 implantable device
procedures per annum, making the West Yorkshire Heart Centre one of the highest
volume units in the UK. The Valve clinic and interventional TAVI service is the
largest in the UK outside of London. In addition, ICC, advanced imaging,
cardiac MRI, adult congenital cardiology, paediatric cardiology and
interventional paediatric cardiology, as well as adult and paediatric cardiac
surgical services, all complement each other within the same site.
The
department consists of 2 inpatient wards (one acute admissions cardiology
ward), a day case interventional ward, a day case seated suite, 6 lab catheter
suite and a 10 bed CCU.
The
post is fixed term for 6 months starting as soon as possible, with options to
extend if mutually agreed.
Further
information and contact details can be found in the attached job description.
Prospective
applicants are encouraged to visit the department and are invited to contact
any of the following persons:
Dr
Andrew Hogarth Clinical Director
Dr
Kate Gatenby Lead Clinician
Dr
Jennifer Rossington Lead Clinician
About us
Come
and join our team in Leeds and become part of The Leeds Way sharing our
vision and values. Our Trust is recognised for our staff engagement, great care
and rated GOOD by the Care Quality Commission.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest acute health providers in
the UK and based in one of the fastest growing and vibrant cities in the north.
At
Cardio-Respiratory CSU, we aim to be a fair and supportive CSU with positive,
caring teams who are champions of the Leeds Way values. Our values are part of
what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well
as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what
they see as important to how we work.
Our five values are:
Patient-centred
Collaborative
Fair
Accountable
Empowered
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process
of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As
such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right
to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do
experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please
bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if
you have any questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
General
cardiology at LTHT is an essential component of the workload of the cardiology
department, providing secondary level care for the population of Leeds. This
team requires support after the retirement and loss of colleagues due to a
death in service.
The
Cardiac imaging department in Leeds offers all cardiac imaging modalities
including Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR), Cardiovascular Computed
Tomography (CTCA) and is led by Dr Dominik Schlosshan, clinical lead for
cardiac imaging.
The
CMR department is led by Prof Plein a BSCMR accredited CMR laboratories and
performs over 2,500 clinical CMR scans covering all indications from congenital
to stress CMR. The department uses two state of the art Philips MRI scanners
(1.5 Ingenia and 3 Tesla Achieva) and a 3T Siemens scanner.
The
Cardiac CT service is led by Radiology with Cardiology participation and uses a
Siemens Force scanner performing over 1200 CT coronary angiograms and a large
number of gated scans for interventional planning of structural interventions.
CT images are analysed using a dedicated software (3Mensio).
There
are active Teaching and Research links with the Leeds School of Medicine and
the University of Leeds, both well situated on adjacent sites. The CMR research
group has a world leading reputation for its clinical research including large
single and multi-centre imaging trials and currently employs 8 clinical
fellows.
The
post is fixed term for 6 months starting as soon as possible, with options to
extend if mutually agreed.
OBJECTIVES
OF THE POST
To
deliver care to patients by providing:
Out-patient clinics (general
cardiology)
Specialist PA ideally to contribute
to MRI provision
There is no on call commitment in
this post.
To
link with consultant colleagues in other relevant site specialist teams within
the Cardiology department and across the Cardio-Respiratory CSU.
To
contribute to research, teaching and new developments within the Cardiology
department. The post holder will be encouraged to facilitate and contribute to
the current clinical research programs on going in the department.
Job description
Job responsibilities
General
cardiology at LTHT is an essential component of the workload of the cardiology
department, providing secondary level care for the population of Leeds. This
team requires support after the retirement and loss of colleagues due to a
death in service.
The
Cardiac imaging department in Leeds offers all cardiac imaging modalities
including Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR), Cardiovascular Computed
Tomography (CTCA) and is led by Dr Dominik Schlosshan, clinical lead for
cardiac imaging.
The
CMR department is led by Prof Plein a BSCMR accredited CMR laboratories and
performs over 2,500 clinical CMR scans covering all indications from congenital
to stress CMR. The department uses two state of the art Philips MRI scanners
(1.5 Ingenia and 3 Tesla Achieva) and a 3T Siemens scanner.
The
Cardiac CT service is led by Radiology with Cardiology participation and uses a
Siemens Force scanner performing over 1200 CT coronary angiograms and a large
number of gated scans for interventional planning of structural interventions.
CT images are analysed using a dedicated software (3Mensio).
There
are active Teaching and Research links with the Leeds School of Medicine and
the University of Leeds, both well situated on adjacent sites. The CMR research
group has a world leading reputation for its clinical research including large
single and multi-centre imaging trials and currently employs 8 clinical
fellows.
The
post is fixed term for 6 months starting as soon as possible, with options to
extend if mutually agreed.
OBJECTIVES
OF THE POST
To
deliver care to patients by providing:
Out-patient clinics (general
cardiology)
Specialist PA ideally to contribute
to MRI provision
There is no on call commitment in
this post.
To
link with consultant colleagues in other relevant site specialist teams within
the Cardiology department and across the Cardio-Respiratory CSU.
To
contribute to research, teaching and new developments within the Cardiology
department. The post holder will be encouraged to facilitate and contribute to
the current clinical research programs on going in the department.
Person Specification
Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills
Essential
- Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
- Is up to date and fit to practise safely
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS (or equivalent)
- MRCP(UK) or equivalent qualification
Desirable
- EACVI accreditation in cardiac MRI
Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills
Essential
- Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research.
- Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors.
- Well organised and skilled in good time management.
- Demonstrate ability to relate to and work within a team.
- Effective interpersonal skills.
Desirable
- Previous experience of supervising research by junior staff
Experience
Essential
- Should have completed a recognised training programme in Cardiology.
- Specifically, he/she must demonstrate higher training in cardiac MRI with appropriate qualifications
- Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances.
- Experience of participation in regular clinical audit.
- Demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in management of general cardiac disease
Person Specification
Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills
Essential
- Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
- Is up to date and fit to practise safely
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS (or equivalent)
- MRCP(UK) or equivalent qualification
Desirable
- EACVI accreditation in cardiac MRI
Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills
Essential
- Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research.
- Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors.
- Well organised and skilled in good time management.
- Demonstrate ability to relate to and work within a team.
- Effective interpersonal skills.
Desirable
- Previous experience of supervising research by junior staff
Experience
Essential
- Should have completed a recognised training programme in Cardiology.
- Specifically, he/she must demonstrate higher training in cardiac MRI with appropriate qualifications
- Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances.
- Experience of participation in regular clinical audit.
- Demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in management of general cardiac disease
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
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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).
