Job summary
A whole-time/part-time post as Consultant in Cardiology is available now based at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The appointment is on a whole-time/part-time basis, but applications are welcome from those who wish to job-share.
Candidates are highly recommended to visit the department and hospital, and are invited to contact Dr Andrew Kelion, Clinical Lead of the Cardiac Imaging CSU, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, John Radcliffe Hospital (andrew.kelion@ouh.nhs.uk).
Main duties of the job
Applications are invited for the above post in the Cardiology Department at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.
OUHFT is a large tertiary cardiac centre serving a population of 2.5 million. This exciting new post is designed to provide clinical leadership to the busy Echo Department, which performs more than 30,000 studies per year. In particular it will provide peri-procedural imaging support to the expanding structural interventional programme. This is one of the largest in the country, carrying out over 400 transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) procedures and 120 transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) procedures each year.
About us
Clinical
The Oxford Echocardiography Department is based in the Oxford Heart Centre on the John Radcliffe Hospital site, and is integrated with the Cardiology Outpatient Department in a large custom-built area. There are 7 dedicated echo rooms including a spacious echo procedure room, and a large reporting/meeting room. Services are provided to the Oxford Heart Centre, as well as to the Trust's other secondary and tertiary specialist services on its four sites. In addition, the Department holds a contract to provide GP open-access echo which is delivered from 6 community sites.
At the time of writing the Department employs 10 BSE-accredited cardiac physiologists, with another 6 who have passed the written exam and a number of more junior trainees. Physiologist-led contrast- and bubble-echo lists are performed, as well as valve clinics on the Horton and John Radcliffe sites. A number of cardiology consultants are involved in the echo service, performing complex transthoracic studies, stress echo for coronary and structural heart disease and diagnostic transoesophageal echo (TOE). However the successful applicant will take a more dedicated clinical leadership role in the Department, supporting the Lead Echocardiographer.
The Oxford structural interventional service has been growing rapidly, and the successful applicant will also support the service by attending relevant multidisciplinary meetings and performing peri-procedural TOE in the cath labs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholders duties will be primarily at the John Radcliffe Hospital but it is a condition of the appointment that the postholder will be willing to work at any of the Trusts other locations if required: the Churchill Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and Horton General Hospital.
Clinical
The Oxford Echocardiography Department is based in the Oxford Heart Centre on the John Radcliffe Hospital site, and is integrated with the Cardiology Outpatient Department in a large custom-built area. There are 7 dedicated echo rooms including a spacious echo procedure room, and a large reporting/meeting room. Services are provided to the Oxford Heart Centre, as well as to the Trusts other secondary and tertiary specialist services on its four sites. In addition, the Department holds a contract to provide GP open-access echo which is delivered from 6 community sites.
At the time of writing the Department employs 10 BSE-accredited cardiac physiologists, with another 6 who have passed the written exam and a number of more junior trainees. Physiologist-led contrast- and bubble-echo lists are performed, as well as valve clinics on the Horton and John Radcliffe sites. A number of cardiology consultants are involved in the echo service, performing complex transthoracic studies, stress echo for coronary and structural heart disease and diagnostic transoesophageal echo (TOE). However the successful applicant will take a more dedicated clinical leadership role in the Department, supporting the Lead Echocardiographer.
The Oxford structural interventional service has been growing rapidly, and the successful applicant will also support the service by attending relevant multidisciplinary meetings and performing peri-procedural TOE in the cath labs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholders duties will be primarily at the John Radcliffe Hospital but it is a condition of the appointment that the postholder will be willing to work at any of the Trusts other locations if required: the Churchill Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and Horton General Hospital.
Clinical
The Oxford Echocardiography Department is based in the Oxford Heart Centre on the John Radcliffe Hospital site, and is integrated with the Cardiology Outpatient Department in a large custom-built area. There are 7 dedicated echo rooms including a spacious echo procedure room, and a large reporting/meeting room. Services are provided to the Oxford Heart Centre, as well as to the Trusts other secondary and tertiary specialist services on its four sites. In addition, the Department holds a contract to provide GP open-access echo which is delivered from 6 community sites.
At the time of writing the Department employs 10 BSE-accredited cardiac physiologists, with another 6 who have passed the written exam and a number of more junior trainees. Physiologist-led contrast- and bubble-echo lists are performed, as well as valve clinics on the Horton and John Radcliffe sites. A number of cardiology consultants are involved in the echo service, performing complex transthoracic studies, stress echo for coronary and structural heart disease and diagnostic transoesophageal echo (TOE). However the successful applicant will take a more dedicated clinical leadership role in the Department, supporting the Lead Echocardiographer.
The Oxford structural interventional service has been growing rapidly, and the successful applicant will also support the service by attending relevant multidisciplinary meetings and performing peri-procedural TOE in the cath labs.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- GMC Full registration and licence to practise
- Medical degree
- CCT in Cardiology
- BSE Accreditation in Transthoracic Echo (or equivalent)
- Fully trained in Clinical Cardiology
- Fully trained in all aspects of Echocardiography
- Fully trained in TOE to guide cardiac structural intervention
Desirable
- Higher medical degree
- BSE Accreditation in Stress Echo +/- TOE +/- Congenital Heart Disease (or similar)
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of experience of elective and acute Clinical Cardiology
- Evidence of experience of transthoracic echo in elective and acute patients
- Evidence of experience of advanced diagnostic echo techniques: stress echo, TOE, etc
- Evidence of experience of TOE to guide a range of cardiac structural interventions
- Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems
- Evidence of ability to advise and support consultant and junior cardiology colleagues and cardiac physiologists
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of ability to provide clinical leadership in a teaching hospital Echo Department
- Evidence of effective administrative and time management skills
- Evidence of training in clinical management
- Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork
- Good written English
- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills
- Evidence of ability to discuss technical and clinical issues with both medical and nonmedical staff
- Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training
- Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities
- Evidence of ability to contribute to long-term development and success of the service
Desirable
- Management qualification
- Education qualification
- Peer-reviewed publications Research grants
Other Requirements
Essential
- Transport: Driving licence
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- GMC Full registration and licence to practise
- Medical degree
- CCT in Cardiology
- BSE Accreditation in Transthoracic Echo (or equivalent)
- Fully trained in Clinical Cardiology
- Fully trained in all aspects of Echocardiography
- Fully trained in TOE to guide cardiac structural intervention
Desirable
- Higher medical degree
- BSE Accreditation in Stress Echo +/- TOE +/- Congenital Heart Disease (or similar)
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of experience of elective and acute Clinical Cardiology
- Evidence of experience of transthoracic echo in elective and acute patients
- Evidence of experience of advanced diagnostic echo techniques: stress echo, TOE, etc
- Evidence of experience of TOE to guide a range of cardiac structural interventions
- Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems
- Evidence of ability to advise and support consultant and junior cardiology colleagues and cardiac physiologists
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of ability to provide clinical leadership in a teaching hospital Echo Department
- Evidence of effective administrative and time management skills
- Evidence of training in clinical management
- Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork
- Good written English
- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills
- Evidence of ability to discuss technical and clinical issues with both medical and nonmedical staff
- Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training
- Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities
- Evidence of ability to contribute to long-term development and success of the service
Desirable
- Management qualification
- Education qualification
- Peer-reviewed publications Research grants
Other Requirements
Essential
- Transport: Driving licence
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).
