Job summary
Applications are invited for 1 full-time Consultant Transplant Cardiologist. to support services in the Manchester Heart Institute across Manchester . The position will be based at Wythenshawe Hospital.
The main duties also are around a surgical post .
Manchester Royal Infirmary
The Manchester Royal Infirmary on the Oxford Road campus is a major university teaching hospital and a tertiary centre for cardiothoracic and cardiology services for the Greater Manchester region. It is also a Level 2 Adult Congenital Heart Disease centre, a Regional centre for Obstetric Cardiology, a Major Trauma Centre and a Major arterial centre for Vascular Surgery.
Wythenshawe Hospital
The Wythenshawe Hospital site is also a tertiary centre for cardiothoracic and cardiology services for the Greater Manchester region, and provides quaternary level services in heart and lung transplantation. It has been designated as the hub site for the MFT Single Cardiac Service.
Candidate will be expected to participate in on call cardiothoracic surgery and heart/lung transplantation on call rotas, which operate on a 1 in 4 basis.
Main duties of the job
Applications are invited for 1 full-time Consultant Cardiac/Cardiothoracic Transplantation Surgeon to support services at Wythenshawe Hospital.
As the leading provider of tertiary and specialist healthcare services in Manchester the Trust treats more than a million patients every year. The post holders will be part of a team of 50 Consultant Cardiologists and 16 visiting Consultants in the Manchester Heart Institute.
A successful candidate with appropriate Cardiothoracic Transplantation experience will be primarily based at Wythenshawe Hospital. Candidates will be expected to participate in on call cardiothoracic surgery rotas, which operate on a 1 in 4 basis.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Consultant Cardiac Surgeon
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via: CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) or CESR or European Community Rights.
- An appropriate higher Cardiothoracic Specialist Surgical Qualification
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCST in Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems in cardiac for emergency and elective situations
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities, surgical waiting lists and and operating lists
- Ability to manage and lead a surgical firm.
- Experience of teaching at Prostgraduate level
- Ability to teach clinical and operative skills
- Experience of audit management
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
- Peer reviewed publications
- Ability to work in a team and engage in innovation
- Good interpersonal skills, enquiring critical approach to work, caring attitude to patients
- Ability to communicate effectively with other agencies
- Commited to continuing medical education
Desirable
- Postgraduate Degree (eg MSc, MD, PhD)
- Subspecialist interest in Aortovascular Surgery & Trauma
- Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
- Experience of supervising
Person Specification
Consultant Cardiac Surgeon
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via: CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) or CESR or European Community Rights.
- An appropriate higher Cardiothoracic Specialist Surgical Qualification
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCST in Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems in cardiac for emergency and elective situations
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities, surgical waiting lists and and operating lists
- Ability to manage and lead a surgical firm.
- Experience of teaching at Prostgraduate level
- Ability to teach clinical and operative skills
- Experience of audit management
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
- Peer reviewed publications
- Ability to work in a team and engage in innovation
- Good interpersonal skills, enquiring critical approach to work, caring attitude to patients
- Ability to communicate effectively with other agencies
- Commited to continuing medical education
Desirable
- Postgraduate Degree (eg MSc, MD, PhD)
- Subspecialist interest in Aortovascular Surgery & Trauma
- Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
- Experience of supervising
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).
