Job summary
Applications are invited for the post of Locum Consultant in Cardiac Surgery. The successful candidate will join our team of six Cardiac Surgeons based at Castle Hill Hospital. The post is a 6 month fixed term position.
We provide a comprehensive Tertiary Adult Cardiac surgical services to a population of 1.2 million people within the catchment areas of Hull, East Yorkshire, North East Lincolnshire and North Yorkshire.
The on call commitment will be 1:7. The department has close links with Hull University and Hull and York Medical School with ample opportunities for teaching and research.
You should possess full GMC registration, FRCS (CTh) or equivalent and appropriate training and experience to work independently to provide comprehensive Cardiac surgical services.
For further information about the post or to arrange an informal visit please contact, Mr. Martin Jarvis, Consultant Cardiac Surgeon and Clinical Lead, 01482 623256 or email martin.jarvis5@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
This post is essential to maintain current levels of service provision in cardiac surgery. The post holder will have equitable working conditions in accordance with the Trust's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion drive, and provide the necessary on-call requirements for cardiac surgery. The objectives of this post are listed below
- To work with consultant colleagues in the provision of a comprehensive adult cardiac surgery service in the Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (not transplantation or congenital)
- To deliver service to the population in line with local targets, NHS England national service specifications and commissioning agreements, NICE directives and GiRFT recommendations
- To participate in and progress Clinical Audit & Governance to ensure patient safety, clinical quality, operational effectiveness and service efficiency
- To participate in the adult cardiac surgical on call rota
- To support service plans for the specialty, taking account of the changes in population demographics, operational requirements, clinical practice and new technologies available
To maintain and expand the excellence of teaching and research within the department.
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details regarding this vacancy. Please see attached job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details regarding this vacancy. Please see attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- oFull Registration with the GMC
- oGMC Specialist Registration (or expected inclusion within 6 months)
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- oFRCS(C-Th) or equivalent qualification
- oPossession of Speciality Board examination in Cardiothoracic Surgery or equivalent
Desirable
- oPostgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD
- oPostgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in post graduate training
Clinical Experience
Essential
- oProficiency in adult cardiac surgery and able to work, offer expert opinion and make decisions at consultant level
- oAble to receive and treat emergency cardiothoracic surgical cases
Desirable
- oPrevious work in the NHS
- oExperience in delivery of a high quality clinical services.
- oPrevious experience at Consultant level
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- oAbility to organise and manage out-patient priorities, surgical waiting lists, operating lists
- oAble to develop, present and deliver service change and improvement
- oAble to delegate appropriately and work within a team
- oUnderstanding of current issues in the NHS. Understanding of the national issues around cardiac surgery
- oA view of the future of Cardiac Surgery
- oAbility to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
Desirable
- oEvidence of previous managerial responsibility and training.
- oOrganisational and political awareness.
- oEvidence of involvement in effective NHS service development.
Teaching, Audit and Research
Essential
- oExperience of supervising junior medical staff
- oCommitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
- oEvidence of participation in audit
- oAbility to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients
Desirable
- oEvidence of having conducted a practice-changing audit
- oExperience of teaching/ training in clinical courses e.g. IMPACT Course, Faculty, ALS Instructor
- oOriginal peer-reviewed research publications
- oParticipation in multicentre trials
Personal Attributes
Essential
- oAbility to work flexibly in a changing health service
- oExcellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
- oAbility to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals and flex style as appropriate
- oWillingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
Desirable
- oAbility to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- oFull Registration with the GMC
- oGMC Specialist Registration (or expected inclusion within 6 months)
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- oFRCS(C-Th) or equivalent qualification
- oPossession of Speciality Board examination in Cardiothoracic Surgery or equivalent
Desirable
- oPostgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD
- oPostgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in post graduate training
Clinical Experience
Essential
- oProficiency in adult cardiac surgery and able to work, offer expert opinion and make decisions at consultant level
- oAble to receive and treat emergency cardiothoracic surgical cases
Desirable
- oPrevious work in the NHS
- oExperience in delivery of a high quality clinical services.
- oPrevious experience at Consultant level
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- oAbility to organise and manage out-patient priorities, surgical waiting lists, operating lists
- oAble to develop, present and deliver service change and improvement
- oAble to delegate appropriately and work within a team
- oUnderstanding of current issues in the NHS. Understanding of the national issues around cardiac surgery
- oA view of the future of Cardiac Surgery
- oAbility to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
Desirable
- oEvidence of previous managerial responsibility and training.
- oOrganisational and political awareness.
- oEvidence of involvement in effective NHS service development.
Teaching, Audit and Research
Essential
- oExperience of supervising junior medical staff
- oCommitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
- oEvidence of participation in audit
- oAbility to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients
Desirable
- oEvidence of having conducted a practice-changing audit
- oExperience of teaching/ training in clinical courses e.g. IMPACT Course, Faculty, ALS Instructor
- oOriginal peer-reviewed research publications
- oParticipation in multicentre trials
Personal Attributes
Essential
- oAbility to work flexibly in a changing health service
- oExcellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
- oAbility to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals and flex style as appropriate
- oWillingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
Desirable
- oAbility to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines
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).
