Locum Consultant Cardiologist

Job responsibilities

The overriding purpose is to support the provision of highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement, including:

• Responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness, and the proper functioning of the department;
• Cover for colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absences;
• To participate in service development and business planning in collaboration with the other Consultants in the department, the CMG and local GPs and commissioners within the local CCGs;
• Professional supervision and management of junior medical staff including the observance of local employment and human resource policies and procedures;
• Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education activity, locally and nationally;
• Participating in medical audit, the Trusts Clinical Governance processes and in CPD CPD is provided in job plans and attendance at audit and other governance meetings is mandatory; Managerial, including budgetary responsibilities where appropriate and compliance with standing orders and standing financial instructions of the Trust.;
• In line with GMC Good Medical Practice it is the responsibility of the post-holder to ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest possible standard, and in accordance with current quality initiatives within the area of work.
• The post-holder is expected to respond in a timely fashion to legitimate requests from Trust officers this might include investigations of incidents or complaints.
• The post-holder is expected to participate in teaching and training of junior staff and other clinical staff groups. The appointee will also have supervision responsibilities for junior medical staff within the specialty. If appropriate the post-holder will be named in the contract of junior staff as the person responsible for overseeing their training and as an initial source of advice to such doctors regarding their careers.
• The post-holder is expected to participate in professional continuing medical education; study leave is provided for this purpose.
• The post-holder will be expected to undertake the Trust Corporate and Directorate specific Induction and competency Programmes appropriate to role.
• The post-holder will be required to maintain their continuing professional development (CPD) to be able to successfully revalidate. As per the Trust requirement the successful candidate will be required to have annual appraisal and attend / keep fully up to date with statutory and mandatory training as stipulated.

Audit/Clinical Governance

Essential

• Effective participation in and a commitment to clinical audit.
• Participation in a quality improvement programme
• Experience of quality improvement work and audit

Desirable

• Undergone training in teaching and willingness to organise relevant audit activities including quality improvement evidence
• Completion of formal courses in Audit and quality improvement.
• Published Audit including quality improvement.
• Track record in service development

Communication and relationship skills

Essential

• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication with patients and colleagues.
• To be empathic and sensitive; capacity to take others perspectives and treat others with understanding.
• Highly Developed Emotional Intelligence

Desirable

• High standard of presentation both written and verbal
• Demonstrable track record of successful change management
• Proven ability to maintain focus in a demanding environment

Audit

Essential

• Experience of quality improvement work and audit

Desirable

• Undergone training in teaching and willingness to organise relevant audit activities including quality improvement evidence
• Completion of formal courses in audit

Motivation

Essential

• Ability to motivate and develop both medical staff and non-medical staff

Desirable

• Commitment to further develop the post and the service provided

Experience/Clinical Skills

Essential

• Knowledge, skills, and training in adult cardiology
• Experience in Aortic Medicine
• Excellent clinical skills and experience requisite to meeting all aspects of the Job Plan.
• Ability to apply sound clinical judgment to problems.
• Demonstrates clear, logical thinking / analytical approach

Desirable

• Post CCT expertise
• Evidence of clinical or research commitment and a relevant specialty interest

Qualifications

Essential

• MB BS or Equivalent
• Full GMC Registration
• Fully Accredited for Higher Specialist Training or will be eligible for inclusion on the Specialist Register within 6 months of the interview date
• MRCP / MRCS or equivalent
• Current BLS Certification

Desirable

• Membership of relevant Specialist Societies or Associations
• Higher degree eg MSc, MD/PhD, MSc or equivalent
• Track record in Cardiovascular research (grants, publications, collaborations)

Research

Essential

• Understanding and interest in research.
• Ability to appraise research critically
• Ability to supervise juniors undertaking research projects.
• Evidence of recent research and development activity

Desirable

• Publications in nationally and internationally recognised peer-reviewed journals on subjects relevant to the specialty.
• Evidence of recent research and development activity

Planning and organisation skills

Essential

• Willingness to work as a member of the team and share administrative responsibilities
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and supervise juniors.
• Experience of leading teams and awareness of leadership styles.
• Ability to effectively organise, prioritise and manage clinical workload.
• Understanding of wider health agenda and modern NHS.
• Ability to work to overcome barriers to change (negotiating, influencing and persuasion skills)
• Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance issues.

Desirable

• Evidence of management and administration experience.
• Management training on an accredited course.
• Awareness of Service Development issues.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Essential

• Able to demonstrate a commitment to and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.
• All staff are expected to engage in compassionate and inclusive leadership in the provision of high quality care and interactions with others

Other requirements specific to the role

Essential

• Experience of and a commitment to training/ teaching undergraduate and postgraduates.
• Appraisal and assessment skills.
• Ability to asses clinical competencies
• Enthusiastic and ability to inspire and lead others

Desirable

• Willingness to develop new approaches to teaching.
• Post Graduate qualification in teaching and training.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).