Job summary
Do you share our health board values; Caring for each other; working together; always improving? If so we would love for you to come and work for Swansea Bay University HB.
Applications are invited for this exciting post in a major tertiary cardiac centre in South Wales. The Electrophysiology fellow will undergo extensive sub-specialty training in diagnostic and interventional electrophysiology including the modern management of cardiac arrhythmias, radiofrequency ablation, implantable defibrillators and complex pacing for arrhythmias and heart failure.
Main duties of the job
This post is available from January 2025 for an initial period of 12 months, with a possibility of extension and is suitable for a candidate with MRCP (or equivalent). An NTN in Cardiology (or equivalent) is required, with broad experience in general and interventional cardiology, including operating independently when performing and high levels of experience in pacemaker implantation as a first operator.
The post is ideally suited for a person approaching the end of, or, having completed their training who wishes to pursue a career in cardiac electrophysiology. The successful candidate would be the senior trainee with access to 4 EP lab days a week and would have no in office hours on call commitments.
About us
Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people. We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science and the Institute of Life Science. The HB has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot.
The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda UHB and Swansea University. Aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of South West Wales.
Swansea is Wales' second-largest city, and sits on the five-mile sweep of Swansea Bay. An ideal base for exploring South-West Wales, there is also much on offer for visitors in Swansea itself. Swansea has a range of shops, cosy cafes, great restaurants, art galleries as well as being able to offer good outdoor lifestyle with its beautiful coastline and beaches on the Gower Peninsula. Swansea also has excellent sporting facilities including the Wales National pool and Swansea.com stadium home to the Ospreys and Swansea City Football Club.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more details in relation to this post please click on the supporting documents section to find the full job description and person specification.
Morriston Hospital Cardiac Centre
The centre currently provides Tertiary Cardiac Services for the entire population of mid and West Wales, and it also provides CCU and secondary care facilities for Swansea. Tertiary Cardiac Services commenced at Morriston Hospital in 1997. The centre combines cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, which have a very close working relationship. The units catchment area is large and diverse, some of it urban and industrialised, and some very rural and remote, from Bridgend in the South East to Machynlleth in the North West.
The Centre has a purpose-built three-story building, which is part of the main hospital. The lower ground floor is composed of an outpatient consultation area and non-invasive cardiology suite including facilities for Holter monitoring, event recorders, exercise testing and echocardiography.
The main ward include three cardiac wards, 8 bed Coronary Care Unit, a 12 bedded short stay unit, X-ray screening room for emergency procedures, a 12 bedded cardiac ITU and 8 bed surgical HDU. There is also an adjacent office area for consultants and secretaries with a well-equipped seminar room, complete with teleconferencing facilities.
The second floor contains two cardiac theatres and three catheter labs and a pacing suite.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more details in relation to this post please click on the supporting documents section to find the full job description and person specification.
Morriston Hospital Cardiac Centre
The centre currently provides Tertiary Cardiac Services for the entire population of mid and West Wales, and it also provides CCU and secondary care facilities for Swansea. Tertiary Cardiac Services commenced at Morriston Hospital in 1997. The centre combines cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, which have a very close working relationship. The units catchment area is large and diverse, some of it urban and industrialised, and some very rural and remote, from Bridgend in the South East to Machynlleth in the North West.
The Centre has a purpose-built three-story building, which is part of the main hospital. The lower ground floor is composed of an outpatient consultation area and non-invasive cardiology suite including facilities for Holter monitoring, event recorders, exercise testing and echocardiography.
The main ward include three cardiac wards, 8 bed Coronary Care Unit, a 12 bedded short stay unit, X-ray screening room for emergency procedures, a 12 bedded cardiac ITU and 8 bed surgical HDU. There is also an adjacent office area for consultants and secretaries with a well-equipped seminar room, complete with teleconferencing facilities.
The second floor contains two cardiac theatres and three catheter labs and a pacing suite.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- Hold certificate of completion of training (CCT) or National Training Number and within one year of completion of training programme, or equivalent
Desirable
- Higher professional qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience at SpR level
- Involvement in audit and research projects
- Computer/ IT / research skills
Desirable
- Teaching skills
- Experience of research
- Publications in journals
Skills, knowledge and aptitude
Essential
- Good communication skills
- Evidence of MDT working
- Prioritise workload
- Know own limitations
- Meet GMCs Guide to Good Practice
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- Hold certificate of completion of training (CCT) or National Training Number and within one year of completion of training programme, or equivalent
Desirable
- Higher professional qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience at SpR level
- Involvement in audit and research projects
- Computer/ IT / research skills
Desirable
- Teaching skills
- Experience of research
- Publications in journals
Skills, knowledge and aptitude
Essential
- Good communication skills
- Evidence of MDT working
- Prioritise workload
- Know own limitations
- Meet GMCs Guide to Good Practice
Desirable
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).
