Consultant in Cardiology, London EC1A 7BE

Job summary

Consultant in CardiologyCoronary Intervention and TAVI

Full time (10PA)

Barts Health NHS Trust and St Bartholomew's Hospital invites you to apply for this exciting opportunity to join the Interventional Cardiology&Structural departments as part of the Barts Heart Centre.

Barts Health NHS Trust has a vision to be a high performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. Barts Health NHS Trust is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in Britain and the cardiovascular centre is one of the largest of its kind in Europe, providing sector wide care to a population of over 6 million. Applications are invited for the above post which will be based at the Barts Heart Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust.

The Interventional Cardiology department is one of the biggest in the UK and Europe. Interventional Cardiology, along with Electrophysiology makes up one of the three clinical directorates within the Barts Heart Centre at St Bartholomew's Hospital. The Barts Heart Centre is the biggest in the UK with its complement of 10 catherisation labs (5 of which are dedicated to Intervention).

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will work within the Interventional Cardiology and structural heart intervention at Barts Heart Centre and will participate in the Heart Attack Centre rota (1 PA). The job plan will provide expert care to an expanding population of patients. The post-holder will be expected to be an independent operator for diagnostic and interventional cardiology procedures including TAVI. The post-holder will contribute fully to the general management of cardiac patients through ward rounds and outpatient clinics, and will be required to have received full accreditation in cardiology as a trainee.

The post-holder will support the overall delivery of inpatient and outpatient services, as well as the advice and guidance helpline.

Opportunities exist within all the departments to undertake research and education as a part of the Centre of Excellence Strategy of the Trusts.

This is an outline program, and the post holder will be expected to discuss and agree a detailed job plan including personal and professional objectives with the Clinical Directors for Interventional Cardiology and structural heart intervention

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Delivery and organisation of direct clinical care to patients, through all parts of the department, sharing equally in the workload and involving a multi-disciplinary workforce; to support other members of staff in doing so also.

Provide clinical leadership, improve the patient experience and ensure the highest quality clinical care.

Dedication to service development and quality improvement.

Undertaking research both laboratory and clinically-based, within the limits of clinical and service workload publishing and presenting work nationally and internationally.

Regular attendance and contribution to the Interventional Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention MDTs.

Full engagement with the current Interventional Cardiology and Cardiovascular Prevention consultants, ensuring shared clinical decision-making and collaborative case management.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Delivery and organisation of direct clinical care to patients, through all parts of the department, sharing equally in the workload and involving a multi-disciplinary workforce; to support other members of staff in doing so also.

Provide clinical leadership, improve the patient experience and ensure the highest quality clinical care.

Dedication to service development and quality improvement.

Undertaking research both laboratory and clinically-based, within the limits of clinical and service workload publishing and presenting work nationally and internationally.

Regular attendance and contribution to the Interventional Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention MDTs.

Full engagement with the current Interventional Cardiology and Cardiovascular Prevention consultants, ensuring shared clinical decision-making and collaborative case management.

Person Specification

Professional Qualifications

Essential

• Full registration with the GMC/eligible for registration
• CCT in Cardiology or within 6 months of at interview date
• MRCP (UK) or equivalent

Desirable

• A professional qualification in medical education
• Higher degree e.g. PhD/ MD submitted/awarded (copy to be brought to the interview)

Clinical Experience&Skills

Essential

• Fully trained in general cardiology, cardiac interventional procedures
• Fully trained in TAVI and able to operate independently

Desirable

• Experience in intervention for mitral/tricuspid or other structural interventions

Clinical Knowledge

Essential

• All aspects of interventional, preventative and general cardiology

Audit, Management&IT

Essential

• Ability to undertake and direct audit with demonstrable understanding of the impact and challenges this brings
• Good IT skills, use of patient and hospital databases
• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national level

Desirable

• Evidence of innovative approaches to healthcare
• Evidence of leadership of and involvement with clinical governance
• Demonstrates a commitment to the highest ethical and professional values and a belief in government funded healthcare

Academic - Research, Teaching skills&Experience

Essential

• Evidence of extensive involvement with research (clinical, translational or basic science) and the ability to describe and discuss the impact of findings
• Track record of publications in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at national and international scientific meetings
• Knowledge of research ethics and grant applications
• Experience of setting up collaborative multicentre research projects

Desirable

• First and last name authorship in publications relevant to this post

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work within an MDT.
• Accountability; ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority
• Interpersonal Skills; ability to see patients as people, ability to empathise and work co-operatively with others
• Self-motivated with an enquiring, critical approach to work
• Ability to work under pressure
• Caring attitude to patients
• Willingness to challenge the norm in a positive manner whilst building a team ethos
• Ability to deliver consistently high levels of care for patients in a productive and cost-effective manner

Desirable

• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and flexibility to work outside of usual job plan when required

Person Specification
Professional Qualifications

Essential

• Full registration with the GMC/eligible for registration
• CCT in Cardiology or within 6 months of at interview date
• MRCP (UK) or equivalent

Desirable

• A professional qualification in medical education
• Higher degree e.g. PhD/ MD submitted/awarded (copy to be brought to the interview)

Clinical Experience&Skills

Essential

• Fully trained in general cardiology, cardiac interventional procedures
• Fully trained in TAVI and able to operate independently

Desirable

• Experience in intervention for mitral/tricuspid or other structural interventions

Clinical Knowledge

Essential