Consultant Cardiologist with specialist interest Coronary Intervention

Detailed job description

and main responsibilities

The successful applicant will join a team of 21 substantive Consultant Cardiologists across UHD.

They will contribute to a comprehensive consultant-led secondary/tertiary cardiology and coronary intervention service. They should have broad experience in all aspects of clinical cardiology and coronary intervention.

Given the department’s long-term focus of enhancing its academic output, the applicant must possess a post graduate research degree with experience of ongoing clinical research.

They will be expected to support and develop existing research activity. Research PA, which already exist for some Consultants, will ideally be expanded to colleagues demonstrating academic output.

The post holder will contribute to the primary PCI on call rota (1 in 7 weekdays and 1 in 10 weekends), rotational cover of coronary care unit (1 in 21) and inpatient bed base shared with consultant colleagues. The appointee will be expected to spend 10 Programmed Activities per week (Two fixed PCI sessions) with possible additional work eg flexible PCI lists according to service need.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Full GMC registration
• Are on the GMC Specialist Register for Cardiology and have their CCT/CCST or will receive it within six months of the date of interview

Additional postgraduate qualifications

Essential criteria

• Completed MD or PhD
• Other relevant postgraduate qualification (eg MRCP)

Clinical training and expertise

Essential criteria

• Evidence of complete, structured and adequate sub-specialist training
• Evidence of competency in all areas of General Cardiology, basic and complex percutaneous coronary intervention
• Evidence of the ability to offer expert clinical opinion in coronary revascularisation

Desirable criteria

• Documented evidence of prizes/distinctions awarded

Management and training experience

Essential criteria

• Evidence of the ability to manage and lead a cardiology team

Teaching experience

Essential criteria

• Evidence of presentations given

Desirable criteria

• Significant experience in the use of simulation teaching
• Significant experience in the use of simulation teaching

Research and audit experience

Essential criteria

• Evidence of audits completed
• First author original research publications in peer review journals

Desirable criteria

• Research in progress
• Evidence of the ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems