Locum Consultant in Interventional Cardiology

Job title:

Locum Consultant in Interventional Cardiology

Company

British Medical Journal

Job description

Applications are invited for a Locum Consultant in Interventional Cardiology.This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing department within Northwick Park Hospital, Central Middlesex and Ealing Hospitals. Consultants are expected to work at all sites of the Trust delivering acute and elective care and to liaise with colleagues and GPs.London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is one of the largest integrated care Trusts in the country bringing together hospital and community services across the boroughs of Brent, Harrow and Ealing. Our 9,000 staff, including 1,300 doctors and 4,000 nurses and serves a diverse population of approximately 850,000. The Trust was established in October 2014 following the merger of The North West London Hospitals NHS Trust and Ealing Hospital NHS Trust and has an annual budget of over £640 million.The job has been created to support the Trust with providingthe best possible care to our cardiac patients. The department is working eventually towards providing 24/7 acute cardiac services and this new role will be an integral part to this provision.Main duties of the jobThe job plan incorporates 10 programmed activities, with dedicated 2 weekly sessions in Cath Lab in Northwick Park Hospital, Outpatient Clinics, dedicated time for ContinuousProfessional Development, as well as 1 in 10 Consultant of the week rota . The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate flexibility within their job plan which will be agreed upon appointment.The successful candidate will work closely with the Clinical, Nursing, Admin, Operational and Cardiac Physiologists teams to provide emergency care and deliver elective activity against operational NHS England plan.About usLondon North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A& E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.Job description
Job responsibilitiesIf you would like further details for this role, please be sure to look at the attached job description.Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• MRCP

Desirable

• MD, PhD or equivalent

Registration
Essential

• On GMC registered Medical Practitioner GMC specialist registration or within 6 months of CCT
• Entry on Specialist Register in Cardiology

Knowledge & Expertise
Essential

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in cardiology with evidence of achieving sub-speciality training.
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment
• Broad based general professional training in general medicine
• IT Skills and computer literacy

Desirable

• NHS experience within the last 3 years

Teaching
Essential

• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff

Desirable

• Training in medical education including work-based assessments, educational supervision and appraisal

Management and Audit
Essential

• An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues
• An understanding of challenges to LNWH NHS Trust and strategic objectives
• Understanding of the importance of audit
• Management course
• Record of relevant audits

Research & publications
Essential

• Experience in research and potential to develop and execute clinical research projects

Desirable

• Relevant research publications in peer-reviewed journals

Personal skills
Essential

• Enjoys busy working environment and working in a team
• Ability to communicate fluently in English.
• A compassionate approach to patients
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
• Ability to plan strategically, execute tasks and to exercise sound judgment when faced with conflicting pressures
• Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives
• Ability to engage in and lead change management.

Desirable

• Has demonstrated qualities of team leadership
• Proven ability to lead a team in an acute assessment/high dependency unit setting

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.337-MS-1511-OKCompanyLondon North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) is one of the largest integrated NHS Trusts in the country. Our team of more than 8,000 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of approximately one million people providing hospital and community services to the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.As well as delivering community services across four London boroughs from multiple sites we run major acute hospital services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for colorectal disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, which also offers a range of outpatient services and urgent care centre.

We also provide specialist care at Meadow House Hospice. We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.To find out more about our Trust, why not view our videoOur values – HEARTOur vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to provide excellent clinical care in the right settingWe are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.

• Honesty
• Equality
• Accountability
• Respect
• Teamwork

These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust welcomes applications from people who wish to work part time or flexibly.Company info Website

Expected salary

£93666 – 126281 per year

Location

London

Job date

Fri, 03 May 2024 03:38:03 GMT

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