Consultant Cardiologist NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Job overview

AAC Interview Date: 10th July PM

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Cardiology department at Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals.

We are currently looking to recruit a Consultant in Cardiology with a subspecialty interest in Electrophysiology & Devices.

Under close management and leadership of the Clinical Lead, the Cardiology service is undergoing an active expansion and development programme, and recruitment will play a crucial role in ensuring the continued success of the department.

This post will be integral to maintaining the quality and extent of the service provided by the Department of Cardiology at Epsom & St Helier University NHS Trust. You will join a well-established cardiology unit with the opportunity to develop services in advance of the Trust’s plan to develop a specialist Emergency Care Hospital.

The Department runs specialist Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinics, Arrhythmia Clinics, Device clinics, Valve Clinics and Rapid Access Heart failure Clinics. One of the busiest departments in the South West London network, the department has close links with other local cardiovascular teams, including JCC MDT meetings with local Tertiary Centres (Harefield Hospital & St George’s Hospital).

The successful candidate will have a dedicated office space with full administrative support and relevant IT facilities.

Main duties of the job

For a detailed summary of the duties of the post, please refer to the enclosed job description and person specification.

Working for our organisation

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Person specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential criteria

• Hold a medical qualification or qualification registered with the GMC
• Entry on to the Specialist Register in Cardiovascular Medicine or be within 6 months of obtaining CCT
• Appropriate higher medical qualification i.e. MRCP or equivalent
• Extensive experience in Interventional Electrophysiology techniques and Device therapy

Desirable criteria

• MD or equivalent higher degree or evidence or relevant research

Clinical, Management & Administrative Experience

Essential criteria

• High standard of clinical skill and expertise in General Medicine
• Able to contribute to the full range of skills required for the in-reach rota for General Cardiology
• Audit/Research experience
• Has attended a recognised management training event or will have such training on completion of CCT/CESR
• Supervision of post-graduate trainees
• Excellent time management skills
• Experience and understanding of Clinical Governance
• Ability to organise inpatient and outpatient waiting lists

Desirable criteria

• Familiarity with issues of service organisation and development

Teaching and Research Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of teaching undergraduate and post graduate trainees
• Ability to teach clinical skills
• Ability to contribute to change management
• Ability to apply research findings to clinical problems
• Ability to critically review research
• Experience of supervising junior doctors

Desirable criteria

• Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates/postgraduates
• Experience of teaching lay groups and other staff groups
• Ability to supervise postgraduate research

Language

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria

• Ability to work in a multi- disciplinary team
• Ability to work in partnership to deliver a patient centered service
• Demonstrate an understanding and willingness to embrace user involvement
• Good interpersonal skills
• Enquiring, critical approach to work
• Ability to communicate with patients and relatives
• Commitment to continuing professional development
• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities to local, regional or national levels
• Willingness to work with consultant colleagues and management to maintain and develop a comprehensive service
• Able to make own arrangements for travel between working sites

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