Consultant Interventional Cardiologist

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our dynamic and innovative team at the Royal Wolverhampton Hospital NHS Trust. The post holder will, in conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, provide PCI and general cardiology, and play a full part in the out-of-hours On-Call service for the department and the 24/7 PCI on-call service.

Main duties of the job

We are expanding our consultant body and are looking for an interventionist consultant cardiologist to work as part of our PCI team. We need someone who will work well within our existing team of PCI interventionists to enhance the existing service. You would be joining an enthusiastic team. The successful applicant will be part of a 1:17 week cardiology ward weekday on-call rota when normal activities are cancelled and a 1:10 PPCI rota. The PPCI rota includes 2 visiting consultants.

It is anticipated that an average of 10 - 12 patients would be seen by the post holder per clinic; these would be a mixture of new and review cases. The post holder will take part in the cardiology ward cover and 1:17 weeks will spend a week based on the ward and on-call for ward patients. There are 43 beds on the cardiology ward.

The ward on-call and the emergency PCI on-call rotas have been separated out, and weekend ward rounds are undertaken by the non-PCI consultants to enable the PCI consultant to focus on PCI. You will be on-call for PCI the weekend after your ward week and will remain on-call for the ward during this weekend; the non-PCI consultant will feed back to you following his/her ward round. The on-call elements of this post will be discussed after appointment and reflected in the agreed job plan with the individual. In line with the Royal College of Physician's guidance, discussions will include the option of time off in lieu or additional duties being paid.

About us

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services, and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will work closely with Consultant Colleagues and with the current Cardiology Lead acting as a mentor to the newly appointed consultant if desired.

There are 12 middle grade funded posts in the Cardiology Directorate, of which 5 are training posts and are allocated by the Deanery. There are 4 FY2s assigned to the cardiology department, 1 core trainee, 1 specialty doctor, and 3 ANPs. There is also 1 research fellow.

The on-call ward week will be supported by a middle grade as well as the specialty doctors and FY2s and ANPs.

Person Specification

• Full registration and a licence to practise with the GMC.
• MRCP or equivalent.
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register
• Specialisation in primary coronary intervention
• Evidence of audit
• Evidence of relevant research published in peer review journal
• Experience in teaching

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.