Job summary
As part of our ongoing work to expand the Cardiology service at Homerton Healthcare Foundation Trust, we are looking to recruit a GMC registered Cardiology Consultant who holds an MRCP or equivalent qualification. Clinical duties will include running outpatient clinics, cardiology ward provision, advice & guidance requests, and providing support to the trainee resident doctors within the service.

Main duties of the job
Applications are invited from suitably qualified physicians for the post of Consultant Cardiologist with a view to commence in the Department of Cardiology based at Homerton Hospital.
The post holder will have the following core responsibilities;

• 4 outpatient clinics
• 2 ward related sessions
• Advice & Guidance support
• Virtual paper clinic

The post is offered on a basis of 10 programmed activities.

About us
The trust has an established outpatient service catering for a range of Cardiology conditions and including electrophysiology and heart failure services. We have set up a CTCA service to run within the Radiology unit with one consultant currently delivering 2 sessions per week. Patients requiring interventional Cardiology are supported through referral to Barts Health which provides a catheter lab service and delivers heart surgery, Cardiac MRI and overflow for CT. All Cardiology outpatient clinics are delivered onsite at the Homerton Healthcare main site.

Job responsibilities
The essential requirements of the post are:

• To work collaboratively and pro-actively with all appropriate clinical colleagues within the trust in developing and implementing an acceptable service model reflective of best practice
• To forge effective relationships with clinical colleagues outside the trust so as to improve the coherence and integration of patient pathways
• To share responsibility with colleagues for providing evidence-based standards of care for all inpatients and outpatients
• To have continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care
• To liaise effectively and on a timely basis with General Practitioners and all other external agencies
• To maintain and promote team and multi-disciplinary working within all relevant services at all times
• To lead and co-ordinate the dedicated multi-disciplinary team appointment to support the service models so as to achieve effective discharge management
• To deliver multi-disciplinary outpatient clinics so as to provide specialist support
• To participate fully in the management of the Cardiology department and liaise closely with the Clinical Lead, Service Manager and Divisional Operations Director
• To participate fully in corporate and singular responsibility for the management of junior medical staff
• Reviewing inpatient provision and identifying opportunities for advancements including interaction with ambulatory care

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Primary Medical Qualification
• Full GMC registration
• Entry on to the GMC register
• MRCP or equivalent

Desirable

• Higher degree (MSc, MD or PhD

Clinical Skills
Essential

• Excellent clinical skills
• Broad clinical experience in Cardiology with evidence of appropriately maintained clinical skills

Management Skills
Essential

• Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty
• Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines
• An understanding of clinical governance
• Ability to run a consultant service and participate in management process
• Able to communicate well with patients and colleagues

Desirable

• Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals
• Evidence of leadership/project management
• Evidence of having implemented change
• Experience in developing and implementing new technologies

Teaching and Training
Essential

• Experience of supervising junior medical staff
• Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
• Ability to teach clinical/technical/practical skills

Desirable

• Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills
• Postgraduate qualification in medical education

Clinical Governance
Essential

• Evidence of contribution to effective audit and clinical risk management

Desirable

• Computer skills course/certificate

Communication
Essential

• Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English
• IT Skills and computer literacy

Personal Attributes
Essential

• Alignment with the trust values
• An awareness of own strengths and weaknesses coupled with an ability to deploy them effectively
• Professional attitude towards work, good record of attendance
• Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
• Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to it's trust and the workforce
• Ability and willingness to work a more flexible pattern of working in the future if required

Relevant Experience
Essential

• Ability to practie independently in Cardiology to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of Cardiac related problems
• Ability to practice and work as part of a multidisciplinary team

Leadership and Professionalism
Essential

• Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and respond appropriately to service need
• Evidence of cross craft working and interdisciplinary working which goes beyond usual team working

Desirable

• Familiar with current structure of the health service and conversant with recent initiative changes

Patient focused skills
Essential

• Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience, social skills appropriate to different types of client

Interpersonal skills
Essential

• Good interpersonal skills coupled with an ability to co-operate, persuade, negotiate within a senior clinical and management team

Additional Information
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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).