Job summaryAn exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Cardiology team at Rotherham Hospital NHS Foundation Trust as a Consultant Cardiologist with either a specialist interest in Heart Failure or Cardiac Imaging (advanced echo and cardiac CT).
This is a flexible recruitment opportunity where we are seeking to appoint one consultant post, with the specialist area determined by the successful candidates expertise and interests. The post has been developed as part of ongoing work to strengthen and modernise Cardiology services, improve patient pathways and support sustainable service delivery across the wider system.
The successful candidate will join a supportive and forward-thinking department with opportunities to contribute to service development, pathway redesign, education, governance and quality improvement work. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who is committed to delivering high quality patient care and helping shape the future direction of Cardiology services within the Trust.
The department would particularly welcome applicants with an interest in developing Heart Failure services, including pathway redesign, outpatient transformation and integrated working across acute and community settings, alongside applicants with an interest in Cardiac Imaging services including Echocardiography, Stress Echo, CT Coronary Angiography (CTCA) and Transoesophageal Echocardiography (TOE).
Main duties of the jobThe successful candidate will provide inpatient and outpatient General Cardiology services and support the ongoing development of either the Heart Failure or Cardiac Imaging service, depending on specialist interest and experience.
The role will include:
- Participation in General Cardiology outpatient clinics and inpatient activity
- Supporting delivery and development of either Heart Failure or Cardiac Imaging pathways
- Participation in the consultant on-call rota
- Working collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team and South Yorkshire Cardiology network
- Supporting service improvement, governance and quality initiatives
- Teaching and supervision of junior medical staff and wider MDT colleagues
- Contributing to pathway redesign and transformation work aimed at improving patient experience, access and flow through Cardiology services
The post holder will be encouraged to develop areas of specialist interest in line with service need and wider departmental objectives.
About usThe Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving our local population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham.
As a Trust we are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are the second most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as a place to work? and were one of the most improved for staff engagement overall.
But dont just take our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations for our Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and recognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives of patients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making.
All of our 5,100 colleagues are key to our improvement journey and we are continuing to improve our services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together. If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join us on our journey to excellence.
All Consultant interviews will be performed in person (face to face). If there are any exceptional circumstances as to why a candidate cannot attend in person then a possible virtual interview will be considered by the Executive panel but is not guaranteed.
Job responsibilitiesThe DepartmentThis post is for a full-time Consultant Cardiologist with a specialist interest in either Heart Failure or Imaging (Advanced echo, Cardiac CT).
This is a flexible recruitment opportunity where we are seeking to appoint one consultant post, with the specialist area determined by the successful candidates expertise and interests. The post has been developed as part of ongoing work to strengthen and modernise Cardiology services, improve patient pathways and support sustainable service delivery across the wider system.
The successful candidate will join a supportive and forward-thinking department with opportunities to contribute to service development, pathway redesign, education, governance and quality improvement work. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who is committed to delivering high quality patient care and helping shape the future direction of Cardiology services within the Trust.
The post will be based at Rotherham General Hospital. You will join a well-established Cardiology unit with the opportunity to develop and deliver state of the art services in a tailormade Cardiology suite including purpose-built catheterisation laboratory. Our Philips Azurion C12 cardiac catheterisation laboratory is dedicated for Cardiology use.
The precise job plan of this post will be tailored to the skills of the applicant alongside the needs of the Department. You will be joining a team of five other Consultant Cardiologists, including two with sub-specialty interest in cardiac device therapy, one imaging specialist (Cardiac MRI and Nuclear), one interventional cardiologist and one general cardiologist.
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust has been commissioned as the second centre for complex cardiac device implantation and follow-up in South Yorkshire as part of a regional model of care in contractual agreement with Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust since 2018.
We have visiting Consultants undertaking complex device implantation at Rotherham from the regional network. The resident Cardiology doctor team includes two Cardiology Speciality Doctors, two Specialist Registrars from the South Yorkshire and Humber training programme, a part-time hospital practitioner, and 5 resident doctors including a junior clinical fellow, and a Consultant radiologist with specialist interest in cardiac imaging. A large dedicated team of Cardiology nurses, nurse specialists and highly skilled cardiac physiologists support the department.
Locally available imaging includes myocardial perfusion scintigraphy, CT coronary angiography and echocardiography/TOE/Dobutamine stress echo service. Our echocardiography department provides full range of service with four machines, including two Philips ie33 and one new Philips Epiq 5 with 3D TTE and TOE.
The Cardiology Suite at Rotherham Hospital, adjacent to the 8 bedded Coronary Care Unit, comprises a 6-bed cardiology day-case ward, state of the art catheterisation/pacing laboratory, echocardiography rooms, rapid access chest pain clinics, exercise treadmill testing, tilt-table testing and full ambulatory ECG monitoring fitting and analysis, as well as consultant offices and secretarial support. Nearby to the main cardiology suite is a dedicated Cardiac Devices Suite from which a physiologist-led loop recorder service is run, and permanent pacemaker, cardiac resynchronisation therapy and internal cardioverter defibrillator patients are pre-assessed and followedup with full optimisation service.
The Department has close links with other cardiovascular departments in Sheffield and holds a fortnightly MDT meeting with cardiac surgery and interventional cardiology, and weekly cardiac rhythm management MDT with the tertiary centre. There are also MDTs for heart failure and infective endocarditis.
There is no commitment to General Medical on-call. There are plans for local Cardiology weekend services to provide specialist review of cardiology inpatients on CCU and Cardiology wards as well as other medical wards.
For interested candidates there is the opportunity to develop research interest and time for this can be factored into your job plan. We have a successful portfolio of research studies within the cardiology unit supported by a research nurse from the Trust R&D Department.
The PostConsultant Cardiologist with an Interest in Heart FailureThis is a full-time post based at Rotherham District General Hospital. The primary clinical responsibilities of the post-holder are:
- To take a leadership role in providing care for Heart failure patients including Heart failure clinics and patients been admitted through emergency department with Heart failure.
- To develop Heart Failure services, including pathway redesign, outpatient transformation and integrated working across acute and community settings
- To work closely with the hospital and community Heart Failure specialist nurse teams in providing excellent patient care
- To be part of future plans in implementing consultant of the week model and cardiology weekend ward cover.
- To attend and contribute to MDT meetings
- Have regular cardiac catheter laboratory sessions for diagnostic left and right heart catheterisation
Consultant Cardiologist with an Interest in Imaging (Echo/Cardiac CT)This is a full-time post based at Rotherham District General Hospital. The primary clinical responsibilities of the post-holder are:
- To take a leadership role in providing and developing the advanced echocardiography service including TOE and stress echo
- To support the echocardiography lead sonographer/manager in developing and overseeing the transthoracic echo training and accreditation of the department
- To develop and enhance the current Cardiac CT service
- To be part of future plans in implementing consultant of the week model and cardiology weekend ward cover.
- To attend and contribute to MDT meetings
- To become the local clinical lead for infective endocarditis
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential- Full registration and a licence to practise with the GMC
- Please confirm your GMC Registration number
- Eligible to be included on the Specialist register - CCT expected within 6 months of interview date or
- Evidence of CESR application submission and within 6 months of obtaining Specialist Registration via CESR
- MBBS or equivalent primary medical qualification
- MRCP specialist qualification or equivalent
ExperienceEssential- Extensive training and experience in subspeciality interest
- For Heart Failure post: experience of advanced heart failure management, and independence to undertake and report diagnostic cardiac catheterisation studies
- For Imaging post: BSE or equivalent accreditation in Transoesophaegeal echocardiography and stress echocardiography, and level 3 accreditation in Cardiac CT
Education and TeachingEssential- Proven ability to teach and train others
Research and AuditEssential- Evidence of audit and the implementation of change following the audit
Desirable- Relevant research published in peer review journal
Clinical SkillsEssential- Any other specific skills required to undertake the role above those required to achieve CCT
Management SkillsEssential- Demonstrate effective team working skills
- Time management and organisational ability. An example may be they have developed and run training programmes
- Proven knowledge of systems and process of NHS or equivalent
- Sense of understanding and commitment to corporate responsibility
- Commitment to and understanding of their responsibility to the organisation. Examples may include previous involvement in management roles, management courses
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.
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