Consultant Cardiac Surgeon

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Consultant Cardiac Surgeon with an interest in mitral valve surgery, transplantation and mechanical support

The post involves working within the department to provide clinical care for elective and emergency cardiac surgical patients. The appointee will also be responsible for working with colleagues to strengthen and further develop treatment for mitral valve disease. The on-call rota is 1 in 7 for general cardiac surgical emergencies and cardiothoracic trauma. The post also includes a commitment to the adult cardiopulmonary transplant and mechanical support service.

The job plan will be based on 10 PAs with the possibility to increase this to 12 by mutual agreement. It includes fixed operating lists and a weekly out-patient clinic as well as departmental clinical and quality of care meetings. The transplant component includes weekly meetings and involvement in the implantation rota.

Main duties of the job

The appointee must be adequately trained in adult cardiac surgery and transplantation and be on the GMC Specialist Register. They must have sufficient ability and experience to manage and operate independently on routine elective and emergency patients. Experience in mitral valve surgery including complex mitral valve reconstruction will be highly desirable. They will need experience in retrieval, both DBD and DCD, and heart and lung implantation surgery as well as all aspects of mechanical support.

In addition, they should be able to manage their own time and work effectively as a member of the multidisciplinary team. They must be compassionate and a good communicator with evidence of good leadership skills. A working knowledge of the role and importance of management in the NHS is required. The appointee should be able to demonstrate experience in directing, leading and teaching medical, nursing and other professions allied to medicine as well as experience in research and quality improvement.

The appointee will have responsibility for patients under his/her care within the context of a multidisciplinary team structure and take part in the on call rota for transplantation and mechanical support as well as cardiac surgical emergencies.

They will play a role in meeting the Department's contracted obligations for the provision of cardiac surgery services and in ensuring that the overall performance of the unit meets appropriate quality criteria.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Date posted

16 July 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£99,532 to £131,964 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

304-EP-1080972

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note for more information about this opportunity please see attached detailed job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note for more information about this opportunity please see attached detailed job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*GMC Registration eligible
*Inclusion on Specialist Register for Cardiothoracic surgery, or eligible for inclusion on the Register within 6 months

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*GMC Registration eligible
*Inclusion on Specialist Register for Cardiothoracic surgery, or eligible for inclusion on the Register within 6 months

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.

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