Job summary
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist (10 PA)
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Norfolk and Norwich University NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH) and the JamesPaget University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (JPUH) are seeking to appoint a substantive Consultant Interventional Cardiologist to support the provision of interventional cardiology services to a large catchment population, including on-call for primary PCI.
Main duties of the job
You will be joining seven existing interventional consultants. We have recently expanded to five cath labs and a programme of refurbishment is currently underway.
The appointee will be expected to contribute to the delivery of elective and emergency PCI services, including cardiology on-call at NNUH (1:8 primary PCI on call rota). The post holder will spend two days at JPUH providing outpatient clinics, undertaking ward rounds on the Acute Cardiology Unit and supporting the investigational cardiology department
About us
We serve a population of approximately 1m, with an estimated 10,000 patients with heart failure. We are passionate about improving the care of patients with heart failure in collaboration with community partners. We are particularly interested in developing pathways to avoid heart failure admissions, reduce length of stay and work across traditional boundaries between the hospital and community.
NNUH is a 1,200 bedded multidisciplinary teaching hospital with the full range of medical, surgical, obstetric and diagnostic services on site including 24/7 interventional radiology and thoracic surgical cover. The cardiology department includes 24 consultants with specialist interests including coronary disease and intervention, cardiac rhythm management, cardiac imaging, valve disease, heart failure and inherited cardiac conditions (ICC). Four academic consultants have joint appointments with the University of East Anglia Medical School
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached job description and full advert for details of the post and main responsibilities
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached job description and full advert for details of the post and main responsibilities
Person Specification
Registration
Essential
- Full GMC with licence to practice
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register Via; oCCT (Proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) oCESR or oEuropean Community Rights
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Independent in percutaneous coronary intervention, including PPCI
- Good communicator
- Capable of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Enthusiasm for service development and teaching.
- Applicants who are Nationals from another European country or elsewhere overseas would have to show equivalence to the 5 years training period in the National Health Service required for the specialty training and expertise in children's safeguarding
Desirable
- Expertise in more advanced PCI including any of the following: Rotablation, IVUS / OCT, bifurcations, chronic total occlusions
- Previous responsibility for service improvement
- Management Skills
Communications&Language Skills
Essential
- Good knowledge of, and ability to use, spoken and written English
Desirable
- Good presentation skills and teaching skills
Interests
Essential
- Commitment to develop an appropriate special interest
Person Specification
Registration
Essential
- Full GMC with licence to practice
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register Via; oCCT (Proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) oCESR or oEuropean Community Rights
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Independent in percutaneous coronary intervention, including PPCI
- Good communicator
- Capable of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Enthusiasm for service development and teaching.
- Applicants who are Nationals from another European country or elsewhere overseas would have to show equivalence to the 5 years training period in the National Health Service required for the specialty training and expertise in children's safeguarding
Desirable
- Expertise in more advanced PCI including any of the following: Rotablation, IVUS / OCT, bifurcations, chronic total occlusions
- Previous responsibility for service improvement
- Management Skills
Communications&Language Skills
Essential
- Good knowledge of, and ability to use, spoken and written English
Desirable
- Good presentation skills and teaching skills
Interests
Essential
- Commitment to develop an appropriate special interest
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
