Job summary
We are looking for Clinical Lead Consultant Cardiologist specialising in inherited cardiac conditions.
The post will be appointed to the Barts Heart Centre, based at St Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust.
The merger of three cardiac services into the new cardiovascular centre creates a new world-class institution that will provide state of the art cardiovascular care to a population of six million people. Under the leadership of the local academic health science network, UCL Partners, we are striving for excellence in academic and clinical domains, including the appointment of new clinical academics to ensure future excellence.
The Inherited Cardiovascular Disease service at Bart's Health is the largest of its kind in Europe. The multidisciplinary team includes consultants with training in inherited cardiovascular disease and other sub-specialty interests.
The group is fully integrated with the centre for heart muscle disease research at University College London and The William Harvey Heart Centre at Queen Mary University.For further queries about the role please contact usNeha SekhriClinical Lead for Inherited Cardiovascular Conditions at St Bartholomew's Hospitaln.sekhri@nhs.net
Please be advised that the vacancy advertisement may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received therefore, we recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment
Main duties of the job
Improving Governance (including quality, safety and patient experience)
To help produce an annual audit plan for the service.
To help ensure that all national audits relevant to the service are discussed within six months of report publication and a documented action plan with identified accountable individuals, clear objectives and outcome metrics is put in place.
To ensure that within each clinical area, effective systems and processes are established to enable the delivery of the clinical governance agenda and quality assurance protocols.
To attend a regular multi-professional Quality and Safety meeting to review complaints, serious incidents, risks, and good practice in order to ensure that a documented plan of action in response to each is in place. The plan should include delegated individual responsibility, clear outcome metrics and timelines.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Leadership and improving the workforce
To provide visionary leadership to the specialty medical workforce and senior clinical leaders.
To assist the Clinical Director in supporting medical workforce development, contribution to service excellence and efficiency, good patient experience and professionalism
To assist the Clinical Director in providing senior clinical leadership with respect to quality, governance and improvement throughout the specialty.
To provide a clear sense of direction for the service area expressed in a clinical strategy which is aligned to site and Clinical Board strategic direction and priorities.
To promote personal accountability at all levels, inspiring all staff to strive for continuous improvements in the services provided.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Leadership and improving the workforce
To provide visionary leadership to the specialty medical workforce and senior clinical leaders.
To assist the Clinical Director in supporting medical workforce development, contribution to service excellence and efficiency, good patient experience and professionalism
To assist the Clinical Director in providing senior clinical leadership with respect to quality, governance and improvement throughout the specialty.
To provide a clear sense of direction for the service area expressed in a clinical strategy which is aligned to site and Clinical Board strategic direction and priorities.
To promote personal accountability at all levels, inspiring all staff to strive for continuous improvements in the services provided.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS, or equivalent
- MRCP or equivalent
- Higher degree,e.g. MD/PhD or evidence of working towards it
- CCST (or within 6 months of date of interview)
- Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC)
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Worked clinically at a senior level
- Experience of leadership and management
- Experience of clinical governance and of the measures to ensure patient safety
- A record of partnership working Track record of managing and developing staff
- Track record of addressing poor performance
Desirable
- Track record of achieving financial targets
- Establishing and sustaining effective strategic direction
- Track record of innovation
Knowledge
Essential
- Registration with relevant professional body
- Postgraduate qualifications
- Employed substantively in clinical practice within Barts Health NHS Trust
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- A good understanding of the current context of health and social care, and of clinical learning and research
- A good understanding of the specific issues in East London relevant to health and social care
- A broad understanding of the systems for primary care, social care and commissioning
- Knowledge of the Trust priorities
Desirable
- Demonstrates a commitment to the highest ethical and professional values and a belief in government funded healthcare
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrable leadership skills
- Able to think and act strategically and to articulate a clear vision and sense of direction
- Able to define and implement policy development at site level
- Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
- Able to influence and motivate through positive interpersonal skills
- Able to prioritise and manage competing demands
- Able to lead continuous change and improvement in services, encouraging the use of new clinical and service technologies within a multidisciplinary team.
Other
Essential
- Understands and supports the vision and values of the Trust Acts as a role model for colleagues and other staff members
- Behaves as a team player who is able to develop a culture that values colleagues and enables them to engage in problem-solving and decision-making
- Motivated for the role
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS, or equivalent
- MRCP or equivalent
- Higher degree,e.g. MD/PhD or evidence of working towards it
- CCST (or within 6 months of date of interview)
- Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC)
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Worked clinically at a senior level
- Experience of leadership and management
- Experience of clinical governance and of the measures to ensure patient safety
- A record of partnership working Track record of managing and developing staff
- Track record of addressing poor performance
Desirable
- Track record of achieving financial targets
- Establishing and sustaining effective strategic direction
- Track record of innovation
Knowledge
Essential
- Registration with relevant professional body
- Postgraduate qualifications
- Employed substantively in clinical practice within Barts Health NHS Trust
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- A good understanding of the current context of health and social care, and of clinical learning and research
- A good understanding of the specific issues in East London relevant to health and social care
- A broad understanding of the systems for primary care, social care and commissioning
- Knowledge of the Trust priorities
Desirable
- Demonstrates a commitment to the highest ethical and professional values and a belief in government funded healthcare
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrable leadership skills
- Able to think and act strategically and to articulate a clear vision and sense of direction
- Able to define and implement policy development at site level
- Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
- Able to influence and motivate through positive interpersonal skills
- Able to prioritise and manage competing demands
- Able to lead continuous change and improvement in services, encouraging the use of new clinical and service technologies within a multidisciplinary team.
Other
Essential
- Understands and supports the vision and values of the Trust Acts as a role model for colleagues and other staff members
- Behaves as a team player who is able to develop a culture that values colleagues and enables them to engage in problem-solving and decision-making
- Motivated for the role
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
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).
