Locum Consultant in Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

The closing date is 01 May 2025

Job summary

We are looking for a dynamic individual to fill this locum consultant post within the Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) department at Leeds General Infirmary. Initial appointment will be for 6 months.

This 10 PA post will deliver ACHD clinics and contribute to the ACHD on-call rota. It may be possible for the successful candidate to pursue an area of subspecialty interest in ACHD. This post is managed in the Leeds Childrens Hospital with strong links with the adult cardiology department.

The post will be based at the Leeds General Infirmary

The successful applicants should hold accreditation in Cardiology from the Royal College of Physicians (or equivalent) or be within 6 months of CCT at the time of interview, if currently within a training programme within the UK.

Applicants should have established skills in ACHD. Excellent communication and team working skills, a strong commitment to teaching and service development are essential.

Consideration will be given to applicants who wish to work full or part time and those wishing to job share. Prospective applicants are encouraged to visit the hospital, which can be arranged by contacting:

Dr James Oliver

Consultant in ACHD

Lead Clinician in Congenital Cardiology

0113 392 5458

james.oliver5@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

To deliver care to patients with adult congenital heart disease at the Leeds General Infirmary which will include

Out-patient clinics

Cover of inpatients, acute referrals and out-of-hours care on a 1:6 rota

Contribute to Specialist multi-disciplinary team meetings

To link with Consultant colleagues in other relevant site specialist teams within the congenital cardiology department and across the Trust.

To contribute to research, teaching and new developments within the adult congenital cardiology department. The post holder will be encouraged to facilitate and contribute to the current clinical research programs on going in the department.

It may be possible to accommodate an ACHD subspecialty interest.

About us

Leeds Children's Hospital covers 27 medical and surgical specialties and is one of the largest specialist children's hospitals in the country. We have over 20 inpatient wards, employ over 800 nurses and last year held over 170,000 outpatient appointments and treated over 25,000 surgical patients both electively/non-electively.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is currently embarking on one of the largest and most high-profile investment, transformation and regeneration programmes in the city and the wider region. Its Building the Leeds Way Programme aims to transform healthcare for patients in Leeds and the wider region. The investment Programme include the construction of two new hospitals at the Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) site one for adults and the other a brand state of the art Children's Hospital for Leeds and the surrounding region.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions

Date posted

10 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year

Contract

Locum

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9298-MED-724

Job locations

Leeds General Infirmary

Great George Street

Leeds

LS1 3EX


Job description

Job responsibilities

To deliver care to patients with adult congenital heart disease at the Leeds General Infirmary which will include

Out-patient clinics

Cover of inpatients, acute referrals and out-of-hours care on a 1:6 rota

Contribute to Specialist multi-disciplinary team meetings

To link with Consultant colleagues in other relevant site specialist teams within the congenital cardiology department and across the Trust.

To contribute to research, teaching and new developments within the adult congenital cardiology department. The post holder will be encouraged to facilitate and contribute to the current clinical research programs on going in the department.

It may be possible to accommodate an ACHD subspecialty interest.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To deliver care to patients with adult congenital heart disease at the Leeds General Infirmary which will include

Out-patient clinics

Cover of inpatients, acute referrals and out-of-hours care on a 1:6 rota

Contribute to Specialist multi-disciplinary team meetings

To link with Consultant colleagues in other relevant site specialist teams within the congenital cardiology department and across the Trust.

To contribute to research, teaching and new developments within the adult congenital cardiology department. The post holder will be encouraged to facilitate and contribute to the current clinical research programs on going in the department.

It may be possible to accommodate an ACHD subspecialty interest.

Person Specification

Clinical Experience and Career Progression

Essential

  • Experience in Adult Congenital Heart Disease.
  • Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances.

Qualifications

Essential

  • MB BS or equivalent qualification
  • Membership of the Royal College of Physicians or equivalent post graduate qualification

Desirable

  • Higher degree e.g. MD/PhD relevant to the subspeciality

Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills

Essential

  • Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research.
  • Experience in teaching undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors.
  • Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills
  • Experience of participation in regular clinical audit.

Desirable

  • Previous experience of supervising research by junior staff.
  • Previous attendance on Appraisal Techniques and small group teaching workshops.

Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills

Essential

  • Eligible for full registration with the GMC at the time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice.
  • Eligibility to work in the UK.
  • Up to date and fit to practice safely
  • Have demonstratable skills in written and spoken English.
Person Specification

Clinical Experience and Career Progression

Essential

  • Experience in Adult Congenital Heart Disease.
  • Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances.

Qualifications

Essential

  • MB BS or equivalent qualification
  • Membership of the Royal College of Physicians or equivalent post graduate qualification

Desirable

  • Higher degree e.g. MD/PhD relevant to the subspeciality

Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills

Essential

  • Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research.
  • Experience in teaching undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors.
  • Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills
  • Experience of participation in regular clinical audit.

Desirable

  • Previous experience of supervising research by junior staff.
  • Previous attendance on Appraisal Techniques and small group teaching workshops.

Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills

Essential

  • Eligible for full registration with the GMC at the time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice.
  • Eligibility to work in the UK.
  • Up to date and fit to practice safely
  • Have demonstratable skills in written and spoken English.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

Leeds General Infirmary

Great George Street

Leeds

LS1 3EX


Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

Leeds General Infirmary

Great George Street

Leeds

LS1 3EX


Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant in Adult Congenital Heart Disease

James Oliver

james.oliver5@nhs.net

01133925458

Date posted

10 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year

Contract

Locum

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9298-MED-724

Job locations

Leeds General Infirmary

Great George Street

Leeds

LS1 3EX


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