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 Congenital Cardiology, Tel:
(0113) 392 5458, Email: james.oliver5@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
To
deliver care to patients with adult congenital heart disease at the Leeds
General Infirmary
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
Childrens 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 Childrens
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This
is a 10PA locum appointment for a Consultant in Adult Congenital Heart
Disease.
This
post will deliver 10PAs supporting the adult congenital heart disease team.
The
post will be based at Leeds General Infirmary. The ACHD service in LTHT cares
for patients over the age of 16 years born with congenital heart disease
living in Yorkshire and the Humber, a population of around 5.5 million.
The
objectives of this post is to deliver care to patients with adult congenital
heart disease at the Leeds General Infirmary
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.
The
appointee will be expected to contribute and, where appropriate, take the
lead in the following:
Mortality and morbidity meetings;
Clinical audit programmes;
Development and application of
agreed clinical guidelines.
This
is to be included in allocated time in the individuals job plan as a
supporting programmed activity. It
would be expected that the time allocated for this would include attendance
at the relevant departmental audit meeting(s) and that such attendance would
be recorded (in accordance with the Trusts clinical audit policy).
In
the discharge of these responsibilities the candidate will be expected to
maintain and update his/her skills and knowledge through appropriate
continuing medical education.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This
is a 10PA locum appointment for a Consultant in Adult Congenital Heart
Disease.
This
post will deliver 10PAs supporting the adult congenital heart disease team.
The
post will be based at Leeds General Infirmary. The ACHD service in LTHT cares
for patients over the age of 16 years born with congenital heart disease
living in Yorkshire and the Humber, a population of around 5.5 million.
The
objectives of this post is to deliver care to patients with adult congenital
heart disease at the Leeds General Infirmary
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.
The
appointee will be expected to contribute and, where appropriate, take the
lead in the following:
Mortality and morbidity meetings;
Clinical audit programmes;
Development and application of
agreed clinical guidelines.
This
is to be included in allocated time in the individuals job plan as a
supporting programmed activity. It
would be expected that the time allocated for this would include attendance
at the relevant departmental audit meeting(s) and that such attendance would
be recorded (in accordance with the Trusts clinical audit policy).
In
the discharge of these responsibilities the candidate will be expected to
maintain and update his/her skills and knowledge through appropriate
continuing medical education.
Person Specification
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 subspecialty.
Clinical Experience and Career Progression
Essential
- Clinical experience in Adult Congenital Heart Disease
- Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances.
Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills
Essential
- Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice. If you have GMC please document you GMC number and renewal date.
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
- Is up to date and fit to practise safely
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics. Please detail what qualifications in English you have.
Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills
Essential
- Should have completed a recognised training programme in Adult Congenital Heart Disease
- Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research.
- Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors.
- 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.
Person Specification
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 subspecialty.
Clinical Experience and Career Progression
Essential
- Clinical experience in Adult Congenital Heart Disease
- Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances.
Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills
Essential
- Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice. If you have GMC please document you GMC number and renewal date.
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
- Is up to date and fit to practise safely
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics. Please detail what qualifications in English you have.
Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills
Essential
- Should have completed a recognised training programme in Adult Congenital Heart Disease
- Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research.
- Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors.
- 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.
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).
