Job summary
The post-holder will join our Specialty Registrar rota to support the provision of a comprehensive cardiac service to the county of Gloucestershire.
This is a locum post for 12 months. The post is full-time in Cardiology with no GIM on call. Currently there is no overnight or weekend working but plans are in place to start a middle grade rota for weekend days and nights that the successful applicant will be expected to participate in. Job share applicants are welcome. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis.
The post-holder will share responsibilities with his/her fellow cardiologists at GRH for the provision of inpatient care within the registrar of the week model, acceptance of referrals, outpatient clinic provision and appropriate imaging and reporting duties.
Please be aware this post may close early if we have sufficient applications
Main duties of the job
4 Inpatients - Care of CCU/ Cardiac Ward patients and Cardiology consultation to Acute Medicine / other non-cardiac IPs (middle grade rota - 10 on rota currently).
4 Outpatients - 1-2 clinics per week
4 Dedicated referral ward round with consultant
4 Assisting the Consultants with relevant procedures and investigations.
4 Maintaining a portfolio and logbook of procedures.
4 Attendance at multidisciplinary team meetings.
4 Participation in Mortality & Morbidity meetings and case reviews.
4 Training in echo, angiography, pacing is possible dependent on the needs of the specialty registrars
The post holder will be supervised / mentored by the consultant team. They will participate in annual appraisal and will be provided with support and guidance for revalidation.
About us
Current Cardiac Service
InpatientsCurrently there are 39 dedicated in-patient beds at GRH following centralisation of the cardiology service, supported by specialist nursing, rehabilitation and other ancillary services.
Cardiac technical support and facilitiesA full range of non-invasive cardiac investigations are provided on the main Trust sites. Technician staffing/provision is managed on a cross county basis by Cardiac Investigations Managers, Tim Ruck & Sam King. The department is staffed by a complement of 18 WTE physiologists and 7 cardiographers cross-county. Investigations provided include:
- Transthoracic, transoesophageal, contrast, and stress echo services
- Full device support services including remote monitoring/interrogation
- Exercise stress testing (technician led service)
- Dynamic BP and ECG monitoring including ZioPatch and AliveCor devices, and ILR service
- Access to imaging data is available via a Trust-side digital PACS system
Cardiac Catheter LabsIn addition to non-invasive facilities, the Trust runs two adjacent Siemens cardiac labs on the Gloucester site, with a third lab (Canon) being built and due to open December 2024. A new day case unit is also being built adjacent to the cardiac cath labs. Staff undertake day case nursing and nurse led pre-assessment, as well as rotating through both labs providing a skilled and flexible workforce supporting an efficient patient journey and workflow.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached document to view the detailed job description and main responsibilities for this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached document to view the detailed job description and main responsibilities for this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Professional Training
Essential
- MRCP (UK)
- Full registration with the GMC
Desirable
- Good grounding in Cardiovascular Medicine
Knowledge, Skills, Experience
Essential
- Audit experience relevant to career stage
- Teaching experience
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Worked in medicine with cardiology experience
Desirable
- Experience in cardiovascular medicine as middle grade
Teaching Experience
Essential
- Must have interest in teaching all grades of medical staff and other allied health professionals
Desirable
- Some experience of presenting at Grand Rounds and/or teaching medical students
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Must be able to relate to patients and colleagues and to be flexible in approach to rotas
- Basic IT skills
Desirable
- Progress towards achievement of the European Computer Driving Licence
Language Skills
Essential
- Applicants whose primary professional qualification(s) were not taken in English, and those Applicants whose primary professional qualification (s) were not taken in English and who have spent less than 6 month in a substantive NHS post, will need to provide evidence to demonstrate their language competence by showing that they have achieved a score in a recognised language test which is acceptable to the Trust such as the International English Language testing System (ILETS) or equivalent.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Professional Training
Essential
- MRCP (UK)
- Full registration with the GMC
Desirable
- Good grounding in Cardiovascular Medicine
Knowledge, Skills, Experience
Essential
- Audit experience relevant to career stage
- Teaching experience
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Worked in medicine with cardiology experience
Desirable
- Experience in cardiovascular medicine as middle grade
Teaching Experience
Essential
- Must have interest in teaching all grades of medical staff and other allied health professionals
Desirable
- Some experience of presenting at Grand Rounds and/or teaching medical students
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Must be able to relate to patients and colleagues and to be flexible in approach to rotas
- Basic IT skills
Desirable
- Progress towards achievement of the European Computer Driving Licence
Language Skills
Essential
- Applicants whose primary professional qualification(s) were not taken in English, and those Applicants whose primary professional qualification (s) were not taken in English and who have spent less than 6 month in a substantive NHS post, will need to provide evidence to demonstrate their language competence by showing that they have achieved a score in a recognised language test which is acceptable to the Trust such as the International English Language testing System (ILETS) or equivalent.
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).
