Job summary
The post-holder will assume a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and the proper functioning of their department. Responsibility for specialist investigations and care planning are crucial, and there are multi-disciplinary team meetings in all areas to ensure high quality care and best practice is followed. Post-holders are expected to refer patients through these designated pathways.
The post-holder must take reasonable care of their own health and safety and any other personnel who may be affected by their omission. Trust policies and regulations must be followed at all times.
Main duties of the job
- To be involved in transplant services including clinics, MDTs, ward rounds and 1:5 transplant on calls for implant surgery
- To support the needs of codependent services at MRI as part of the wider consultant team (e.g. contribute to cover for emergencies as part of the on call rotas)
- To be involved in organ retrieval services during on call weeks and supervise fellows
- To be involved in training, assessing and signing off of retrieval fellows
- To deliver excellent tertiary level cardiac surgery services at a regional level
- To contribute to the planning and development of cardiac surgery services
- To contribute to on call services for cardiac surgery
- To provide flexible support and develop in-reach services across MFT sites
- To support teaching and research within the department
About us
Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the United Kingdom formed from the merger of North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester Royal Infirmary and Wythenshawe Hospital, the latter two sites being cardiothoracic surgical centres. Cardiac Surgery forms a fundamental part of Trust activity, delivered through the newly created Manchester Heart Institute (MHI) as part of a single cardiac service across the Trust footprint.
Standardised mortality rates for cardiovascular disease remain among the highest in Britain, due to a combination of social deprivation and historical inequity of access to specialist care in comparison to other regions. The unmet need for local patients thus remains significant, and MHI will play a role in redressing these imbalances.
MHI serves a population of over 3.2 million for tertiary services in cardiac surgery, complex electrophysiology, advanced imaging and acute and elective coronary and structural intervention. Additional secondary care services are provided at district hospital sector laboratories, with colleagues from these sites participating in on-call and sessional activity at the surgical centres.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To be involved in transplant services including clinics, MDTs, ward rounds and 1:5 transplant on calls for implant surgery
- To support the needs of codependent services at MRI as part of the wider consultant team (e.g. contribute to cover for emergencies as part of the on call rotas)
- To be involved in organ retrieval services during on call weeks and supervise fellows
- To be involved in training, assessing and signing off of retrieval fellows
- To deliver excellent tertiary level cardiac surgery services at a regional level
- To contribute to the planning and development of cardiac surgery services
- To contribute to on call services for cardiac surgery
- To provide flexible support and develop in-reach services across MFT sites
- To support teaching and research within the department
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To be involved in transplant services including clinics, MDTs, ward rounds and 1:5 transplant on calls for implant surgery
- To support the needs of codependent services at MRI as part of the wider consultant team (e.g. contribute to cover for emergencies as part of the on call rotas)
- To be involved in organ retrieval services during on call weeks and supervise fellows
- To be involved in training, assessing and signing off of retrieval fellows
- To deliver excellent tertiary level cardiac surgery services at a regional level
- To contribute to the planning and development of cardiac surgery services
- To contribute to on call services for cardiac surgery
- To provide flexible support and develop in-reach services across MFT sites
- To support teaching and research within the department
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) or -CESR or -European Community Rights An appropriate higher Cardiothoracic Specialist surgical qualification
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCST in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Experience
Essential
- Experience of teaching at Postgraduate level
- Experience of audit management
Desirable
- Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
- Experience of supervising
- Fully signed off in organ retrieval and able to perform DCD heart retrieval
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) or -CESR or -European Community Rights An appropriate higher Cardiothoracic Specialist surgical qualification
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCST in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Experience
Essential
- Experience of teaching at Postgraduate level
- Experience of audit management
Desirable
- Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
- Experience of supervising
- Fully signed off in organ retrieval and able to perform DCD heart retrieval
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).
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).
