Job summary
This post is
offered on a full-time (10 PA) basis although less than full-time applications
will be considered. There is also the potential for the post-holder to agree a
job plan up to a maximum 12 PA. The post will complement our existing
consultant workforce and individuals will work cross-site, but the successful
applicant will work at either Pinderfields, Pontefract General Infirmary or
Dewsbury and District Hospital.
The
Cardiology Department within the Trust consists of 15
consultants, 2 Specialty Doctors, 4 Specialty Registrars and 3 Physicians
Associates, 2 internal medicine trainees and 3 Foundation trainees. We have
invaluable support from a team of specialist nurses based both in our Trust and
in the community. The post being offered to complement the existing workforce.
Main duties of the job
Clinical
responsibilities will include:
Participate in outpatients (general and specialist) including
providing advice to primary care colleagues via e-consultation on our shared
care referral pathway.
Supervision and teaching of the junior staff (SPA time
allocated according to the roles commissioned)
Supporting the
development of the cardiology services in line with developing local and
national requirements (with time allocated according to role and requirement)
Contributing to the departments audit and research portfolio
Administrative duties, for which appropriate space,
secretarial support and IT facilities are provided
Provision of out of hours cardiology care
This post includes on-call responsibilities
as part of a dedicated Cardiology
on-call rota together with the existing consultant workforce. Working arrangements currently consist of
the following:
Urgent and Emergency Care duties for cardiology at
Pinderfields out of time are currently assessed as 0.45PA per week, with local
weekday on-calls (1:12), and weekend on-calls (1:10). This equates to a 3% availability supplement.
About us
We provide care and support to over a million people in
Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our
three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).
Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of
innovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of our
workforce.
We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful
and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid
Yorkshire the best place to work and receive care.
We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasm
irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity and
gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation,
or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support to
someone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of the
LGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currently
under-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from
members of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all
applicants are treated fairly and consistently.
We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuable
guidance and feedback from those with lived experience.
We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! If
you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our
patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post is
offered on a full-time (10 PA) basis although less than full-time applications
will be considered. There is also the potential for the post-holder to agree a
job plan up to a maximum 12 PA. The post will complement our existing
consultant workforce and individuals will work cross-site, but the successful
applicant will work at either Pinderfields, Pontefract General Infirmary or
Dewsbury and District Hospital.
The
Cardiology Department within the Trust consists of 15
consultants, 2 Specialty Doctors, 4 Specialty Registrars and 3 Physicians
Associates, 2 internal medicine trainees and 3 Foundation trainees. We have
invaluable support from a team of specialist nurses based both in our Trust and
in the community. The post being offered to complement the existing workforce.
Clinical
responsibilities will include:
Participate in outpatients (general and specialist) including
providing advice to primary care colleagues via e-consultation on our shared
care referral pathway.
Supervision and teaching of the junior staff (SPA time
allocated according to the roles commissioned)
Supporting the
development of the cardiology services in line with developing local and
national requirements (with time allocated according to role and requirement)
Contributing to the departments audit and research portfolio
Administrative duties, for which appropriate space,
secretarial support and IT facilities are provided
Provision of out of hours cardiology care
This post includes on-call responsibilities
as part of a dedicated Cardiology
on-call rota together with the existing consultant workforce. Working arrangements currently consist of
the following:
Urgent and Emergency Care duties for cardiology at
Pinderfields out of time are currently assessed as 0.45PA per week, with local
weekday on-calls (1:12), and weekend on-calls (1:10). This equates to a 3% availability supplement.
Supporting
Professional Activities in accordance with the Trust Framework, with at least a minimum of 1 SPAs included in
the core 10PA timetable. Additional SPA or DCC time may be commissioned in line
with the skills of the successful candidate and changing requirements of the
service.
Examples may include formal teaching
responsibilities or departmental leadership roles
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post is
offered on a full-time (10 PA) basis although less than full-time applications
will be considered. There is also the potential for the post-holder to agree a
job plan up to a maximum 12 PA. The post will complement our existing
consultant workforce and individuals will work cross-site, but the successful
applicant will work at either Pinderfields, Pontefract General Infirmary or
Dewsbury and District Hospital.
The
Cardiology Department within the Trust consists of 15
consultants, 2 Specialty Doctors, 4 Specialty Registrars and 3 Physicians
Associates, 2 internal medicine trainees and 3 Foundation trainees. We have
invaluable support from a team of specialist nurses based both in our Trust and
in the community. The post being offered to complement the existing workforce.
Clinical
responsibilities will include:
Participate in outpatients (general and specialist) including
providing advice to primary care colleagues via e-consultation on our shared
care referral pathway.
Supervision and teaching of the junior staff (SPA time
allocated according to the roles commissioned)
Supporting the
development of the cardiology services in line with developing local and
national requirements (with time allocated according to role and requirement)
Contributing to the departments audit and research portfolio
Administrative duties, for which appropriate space,
secretarial support and IT facilities are provided
Provision of out of hours cardiology care
This post includes on-call responsibilities
as part of a dedicated Cardiology
on-call rota together with the existing consultant workforce. Working arrangements currently consist of
the following:
Urgent and Emergency Care duties for cardiology at
Pinderfields out of time are currently assessed as 0.45PA per week, with local
weekday on-calls (1:12), and weekend on-calls (1:10). This equates to a 3% availability supplement.
Supporting
Professional Activities in accordance with the Trust Framework, with at least a minimum of 1 SPAs included in
the core 10PA timetable. Additional SPA or DCC time may be commissioned in line
with the skills of the successful candidate and changing requirements of the
service.
Examples may include formal teaching
responsibilities or departmental leadership roles
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- Please state GMC number
- Full Registration and a Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council OR be eligible for the same and have this prior to commencement
Qualifications
Essential
- Medical Degree from recognised medical school
- MRCP or equivalent
Desirable
- Prizes or Awards
- Achieved Audit or Case Presentations at a local, regional and national level
- Higher degree or qualifications such as a Masters
Professional Values and Behaviours, skills and knowledge underpinning Trust values
Essential
- Practices within the professional values and behaviours expected of all doctors as set out in GMC Good Medical Practice and the Generic Professional Capabilities Framework including current licence to practice from the GMC Demonstrates the underpinning subject-specific competences i.e. knowledge, skills and behaviours relevant to the role setting and scope
- Clinically evaluates and manages a patient, formulating a prioritised differential diagnosis, initiating an appropriate management plan, and reviewing and adjusting this depending on the outcomes of treatment
- Manages the difficulties of dealing with patients with complexity and uncertainty in the care of patients; employing expertise and clinical decision-making skills of a senior and independent/ autonomous practitioner.
- Critically reflects on own competence , understands own limits, and seeks help when required
- Communicates effectively and is able to share decision-making with patients, relatives and carers; treats patients as individuals, promoting a person-centred approach to their care, including self-management.
- Respects patients dignity , ensures confidentiality and appropriate communication where potentially difficult or where barriers exist e.g. using interpreter and making adjustments for patients with communication difficulties
- Demonstrates key generic clinical skills around the areas of concern; ensuring humane interventions, prescribing medicine safely and using medical devices safely.
- Adheres to professional requirements, participating in annual appraisal, job planning and reviews of performance and progression.
- Awareness of legal responsibilities relevant to the role, such as around mental capacity and deprivation of liberty data protection, equality and diversity.
- Applies basic principles of public health; including population health, promoting health and wellbeing, nutrition, exercise, vaccination and illness prevention.
Desirable
- Has personal insight into own strengths and weaknesses.
- Evidence of multidisciplinary team working
- Understanding and personal fit with Trust Values and Behaviours
- Demonstrates awareness of the current UK Healthcare system and the need to develop services in line with current policy
Meet the entry criteria for the grade
Essential
- Shall have completed a minimum of 12 years medical work (either continuous period or in aggregate) since obtaining a primary medical qualification of which a minimum of six years should have been in a relevant specialty in the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades. Equivalent years experience in a relevant specialty from other medical grades including from overseas will also be accepted.
Leadership and team working
Essential
- Awareness of their leadership as a clinician and demonstrates appropriate leadership behaviour; managing situations that are unfamiliar, complex or unpredictable and seeking to build collaboration with, and confidence in, others.
- Demonstrates understanding of a range of leadership principles, approaches and techniques so can adapt leadership behaviours to improve engagement and outcomes appreciates own leadership style and its impact on others.
- Develops effective relationship across teams and contributes to work and success of these teams- promotes and participates in both multidisciplinary and inter-professional team working.
- Critically reflects on decision-making processes and explains those decisions to others in an honest and transparent way.
- Critically appraises performance of self, colleagues or peers and systems to enhance performance and support development.
- Demonstrates ability to challenge others, escalating concerns when necessary.
- Develops practice in response to changing population health need, engaging in horizon scanning for future developments.
Desirable
- Computer literate
- Specific educational interests and evidence of educational ideas or project work.
Patient safety and quality improvement
Essential
- Takes prompt action where there is an issue with safety or quality of patient care, raises and escalates concerns, through clinical governance systems, where necessary.
- Applies basic human factors principles and practice at individual, team, organisation and system levels.
- Collaborates with multidisciplinary and inter-professional teams to manage risk and issues across organisations and settings, with respect for and recognition of the roles of other health professionals.
- Advocates for, and contributes to, organisational learning.
- Seeks feedback and involvement from individuals, families, carers, communities and colleagues in safety and quality service improvement reviews.
- Leads new practice and service redesign in response to feedback, evaluation and need, promoting best practice.
- Evaluates and audits own and others clinical practice ad acts on the findings.
- Reflects on personal behaviour and practice, responding to learning opportunities.
- Implements quality improvement methods and repeats quality improvement cycles to refine practice; designing projects and evaluating their impact.
- Critically appraises and synthesises the outcomes of audit, inquiries, critical incidents, or complaints and implements appropriate changes.
- Engages with relevant stakeholders to develop and implement robust governance systems and systematic documentation processes.
- Disclosure + Barring Service (DBS) clearance
Desirable
- Has personal insight into own strengths and weaknesses.
- Evidence of multidisciplinary team working
- Understanding and personal fit with Trust Values and Behaviours
- Demonstrates awareness of the current UK Healthcare system and the need to develop services in line with current policy
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- Please state GMC number
- Full Registration and a Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council OR be eligible for the same and have this prior to commencement
Qualifications
Essential
- Medical Degree from recognised medical school
- MRCP or equivalent
Desirable
- Prizes or Awards
- Achieved Audit or Case Presentations at a local, regional and national level
- Higher degree or qualifications such as a Masters
Professional Values and Behaviours, skills and knowledge underpinning Trust values
Essential
- Practices within the professional values and behaviours expected of all doctors as set out in GMC Good Medical Practice and the Generic Professional Capabilities Framework including current licence to practice from the GMC Demonstrates the underpinning subject-specific competences i.e. knowledge, skills and behaviours relevant to the role setting and scope
- Clinically evaluates and manages a patient, formulating a prioritised differential diagnosis, initiating an appropriate management plan, and reviewing and adjusting this depending on the outcomes of treatment
- Manages the difficulties of dealing with patients with complexity and uncertainty in the care of patients; employing expertise and clinical decision-making skills of a senior and independent/ autonomous practitioner.
- Critically reflects on own competence , understands own limits, and seeks help when required
- Communicates effectively and is able to share decision-making with patients, relatives and carers; treats patients as individuals, promoting a person-centred approach to their care, including self-management.
- Respects patients dignity , ensures confidentiality and appropriate communication where potentially difficult or where barriers exist e.g. using interpreter and making adjustments for patients with communication difficulties
- Demonstrates key generic clinical skills around the areas of concern; ensuring humane interventions, prescribing medicine safely and using medical devices safely.
- Adheres to professional requirements, participating in annual appraisal, job planning and reviews of performance and progression.
- Awareness of legal responsibilities relevant to the role, such as around mental capacity and deprivation of liberty data protection, equality and diversity.
- Applies basic principles of public health; including population health, promoting health and wellbeing, nutrition, exercise, vaccination and illness prevention.
Desirable
- Has personal insight into own strengths and weaknesses.
- Evidence of multidisciplinary team working
- Understanding and personal fit with Trust Values and Behaviours
- Demonstrates awareness of the current UK Healthcare system and the need to develop services in line with current policy
Meet the entry criteria for the grade
Essential
- Shall have completed a minimum of 12 years medical work (either continuous period or in aggregate) since obtaining a primary medical qualification of which a minimum of six years should have been in a relevant specialty in the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades. Equivalent years experience in a relevant specialty from other medical grades including from overseas will also be accepted.
Leadership and team working
Essential
- Awareness of their leadership as a clinician and demonstrates appropriate leadership behaviour; managing situations that are unfamiliar, complex or unpredictable and seeking to build collaboration with, and confidence in, others.
- Demonstrates understanding of a range of leadership principles, approaches and techniques so can adapt leadership behaviours to improve engagement and outcomes appreciates own leadership style and its impact on others.
- Develops effective relationship across teams and contributes to work and success of these teams- promotes and participates in both multidisciplinary and inter-professional team working.
- Critically reflects on decision-making processes and explains those decisions to others in an honest and transparent way.
- Critically appraises performance of self, colleagues or peers and systems to enhance performance and support development.
- Demonstrates ability to challenge others, escalating concerns when necessary.
- Develops practice in response to changing population health need, engaging in horizon scanning for future developments.
Desirable
- Computer literate
- Specific educational interests and evidence of educational ideas or project work.
Patient safety and quality improvement
Essential
- Takes prompt action where there is an issue with safety or quality of patient care, raises and escalates concerns, through clinical governance systems, where necessary.
- Applies basic human factors principles and practice at individual, team, organisation and system levels.
- Collaborates with multidisciplinary and inter-professional teams to manage risk and issues across organisations and settings, with respect for and recognition of the roles of other health professionals.
- Advocates for, and contributes to, organisational learning.
- Seeks feedback and involvement from individuals, families, carers, communities and colleagues in safety and quality service improvement reviews.
- Leads new practice and service redesign in response to feedback, evaluation and need, promoting best practice.
- Evaluates and audits own and others clinical practice ad acts on the findings.
- Reflects on personal behaviour and practice, responding to learning opportunities.
- Implements quality improvement methods and repeats quality improvement cycles to refine practice; designing projects and evaluating their impact.
- Critically appraises and synthesises the outcomes of audit, inquiries, critical incidents, or complaints and implements appropriate changes.
- Engages with relevant stakeholders to develop and implement robust governance systems and systematic documentation processes.
- Disclosure + Barring Service (DBS) clearance
Desirable
- Has personal insight into own strengths and weaknesses.
- Evidence of multidisciplinary team working
- Understanding and personal fit with Trust Values and Behaviours
- Demonstrates awareness of the current UK Healthcare system and the need to develop services in line with current policy
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).
