Locum Consultant in Cardiology

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Provide High Quality Care to Patients
• The post holder must adhere to the standards outlined by the GMC for Good Medical Practice.
• Develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.
• Ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities.
• Ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views.
• Demonstrate, model and encourage Trust Values at all times to all patients and staff.

Research, Teaching and Training
• Provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health care professions as agreed with the Service Lead. To contribute to training and teaching of medical trainees, medical students, other doctors in training and other staff groups.
• Act as a clinical supervisor and appraiser as delegated by the Clinical Director/Service Lead to ensure external accreditation of training post.
• Ensure that mandatory training is up to date as per Trust policy.
• The Trust expects all consultants to participate fully in continuing professional development to ensure that skills and knowledge are updated in line with relevant medical developments. Consultants may apply to the study leave budget for help with associated expenses in line with the terms and conditions of their contract. In addition, consultants will be expected to undertake some non-clinical training and development at the discretion of the trust management, for example, Leadership Training.

Performance Management
• To work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:
• Clinical efficiency e.g. Length of Stay (LOS) reductions, admission on day of surgery, reducing cancelled operations and DNA rates.
• Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-admission rates
• Financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively e.g. managing locum agency spend, monitoring and managing the drug budget to target, ensuring accuracy of clinical data for the team.
• Medical Staff Management and Accountability

• Work with colleagues to ensure junior doctors' hours are compliant in line with EWTD and New Deal.
• Ensure that Trust systems and procedures are in place and followed to control and monitor leave for junior medical staff and to ensure that there is appropriate cover within the clinical areas, including on-call commitments.
• Adhere to Trust / department guidelines on leave, including requesting and reporting absence, and professional and study leave, and to ensure that members of staff for whom you are responsible do the same.
• Participate in the recruitment and induction of junior medical staff as delegated by the Clinical Director/Service Lead.
• Participate in team objective setting as part of the annual job planning cycle
• Be responsible for on-going assessment and regular appraisal of all doctors in training, Trust doctors and non-consultant grades as delegated by the Clinical Director/Service Lead /General Manager.
  Participate fully in regular departmental activities including department meetings and team building activitie

• Participate in clinical audit, incident reporting and analysis and to ensure resulting actions are implemented.
• Work closely with the Directorate in relation to clinical and services developments as delegated by the Clinical Director/Service Lead.
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• Leadership and Team Working

• Demonstrate appropriate leadership skills regarding individual performance, clinical teams, the Trust and when participating in national initiatives.
• Participate in any necessary management and leadership development courses as required by the trust.
• Work collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and Imperial College as required

Appraisal & Revalidation

The post holder is required to participate in the annual appraisal system in line with the Trust's appraisal and revalidation guidelines. Individual appraisal interviews will be held annually and reports, (including updated job plans) submitted to the Medical Director or HR Director. You are expected to inform yourself of the annual timetable for appraisal and ensure that appropriate time is set aside to update your portfolio and your mandatory requirements. A commitment to revalidation is expected as part of this process.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Full GMC Registration and MRCP
• On specialist register or within 6 months of completion for CCT in Cardiology
• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Evidence of broad based training experience in General Cardiology
• Experience in audit and research
• Advanced skills in subspecialty area of cardiology

Skills and knowledge

Essential criteria

• High level of Cardiology skills
• Experience of teaching undergraduates and postgraduate trainees

Desirable criteria

• Higher research degree PhD , MD or equivalent

Important

• There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date, this will be due to a high volume of applications. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please check your emails regularly (and your junk folder) as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
• In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
• During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
• Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.
• Some roles may require weekend shift working across multiple sites
• We operate a joint recruitment hub across the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative Group. As part of this, your application and personal data may be shared with partner trusts within the group for recruitment and workforce purposes, in line with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Right to work

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