Job summary
- Main area
- Consultant
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (10 PAs)
- Job ref
- 430-MED1619A-2
- Employer
- Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cardiology - Med Staff (Dept)
- Town
- Milton Keynes
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 Per Annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/08/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 12/09/2024
Employer heading
Consultant in Cardiology
Consultant
MKUH staff scored highest for ‘I look forward to coming to work’ (NHS Staff Survey 2023).
You can expect a warm welcome at Milton Keynes University Hospital, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At MKUH we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
- Free on-site parking
- Free tea and coffee
- Great flexible working opportunities
- Discounted gym membership
- Lease car scheme
- Generous annual leave and pension scheme
- On site nursery (chargeable)
- Extensive staff health and well-being programme
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital; we conduct research and teaching on site to improve the care of our patients. The hospital is undergoing significant investment, and we are proud to be rated good by the CQC. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news.
Job overview
Applications are invited for the post of Consultant Cardiologist with specialist interests in Heart Failure, ICC and/or Cardiac Imaging at Milton Keynes University Hospital (MKUH) NHS Foundation Trust, with scheduled sessions at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – John Radcliffe Hospital.
This is replacement post in Cardiology with a special interest in Heart Failure. The post holder will support both inpatient and outpatient work and will work with the existing consultants to provide a 7-day general cardiology service for our local adult population. There is the opportunity to work sessions at OUH. Additional programmed activities may be available, but these are subject to annual discussion and agreement and do not form part of the underlying contractual agreement.
The Department of Cardiology provides a secondary care service to a population of about 320,000 in and around Milton Keynes which is increasing. The department has both established and developing links with a number of hospitals including Bedford, Luton and Oxford.
The hospital is undergoing continued investment with a recently opened same day emergency care (SDEC) unit, soon to open radiotherapy unit and planned further development with which works are ongoing.
Milton Keynes is the fastest growing and most successful city in the country for which we provide Emergency Medicine (including Paediatrics) from minor injury to major trauma, Critical Care, Cancer Services, General Surgery & Medicine, Women’s & Children Services (including Maternity, Paediatrics & Neonatal) and Renal Services.
Main duties of the job
The appointee will continue the development of our Cardiology services in Milton Keynes, working with partners in order to ensure excellent care across cardiology sub-specialties. The successful candidate will contribute to ICC sessions on behalf of Oxford University Hospital and will support with the heart failure service and virtual ward. The post holder will provide General Cardiology services with colleagues, to fulfil our commitment to 7-day services and cardiology in-reach.
The successful candidate will be required to contribute to the teaching, supervision and assessment of medical students and will devote time to this activity on a regular basis.
The post-holder will be required to participate in formal programmes of teaching for clinical medical students.
The post-holder will help organise and participate in teaching, training and supervision duties for postgraduate medical trainees and other professional staff groups including nursing, physiologists and technical staff.
The post-holder will ensure compliance with our clinical governance framework, and will motivate colleagues, champion service user safety and dignity and drive continuous improvement.
Working for our organisation
You can expect a warm welcome at Milton Keynes University Hospital, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At MKUH we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
- Free on-site parking
- Free tea and coffee
- Great flexible working opportunities
- Discounted gym membership
- Lease car scheme
- Generous annual leave and pension scheme
- On site nursery (chargeable)
- Extensive staff health and well-being programme
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a University Teaching Hospital, in partnership with the University of Buckingham and the University of Oxford. We conduct research and teaching on site to improve the care of our patients. The hospital is undergoing significant investment, and we are proud to be rated good by the CQC. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
§ The post holder will contribute to all aspects of the Cardiology service at MKUH, including provision of acute and elective care of adult Cardiology patients in conjunction with community services and regional specialist centres. Cardiology Consultants also support the Cardiology in-reach services, triage daily e-referrals from Primary Care and provide advice and guidance for GPs.
§ The successful candidate will participate in the Heart Failure multidisciplinary team, including close collaboration with the Community Heart Failure Nursing team. This includes support for the Trust Heart Failure nurses to deliver excellent care for in-patients with Heart Failure across the Trust. The post-holder will be expected to develop and implement quality improvement based upon the National Heart Failure Audit and Business Intelligence. The post-holder will also deliver Heart failure out-patient clinics and ward rounds.
§ The post holder will contribute to the development of the virtual cardiology ward and care of patients using this nurse-led service.
§ There is a need for further consolidation of the close links between the Trust and regional ICC centre at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, and the post-holder is expected to participate fully in the OUH ICC service through participation in MDTs and provision of specialist clinics at one or both sites.
§ There will be opportunity for the post-holder to participate in imaging lists according to the relevant imaging accreditation held.
For more details, please see the Job Description and Person Specification
Person specification
Professional qualifications
Essential criteria
- MB BS or equivalent
- MRCP or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Higher medical degree (MD/PhD).
- FRCP, FACC, FESC or equivalent.
Professional training
Essential criteria
- CCT in Cardiology or within 6 months of attaining it.
- Fully trained in Heart Failure and Inherited Cardiac Conditions.
Desirable criteria
- CT coronary angiography accreditation
- BSE / ESC Accreditation in Echocardiography
Work experience
Essential criteria
- Broad experience in all aspects of general Cardiology and heart failure
Desirable criteria
- Expertise in Cardiac Imaging
Level of responsibility
Essential criteria
- Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems.
Teaching and training skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of contributions to teaching and training of undergraduates and postgraduates.
- Evidence of ability to motivate and develop both medical and non-medical staff.
Desirable criteria
- Education/ teaching qualification
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of ability to communicate with patients and colleagues. Ability to gain the trust and confidence of colleagues and patients.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work constructively in a team.
Leadership
Essential criteria
- Excellent leadership skills. Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the level of a consultant in a teaching hospital. Enthusiastic and ability to inspire enthusiasm in others.
- Commitment to developing new services.
- Ability to balance individual requirements against those of the Directorate and Trust as a whole.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of leadership and innovation in the development of clinical services.
Organisation and Management skills
Essential criteria
- Effective administrative and time management skills.
- Training in clinical management.
Desirable criteria
- Management qualification.
- Interest in Medical Management
Circumstance
Essential criteria
- Required to maintain full registration with the General Medical Council as well as remaining on the Specialist Registrar.
- If applying with CESR, must be on the GMC Specialist Register at the time of application.
- Evidence of regular and up-to-date appraisal.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Cliona Kenny
- Job title
- Cardiology Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
For further details / informal visits contact:
Dr Chris Lindesay, Divisional Director, MKUH, [email protected]
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