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Job summary

Main area
Cardiology
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
6 months (Fixed term 8PA for 6 months)
Hours
Part time - 8 sessions per week
Job ref
396-2745-MS
Employer
Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Kingston Upon Thames
Salary
£99,532 - £131,964 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 08:00

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Locum Consultant in Cardiology Specialist Interest Electrophysiology

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Kingston Hospital - First Acute Trust in London to be rated Outstanding by CQC for Overall Quality and Leadership

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a district general hospital situated in a beautiful and remarkable part of the country – close to London yet surrounded by royal parks, historic buildings and the River Thames. We are located on a single site in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey and run several outpatient clinics in neighbouring areas including Raynes Park Health Centre and Teddington Memorial Hospital.

We employ 3,300+ staff who proudly and efficiently support over 350,000 people locally through a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and we have a national reputation for innovative developments in healthcare, particularly in 'patient-focused' care, day surgery and maternity services. As a sustainable organisation, we are committed to fostering a greener, healthier future for everyone.

The South West London Collaborative Bank

Kingston Hospital is a part of the local South West London Collaborative and offer competitive bank rates to work across the three NHS trusts: St Georges, Kingston Hospital and Epsom & St Helier. Our Smart App booking system makes life easier for flexible working!

Health and Wellbeing & Staff Benefits

The Trust understands that benefits go beyond just financial rewards and offers a wide range of benefits that recognise staff contribution, provide opportunities for career development and offer initiatives to promote a healthy work-life balance
-Our Health Heroes Awards 2018 – Staff Retention and Wellbeing Employer of the Year.
-HPMA Vivup Award for Well Being 2019.

Trust Values

Kingston Hospital NHS Trust has five key values and we want to employ and work with people who share these values and demonstrate behaviours that support them. They are: 

- Caring – Design and deliver care around each individual patient’s needs and wants.
- Safe – Make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern as safety comes first
- Responsible – All staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputation
- Value Each Other – Value each other's contribution
- Inspiring - We always strive to empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patients


 

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a suitably qualified clinician who shares our Trust’s values, to join an enthusiastic cardiology team to develop the provision of general cardiology and electrophysiology clinics, cardiology in-reach and pacing services at Kingston Hospital.

 

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will support the cardiac pacing service at Kingston. Kingston Hospital’s long-term aspiration is to provide complex pacing on site. The post will also involve providing arrhythmia and general cardiology clinics at Kingston Hospital, providing cover for inpatient care on the cardiology ward and cardiology in-reach services.  It is also proposed that the successful applicant will participate in plans to deliver a future seven-day cardiology service at Kingston Hospital.

 

Your core skills will include a background in general cardiology with subspeciality qualification in cardiac electrophysiology, brady-pacing and the implantation and management of complex devices. 

 

You will join an existing team of six consultant cardiologists at Kingston Hospital

Working for our organisation

The Cardiology department has expanded rapidly in recent years and the Trust now provides a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic inpatient and outpatient cardiology services. The new post has been created in response to increased demands for high quality cardiology care to be delivered locally.

 

It is envisaged that the successful applicant will support the provision of inpatient acute cardiology care at Kingston, support the cardiac pacing service and work with our tertiary centre partner to deliver timely advanced cardiac rhythm management for local patients.

 

Candidates must be on the GMC Specialist Register and hold a certificate of completion of training in Cardiology or be within six months of their CCT date at the date of interview. 

 

If you would like further information, please contact Dr Simon Pearse, Consultant Cardiologist and Clinical Lead, Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information relating to this post, please review the attached Job Description and person specification. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MRCP or equivalent
  • CCT in Cardiology
  • On GMC's Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT from the date of interview
Desirable criteria
  • MD/PhD or MSc

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria
  • Extensive experience of general Cardiology, simple and complex cardiac device implantation
Desirable criteria
  • Cardiac electrophysiology experience

Specific Additional Skills

Essential criteria
  • Diagnostic cardiac catheterisation
  • Evidence of Quality Improvement using Audit and Clinical Outcomes
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of service development

Management Skills

Essential criteria
  • Attended management training course
  • Knowledge of finance/budgets

Experience in Training, Audit and Research

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable commitment and ability to teach and train undergraduates and junior doctors.
  • Experience of clinical audit and research
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in supervising medical trainees

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate leadership skills within a multidisciplinary team.
  • Ability to motivate staff, to facilitate appropriate changes in clinical practice and to work as part of a team.
  • Effective communication skills, enthusiasm and approachability.
  • Commitment to continuing professional development.
  • Enthusiasm for clinical governance.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardTrust IDCapital Nurse, LondonCommitted to being an Inclusive EmployerApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationAge positivehttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/kickstart-scheme-employer-resources/kickstart-scheme-brand-guidelinesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Our Health HeroesDisability confident employerCare quality commission - OutstandingNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality MarkLondon HCSW Award - Sustainable RetentionNational Preceptorship Quality MarkDisability Advice Line

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Simon Pearce
Job title
Consultant and Clinical Lead for Cardiology
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Maxine Gates- Service Line Manager for Acute and Specialist Medicine 

[email protected]

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