Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients' homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.
We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We're also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
* Great flexible working opportunities
* Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
* Generous annual leave and pension scheme
* Extensive staff health and well-being programmes
Job overview
The cardiac surgical unit at Alder Hey is one of the SACS approved national centres for congenital cardiac surgical training. This is an exciting time to join the Cardiac Department at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, having recently moved into the new Children's Health Park.
The cardiac team is made up of surgeons (4), cardiologists (13), cardiac liaison nurses (7) and specialised intensive care, anaesthetic, radiology and nursing support. It is one of the principal departments in one of the largest children's hospital in Europe.
Patients are seen with various heart conditions which include all complex forms of congenital heart disease in neonates including hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Alder Hey has fully equipped dedicated operating theatres with their own specialist staff and a fully equipped catheter room with bi-plane angiography and multi-channel recording facilities. There is one dedicated cardiac theatre with five fixed operating days (three sessions each) every week. There is a second cardiac theatre with two additional operating days (two sessions every Monday and alternate Wednesdays).
All cardiac patients, both medical and surgical, are cared for on a dedicated cardiac unit or the High Dependency Unit. The cardiac unit shares the facilities of a 21-bed intensive care unit with an average cardiac occupancy of 10 beds in the unit, and also has access to beds on the High Dependency Unit.
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The successful applicant will have a strong grounding in congenital cardiology and join the team to develop their expertise in interventional congenital cardiac catheterisation (paediatric and ACHD). The successful appointee will be based in Liverpool working across the Level 1 CHD services for paediatric (Alder Hey) and ACHD (LHCH). Currently here are 3 full day sessions at Alder Hey (Paediatric) and 1 full session in Liverpool Heart and Chest (ACHD) each week.
The successful candidate will be expected to become competent in ACHD and paediatric cardiac procedures by the end of their 12 months and be able to take up a substantive consultant post. We would expect a suitably trained appointee to perform at least 50 first operator adult and paediatric cases by the end of their fellowship.
Catheter Laboratory:
Regular participation in cardiac catheterisation lists at Alder Hey and LHCH
Supervised first-operator experience with progressive independence
Outpatient Clinics:
Two paediatric cardiology clinics per week (including interventional-focused clinics)
Inpatient Care:
Pre- and post-procedure care of paediatric cardiac patients
Join middle grade rota at Alder Hey
Ward rounds and supervision of junior doctors
MDT:
Participation in regional and local congenital MDT meetings
Attend catheter listing meetings
TRAINING AND SUPERVISION
Named Educational Supervisor
Regular appraisal and review
Maintenance of a procedural logbook
Working for our organisation
As a leader in child healthcare and research, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust provides care for more than 275,000 children and young people each year, making us one of the biggest and busiest children's hospitals in Europe. This care is delivered not only on our main site in Liverpool, but in patients' homes and communities, and at other hospitals across the North of England.
Our state-of-the-art hospital, on our main site in Liverpool, opened in October 2015. It sets a new benchmark within the NHS and has won many prestigious industry awards. Buildings, however, are only as good as what happens inside them.
Our highly professional, skilled staff include some of the best clinicians in their field in the world. This expertise is combined with a care and compassion, evident in all of our staff, that our patients and families tell us is unique. This dedication and passion for putting our patients at the heart of everything we do has helped us to achieve a rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) - England's independent regulator of health and social care – of 'Good' overall and 'Outstanding' in the category of 'Caring'. This is something that we're proud of, but it's something that wouldn't have been possible without our staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful applicant will have a strong grounding in congenital cardiology and join the team to develop their expertise in interventional congenital cardiac catheterisation (paediatric and ACHD). The successful appointee will be based in Liverpool working across the Level 1 CHD services for paediatric (Alder Hey) and ACHD (LHCH). Currently here are 3 full day sessions at Alder Hey (Paediatric) and 1 full session in Liverpool Heart and Chest (ACHD) each week.
The successful candidate will be expected to become competent in ACHD and paediatric cardiac procedures by the end of their 12 months and be able to take up a substantive consultant post. We would expect a suitably trained appointee to perform at least 50 first operator adult and paediatric cases by the end of their fellowship.
See detailed person specification in attached job description
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Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are committed to creating a well-managed, flexible working environment that supports staff and promotes their welfare and development. We actively promote equality and diversity and operate a Zero Tolerance policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment.
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