Overview
Consultant Cardiologist & Clinical Director is a Consultant Cardiologist and Clinical Director position in Cardiology for 10 Programmed Activities per week with an additional PA available subject to negotiation and will include participation in a 1:7 Cardiology hot week on-call. If successful, you will be encouraged to develop specialist interest in angiography, pacemakers and cardiac imaging locally. Teaching and participation in audit and research interest are encouraged. The Clinical Director will work within the Triumvirate Team of Three alongside the Care Group Manager and Matron, ensuring that a safe and effective patient service is delivered for patients.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will proactively lead the clinical agenda with the Care Group in partnership with the Senior Leaders of the Division of Medicine and other colleagues. The Clinical Director leads the clinical governance agenda for the Care Group ensuring the appropriate governance arrangements are in place to provide assurance of quality of care and patient safety within Cardiology. There is a requirement to ensure the medical perspective is considered in all aspects of service development and service reconfiguration across the Care Group. The post holder will represent the Care Group as Senior Leader and act as medical decision maker when representing the Care Group at Performance Management Meetings and reviews and make contribution to the functioning and work of this process.
Working for our organisation
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. The Trust has state-of-the-art facilities and recent expansions to emergency care capacity.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Contribution to clinical networks both internal and external to the Trust is essential as part of the Clinical Director role, establishing links with patients and the public to develop patient centered care, to ensure the delivery of high-quality care. The Clinical Director will be a visible leader across the Care Group and operate within the required behaviours and values of the organisation, leading by example in the delivery of the team’s performance. The post holder will join an existing team of cardiologists and undertake OPD and inpatient activities, with potential involvement in service development depending on skill sets.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Basic Medical Degree
* Full MRCP or equivalent
* Entry on the GMC Specialist Register
* CCT in Cardiology (CCT date within 6 months of interview)
* EC rights or CESR
* ALS (Adult Life Support) within last 3 years
* Full GMC Registration with a Licence to Practice
Experience
* Evidence of Higher Specialist Training in Cardiology (or within 6 months of confirmed entry from date of interview)
* Wide experience in Cardiology and General Internal Medicine at senior level
* Ability to take full and independent responsibility for patient care
* Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
* Good organisational and management skills; ability to lead within the Elderly Care Team
* Experience supervising junior medical staff (SpR/StR)
* Evidence of management and administration experience
Knowledge
* Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
* Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision-making
* Ability to work under pressure
Desirable criteria
* Evidence of research experience and published work
Seniority level
* Director
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
Industries
* Hospitals and Health Care
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