Job overview
The cardiology department is based predominantly at Wycombe Hospital, but also provides a service at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, together with in reach to general medical and surgical inpatients with secondary cardiac problems. At Wycombe Hospital we have a 22 bedded coronary care unit, and an 8 bedded Cardiac and Stroke Receiving Unit with a further 4 bedded escalation area. The non-invasive physiology services consist of an investigations unit, performing ambulatory ECG’s, Alivecor, exercise tests, ambulatory BP, tilt table and device interrogation (ILR, brady and complex). Non-invasive imaging services consist of transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography, including 3D echo, CT coronary angiography and Cardiac Magnetic resonance imaging. The invasive services, provided via two cardiac catheter laboratories, include invasive coronary angiography, and percutaneous cardiovascular interventions, including primary angioplasty (0800-1800), pacing, loop recorders and complex device implantation. We also have an accredited cardiac rehabilitation unit.
Interview Date - 14th November 2025
Main duties of the job
·The consultant will be expected to provide support and leadership for the department in cross sectional imaging and support for echocardiography.
·The consultant will be expected to see 10 new patients per outpatient clinic initially including 3 hot slots.
·The consultant will be expected to participate in a consultant of the week rota
·The consultant will have educational duties including supporting resident doctors.
·The consultant will have electronic referral service duties (advice and guidance)
Working for our organisation
Why colleagues think we are
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING
Essential criteria
1. MBBS or equivalent.
2. Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practice) with the General Medical Council (GMC) or be eligible for registration within six months of interview.
3. MRCP
4. If an applicant is UK trained, they must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Cardiology or have a proposed date of CCT within 6 months of the interview. If an applicant is non-UK trained, they will be required to show evidence equivalent to the UK CCT.
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
5. Sufficient to have achieved higher accreditation.
6. CMR and CT (L3 at least one modality)
7. TTE (BSE) and TOE
8. General cardiology outpatient management.
9. Acute cardiology (excluding primary PCI/complex intervention)
CLINICAL AND TECHNICAL SKILLS
Essential criteria
10. Thorough knowledge of specialty and ability to work at consultant level
11. Has participated in audit
12. Ability to take appropriate initiative in relation to all aspects of consultant role.
13. Ability to manage own workload, time and supporting staff.
LEADING AND MANAGING
Essential criteria
14. Supervision of an imaging multidisciplinary team.
15. Commitment to the speciality.
COMMUNICATION AND INFLUENCING
Essential criteria
16. Good command of spoken and written English.
17. Ability to communicate information effectively to colleagues and patients.
18. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills
TEAM WORKING
Essential criteria
19. Evidence of and ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Essential criteria
20. Valid driving licence. Enhanced DBS check.
21. Evidence of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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