Working Full time: 10 Sessions per week
The Trust is looking to recruit a locum full-time (10 PAs) Consultant in Cardiology, joining the existing team of Cardiologists to develop and grow the existing cardiology service.
Working Full time: 10 Sessions per week
The Trust is looking to recruit a locum full-time (10 PAs) Consultant in Cardiology, joining the existing team of Cardiologists to develop and grow the existing cardiology service.
We currently have facilities for CT coronary angiography, dobutamine and exercise stress echocardiography, transoesophageal echocardiography as well as a dedicated Cardiology Day Suite for on-site cardiac pacing. We have a growing department with a dynamic and flexible team of enthusiastic consultants and specialist practitioners. You will be supported by an excellent team of colleagues and will receive regular 1:1 support from the Clinical Lead.
Following a rebuild of our Cardiology ward and CCU which was completed in August 2021, this footprint has been redesigned as the Cardiology unit which consists of 16 beds in total within a single ward area. 6 of these are monitored and 10 non-monitored. We also have 4 telemetry monitors which can be utilised on other beds throughout the trust.
We provide a 7 day in reach service to our 53 bedded AMU, with support from the Cardiac Specialist Nurses during the working week. We are exploring new models of working with our primary care colleagues in the community as well as closely integrating services with our regional tertiary referral centre, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital. We were proud to receive a favourable review by the GIRFT team in Dec 2019 and our future development plans reflect the suggestions of this report.
Clinical
* Ward rounds for inpatients, including a daily inreach to the MAU for cardiac patients
* Reviewing and advising on the management of inpatients referred by other specialists within the hospital
* Specialist Cardiology clinics
* Diagnostic Imaging
Non-Clinical
* Responsible for the training of Core and Speciality Trainees, Foundation doctors.
* Develop Advanced Nurse Practitioners and Speciality Doctor
* Supervising Audit projects and CME
* Attend weekly meetings
* Attend monthly meetings (Speciality team, Local Heart Disease Network etc.
* Development and promotion of evidence-based practice and guidelines
* Active contribution to the departmental Clinical Governance structure
* Multi-disciplinary team working and leadership
* Relevant participation in management
* Other appropriate duties and responsibilities
The Trust’s services are provided from three locations:
* The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 473 general and acute beds.
* Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 60 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
* Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust employs 5,964 staff (headcount) to provide care and treatment to a population of over 400,000 people living in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire.
The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care System. Due to its location on the border with North Wales, the Trust also works closely with the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.
The Trust treats patients from England and some parts of Wales. During 2024/2025, there were approximately 643,000 patient attendances (inpatient, A&E, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Naomi Cottrell Job title: Service Manager Email address: naomi.cottrell@nhs.net Telephone number: 01244 36 3418
Dr Jason Causer
Cardiology Consultant & Clinical Lead
jason.causer@nhs.net #J-18808-Ljbffr