Overview
OUHFT is a large tertiary cardiac centre serving a population of 2.5 million and undertaking approximately 1300 PCI procedures per annum (including 350 PPCIs and approximately 500 TAVIs). The successful applicant will support the ongoing development of the established invasive coronary service and the growth of a coronary network to consolidate regional services. They will help provide a non-emergency weekend coronary invasive service to support rollout of a pathway for acute admissions. There is a growing need for further consolidation of the coronary invasive service across referring centres, and this appointment will have a role in strengthening these links by attending local MDTs and providing specialist clinics for complex cases. All consultant cardiologists participate in a consultant of the week rota for general cardiology (approximately 1 in 16 weeks). The Interventional Cardiology Department is one of the highest volume PCI centres in the UK, undertaking the full range of coronary interventional procedures. Teaching/Research and clinical governance activities are integral to the role, with teaching and research expectations to be included in regular job plan reviews.
The post is within a teaching hospital trust and requires participation in teaching clinical students, training junior doctors and in clinical examinations. The post-holder’s contribution to teaching, training and research will be included in the regular job plan review.
Responsibilities
* Support the ongoing development of the invasive coronary service and growth of a regional coronary network.
* Provide a non-emergency weekend coronary invasive service to support pathways for acute admissions.
* Consolidate coronary invasive services across referring centres by strengthening links through local MDT attendance and provision of specialist clinics for complex cases.
* Participate in a consultant of the week rota for general cardiology, including CCU ward rounds and email advice line as part of rota commitments, with updates as required.
* Contribute to teaching, training and research activities; participate in programmes for teaching clinical students and training junior doctors; support clinical examinations.
* Engage in clinical governance activities, including clinical audit, risk management, quality improvement, and external accreditation requirements.
* Adhere to Trust management policies and procedures and contribute to the running of the clinical service under leadership of the lead clinician and directorate chair.
Qualifications
* Essential criteria
o Medical degree and eligible for full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practise
o Fully trained in Coronary Intervention
o Elective and acute PCI including PPCI; TAVI and Structural Cardiology experience
o Ability to make decisions at consultant level and manage complex clinical problems
o Excellent leadership skills with ability to lead a clinical team at consultant level in a teaching hospital
o Effective administrative and time management skills; training in clinical management
o Evidence of significant contribution to teamwork
o Good spoken and written English with highly developed communication and interpersonal skills
o Experience of teaching and training contributions (formal and informal)
o Evidence of contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit
o Ability to contribute to long-term development and success of the service
* Desirable criteria
o Higher medical degree relevant to cardiac imaging (MD/PhD)
o Sub-speciality interest in the field
o Management qualification or education qualification
o Peer-reviewed publications and research grants
Organisation and Values
The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust is a teaching hospital trust providing a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals: John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and Horton Hospital. Delivering Compassionate Excellence reflects our values: compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. We emphasise values-based interviewing to identify candidates who share these values and can deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. The Trust provides integrated cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery services for Oxfordshire and surrounding regions. The population served is approximately 2.5 million, with a local cardio department serving as a tertiary service for interventional cardiology and maintaining good relations with neighbouring hospitals to ensure flow of referrals.
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