The job will be based at Russells Hall Hospital and most of the direct clinical activity will take place there. In addition, contribution to the MDT process will be expected, involving collaboration with interventional colleagues and Cardiac Surgeons at the Wolverhampton Heart and Lung Centre. There is an expectation that you will have coronary intervention sessions at either Wolverhampton Heart and lung centre or the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, Birmingham (or both)- subject to approvals. You will be expected to be part of the Primary PCI on call rota at one of these sites.
There is also a non resident General Cardiology on-call commitment at Russells Hall Hospital (see below).
There is no on-call commitment for Acute medicine.
The Trust is committed to providing you with mentorship in your first year as a Consultant.
- Consultant duties in the Specialty of Cardiology. To provide a wide range of high-quality general cardiology services to the local population
- Working collaboratively with colleagues to further develop and improve all other aspects of General Cardiology
- Participation in 1:18 Cardiology on-call rota
- Assessment and investigation of emergency and elective patients.
- Implementation of Chest Pain Assessment and Heart Failure pathways within the Trust and protocols agreed across The Black Country Cardiovascular Network (ACS, STEMI, PPCI)
- Administrative duties as required within the Directorate
- Provision of care for colleagues’ leave
- Participation in clinical audit and CME/CPD appropriate to experience at Consultant level, together with contribution to education and training of medical students and junior staff
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As part of the NHS People Promise, your wellbeing is our priority, and we are committed to ensuring our employees achieve a healthy work-life balance supported by our flexible working options and by making reasonable adjustments where possible. We believe no-one should have to sacrifice family, friends, or their personal interests for work. We are a modern employer able to attract and retain high quality staff through our commitment to the NHS People Promise.
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- Consultant duties in the Specialty of Cardiology. To provide a wide range of high-quality general cardiology services to the local population
- Working collaboratively with colleagues to further develop and improve all other aspects of General Cardiology
- Participation in 1:18 Cardiology on-call rota
- Assessment and investigation of emergency and elective patients.
- Implementation of Chest Pain Assessment and Heart Failure pathways within the Trust and protocols agreed across The Black Country Cardiovascular Network (ACS, STEMI, PPCI)
- Administrative duties as required within the Directorate
- Provision of care for colleagues’ leave
- Participation in clinical audit and CME/CPD appropriate to experience at Consultant level, together with contribution to education and training of medical students and junior staff
