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Job overview

A specialist interest in cardiac imaging is required. This is a substantive post currently held by a locum consultant with special interest in cardiac imaging at Royal Bolton and will be complimented by the appointment of an additional imaging consultant to support the development of CT Coronary angiography on site whilst ensuring that functional imaging is completed in a timely fashion.

You will join five substantive existing Consultant Cardiologists with interests in pacing and devices (2), advanced cardiac imaging (1) and cardiac failure (2) with recruitment plans for another full time substantive imaging consultant appointment (ie a total of 3 imaging consultants) and another consultant with a complimentary subspecialty interest.

In addition to those consultants providing an inpatient service, we have a full time consultant supporting the outpatient service and rapid access clinics and another part time consultant supporting general cardiology and device therapy.

Full secretarial support will be provided with office accommodation in the Cardiac Investigation Department equipped with computer and internet access.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for the care of patients admitted to the CCU on the days that you are on call.

You and the present cardiologists will run an integrated ward-based service for CCU and C1 ward and will undertake new and follow-up outpatient clinics. The ward based service is supported by frailty input.

It is anticipated that the post holder will have a background in general cardiology and a specialist interest in cardiac imaging specifically, transthoracic, transoesophageal and dobutamine stress imaging and cardiac CT but other imaging experience such a CMR may be considered although it must be recognised that this will not be delivered on site in Bolton.

Working for our organisation

Royal Bolton Hospital has a catchment population of approx. 350,000 people. There is a 10 bedded Coronary Care Unit and a 25 bedded cardiology ward. The Cardiology/ECG Dept undertakes a full range of non-invasive investigation and pacemaker/ICD follow up. Nuclear Cardiology is available on site. There will be 8 full time Cardiologists at Royal Bolton Hospital following the appointment to this post. You will be expected to contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training.

You must be fully registered with the GMC and on the Specialist Register, or within 6 months of attaining your CCT or equivalent at interview stage.