Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be expected to complement a team of 4 existing congenital cardiac consultant surgeons. As part of the current service expansion, you will be expected to help cope with a growing surgical workload, including the recently fully commissioned cardiac and non-cardiac ECMO services in both paediatric and ACHD patients. The post may present an opportunity for further employment in the context of a succession plan, subject to the appointees’ experience and competence. 

Unlike other surgical programs, up to 30-40% of the operations performed at UHS are conducted following dual consultant operation (DCO) model, which is built upon the mentoring system in use at UHS. Upon successful application, you will enter a surgical mentoring program, to develop a safe and progressively independent operator status for low and medium complexity lesions.

Depending on the experience of the appointee, the program will be tailored to maximise learning opportunities while maintaining good clinical governance. Your sub-specialty interests which may complement the existing expertise in the department will be taken into consideration.

You will assist and will be assisted in carrying out congenital cardiac theatre lists, on-call duties and out-patient clinics for paediatric and ACHD patients at UHS. 

Patients are referred by their cardiologist for surgery and a surgical plan agreed in multi-disciplinary meetings. You are expected to carry out theatre lists every day, and under the current expansion plan, these should amount to 7-8 per week.

The daytime and out of hours congenital surgical on-call duties are shared by all consultants. This involves the surgical management of emergency referrals, PICU, NICU, CICU and providing cardiac surgical input as required on these units. You will be expected to participate in these activities, work with junior colleagues from the surgical rota, and provide some out-of-hours supervised cover, subject to job plan and expertise. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION  

Appointment will be made under local contractual terms and conditions of service for Trust appointed (non-training fellow doctors and dentists).   
Successful candidates will have an educational framework equivalent to training grade doctors, and there will be a named educational supervisor assigned at the start of the post. The opportunity for Continued Professional Development (CPD) is highly supported and encouraged by the Trust, with options available to take study leave. All licensed doctors must meet the GMC requirements for revalidation and there will be an annual appraisal to support this process.  

Grades for Trust appointed (non-training) fellows will be paid a basic salary at a nodal pay point linked to the grade, at the rate set out in the National Medical and Dental pay circular. 

Basic salary detailed below plus any additional remuneration (as applicable) for hours set out in the doctors work schedule (e.g. additional hours, weekend allowance, and any hours which attract enhanced pay)     

Basic Salary – MT05 £70,425 
                    
Travelling expenses will not be paid for attending interview  Please note that GMC registration (with a licence to practice) and right to work in the UK are essential for this role.  
Successful applicants will already have GMC registration or will be able to demonstrate they are eligible.  
Applicants requiring Tier 2 sponsorship should ensure they meet the Home Office application criteria prior to submitting an application.   

Interviews will be held on 07-July-25

Job Reference; 188-MD40525 

This vacancy closes on or before  22nd June 2025