Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our dynamic and innovative team at the Royal Wolverhampton Hospital NHS Trust. We are expanding our senior medical staff and looking for a Specialist Doctor in Cardiology to work as part of our team.  We need someone who will work well within our existing enthusiastic team to enhance the existing service.  The successful applicant will be part of a 1:17 week cardiology ward weekday and out of hours on-call rota when normal activities are cancelled. In addition, the applicant will perform additional ward rounds and outpatient clinic work

Main duties of the job

We are expanding our consultant body and are looking for a Specialist Doctor in Cardiology to work as part of our team. We need someone who will work well with our senior medical staff to enhance the existing service. You would be joining an enthusiastic team. The successful applicant will be part of a 1:17 week cardiology ward weekday on-call rota when normal activities are cancelled.

It is anticipated that an average of 10-12 patients would be seen by the postholder per clinic; these would be a mixture of new and review cases. The postholder will take part in the Cardiology ward cover and 1:17 weeks and 1:11 weekends, and will spend a week based on the ward and on-call for ward patients. There are 43 beds on the Cardiology ward. There are 12 Middle Grade funded posts in the Cardiology Directorate of which 5 are training posts and are allocated by the Deanery. There are 4 FY2s assigned to the Cardiology Department; 1 Core Trainee; 1 Specialty Doctor and 3 ANPs. There is also 1 Research Fellow.

The on-call ward week will be supported by a Middle Grade as well as the Specialty Doctors; FY2s and ANPs.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve.  We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.