Job overview

The cardiology department is based predominantly at Wycombe Hospital, but also provides a service at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, together with in reach to general medical and surgical inpatients with secondary cardiac problems.  At Wycombe Hospital we have a 22 bedded coronary care unit, and an 8 bedded Cardiac and Stroke Receiving Unit with a further 4 bedded escalation area. The non-invasive physiology services consist of an investigations unit, performing ambulatory ECG’s, Alivecor, exercise tests, ambulatory BP, tilt table and device interrogation (ILR, brady and complex). Non-invasive imaging services consist of transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography, including 3D echo, CT coronary angiography and Cardiac Magnetic resonance imaging.  The invasive services, provided via two cardiac catheter laboratories, include invasive coronary angiography, and percutaneous cardiovascular interventions, including primary angioplasty (0800-1800), pacing, loop recorders and complex device implantation.  We also have an accredited cardiac rehabilitation unit.  

Main duties of the job

·       The consultant will be expected to provide support and leadership for the department in cross sectional imaging and support for echocardiography.

·       The consultant will be expected to see 10 new patients per outpatient clinic initially including 3 hot slots.

·       The consultant will be expected to participate in a consultant of the week rota

·       The consultant will have educational duties including supporting resident doctors.

·       The consultant will have electronic referral service duties (advice and guidance)

·       The on-call rota is 1:8 with internal cover starting at 1800-0800. The expectation is that the consultant should be available to provide telephone advice and to return to the hospital within 40 minutes if required.

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