Job summary
Employer heading
Locum Consultant Cardiologist
Locum Consultant
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people. Our newly formed Trust, comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend, is determined to provide the best health services for its local population. We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation working in the best interests of the people we serve.
Job overview
We are delighted to offer an opportunity for a Consultant Cardiologist with Specialist interest in Devices to join the existing enthusiastic and progressive multidisciplined team and working as a key member of the Cardiology team at Mid and South Essex Trusts. The job will be based at Southend Site
The primary focus of this post is to provide consultant level support to help the expanding device service.
Contribution to the MDT process will be expected, involving collaboration with Colleagues at the CTC.
Main duties of the job
You will join the substantive cardiologists within this service to meet the increasing outpatient demands of the fastest-growing town in Essex, working with their Cardiology colleagues in providing inpatient services initially on a consultant of the day-rota.
You will also undertake clinics and cath-lab sessions and there may be an opportunity for subspecialty interests to be accommodated.
Regarding Inpatients, you may be asked to contribute to the Consultant of the week model and the device on call roster aswell as , support with a number of outpatient clinics (mix of general and specialist )
Working for our organisation
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.
We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Job Role:
This post will be working as part of the established team within the MSE.
The post-holder will have broad general cardiology skills and hold a subspeciality interest, ideally devices. The post is wholetime (10 PA).
This post will support the teams across the District General sites within the MSE footprint, supporting Southend for ideally device implantation ( brady and complexed) as well as helping to focus on the outpatient element for the service.
The division would encourage the development of at least one additional area of expertise and ideally would encourage candidates within an interest in device implantation to apply. Up to two PAs during your weekly schedule could be dedicated to the subspeciality area.
Person specification
Knowledge and Experiance
Essential criteria
- Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in the specialty.
- Demonstrates good knowledge of the structures and culture of the NHS, roles, responsibilities and relationships across the MDT and the multi-professional team
- Demonstrate ability to implant cardiac devices
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS or Equivalent
- Entry on GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of training (CCT) at time of interview
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- azhar khokhar
- Job title
- Clinical Lead Cardiology at Southend
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01702 435555
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