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Job summary

Main area
cardiology
Grade
Locum Consultant
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
390-MR-CAR-SO-2716
Employer
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Southend
Town
Southend
Salary
£99,532 - £131,964 Per Annum (Pro rata for Part Time) - YC73
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
18/06/2024 23:59

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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

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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.

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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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