Job overview

Join us in shaping the future of Cardiology Care

Looking for a fresh start in a supportive, forward thinking environment? Our dynamic team of Cardiologists at Wye Valley NHS Trust is growing. With expansion to 7.0 WTE Consultants, appointment of a 1.0 WTE Specialist Doctor, and exciting developments on the horizon, we're ready to welcome passionate, skilled Cardiologists to our service. 

About the Role 

One day a week will be dedicated to Cardiac MRI in Worcester initially but with the appointee key in developing on site scanning in Hereford. Previous NHS management experience will be key in developing the service. Stress echo and support / cross cover for colleague absence for TOW would be offered in addition. The current team run a mostly generic team based service for both in and outpatients, and it is envisaged that this approach would continue with the new appointee taking a full role in the service and future service development and design. 

Wye Valley NHS Trust 

Located on the boarder of Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire. We are a progressive and forward thinking team with ambitious plans to improve the quality of our service. 

We're a friendly, ambitious team in a stunning rural setting - where your ideas and career can thrive. 

Lets shape the future of Cardiology care - together!

Main duties of the job

The main duties and responsibilities of the Consultants are:

• Consultant of the week 7-Day - Inpatient (1:8 weeks)
• General Cardiology on call out of hours - fixed weekday (not covered prospectively) and 1:8 at the weekends (Friday - Sunday) 
• One day per week Worcester based dedicated to Cardiac MRI
• Outpatient duties - 2 sessions per week including 1x F2F and 1x virtual clinic 
• Sub-speciality interest Cardiac MRI and Echo 
• Support Professional Activities (SPA) - 2.5 PAs allocated within job plan
• Lead the development of an on site Cardiac MRI scanning service in Hereford
• Engage fully with the Hospital Strategy and the Strategic direction of the wider Trust
• Undertake managerial duties associated with the care of their patients and the running development of their clinical department
• Consultants are expected to be involved in all areas of clinical governance, clinical audit, annual appraisal and an appropriate CPD programme, as well as GMC appraisal and re-validation (allocated time within job plan)
• No GIM component to the job, but occasionally patients with GIM problems are admitted to the Cardiology beds

Working for our organisation

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.