Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical:

·         Participating in an on-call rota (approximately 1-in-8) for paediatric patients referred to the unit.  The individual will be expected to work effectively in a team and work closely with the intensive care specialists, anaesthetists, cardiac surgeons and cardiology colleagues. 

·         Participating in a heart transplant on call rota (1-in-3) providing advice about children who have undergone heart transplant.

·         To provide in-patient and out-patient opinions for children with congenital and acquired heart disease across the Trust and to colleagues across the network and for referrals across the UK.

·         To provide continuing care of children with heart problems on an in-patient or out-patient basis.

·         To provide opinions and care for children with heart failure from all causes referred to the unit. This will include inpatient and outpatient duties as well as contribution to the surgical MDT.

·         Develop the paediatric advanced heart failure service in particular liaison with other level one centres

·         Contributing to the clinical governance meeting and audit of all areas of children’s cardiac care.

·         Undergo Continued Medical Education (CME) in accordance with guidelines stipulated by the Royal College.

·         Undertake an annual appraisal and job plan review.  It is expected that objectives within job plan reviews will be based on Trust objectives such as fulfilment of fixed contractual commitments on the basis of a 43 week working year with due allowance for statutory holidays.

Administrative: 

·         Assist the Directorate Manager and Clinical Director in the timely investigation of complaints – working to provide reports within the timeframe set out by Trust policy.

·         Undertake administrative duties in relation to the care of his or her patients and in relation to the running of the congenital heart disease department.  In co-operation with the Heads of Department, Specialty Manager and Clinical Director.  The appointee is entitled to become a member of the Medical Staff Committee of the hospital.

·         To undertake general administrative duties within a context of compliance with Directorate and Trust aims and objectives.

·         Become involved with the financial management of the cardiology budget - at all times looking to ensure the delivery of high quality care to agreed standards, but at the same time reviewing working practices to provide the most efficient use of resources.

Research:

·         The Trust and department welcome and encourages research as a high profile activity that compliments the service provided and there is an active research programme within the department including academic congenital disease consultant appointment.

·         The candidate will help facilitate and support research projects going on within the department. 

·         The candidate will be supported in developing their own research profiles either as part of ongoing studies or development of new projects.

 Teaching:

·         Participate in the teaching of undergraduates and the post graduate cardiology trainees.

·         There will be an opportunity within this post to develop and lead the middle grade training program.

·         Participate in the teaching and training of any other health care professionals within the Directorate.

·         To participate in supra regional teaching and education focused on advanced heart failure and transplant.

 Flexibility: 

In line with the Trust’s core value of placing patients at the heart of everything we do, we are developing our service provision to be responsive to the needs of our patients. To meet those needs some staff groups will be increasingly asked to work a more flexible work pattern so that they can offer services in the evening or weekend.  As a result any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern or working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.

Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.