Consultant in Interventional Cardiology
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Key details
Location
- Site
- Manchester Royal Infirmary
- Town
- Manchester
- Postcode
- M13 9WL
- Major / Minor Region
- Manchester
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent: includes on call rota
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (Participation in on-call rota)
Salary
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (YC72)
Specialty
- Main area
- Cardiology
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic individual to join the Interventional Cardiology team at WTWA, part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. This post will be working across both Wytheshawe Oxford road sites.
As the leading provider of tertiary and specialist healthcare services in Manchester, the Trust treats more than a million patients every year. You will be part of a team of 50 Consultant Cardiologists at the Manchester Heart Institute. The Cardiology department is staffed with energetic, forward-looking cardiologists, and we’re looking for someone similar to join our team.
The role presents an excellent opportunity to showcase your comprehensive understanding of cardiac care, specifically Interventional Cardiology. You will be involved in shaping the Interventional Carddiology service for the future.
Informal visits are encouraged and we would welcome your interest.
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- To deliver excellent Interventional Cardiology services, for the population of Greater Manchester and surrounding areas
- To contribute to the planning and development of Interventional Cardiology services
- To support service development
- To provide flexible support and develop in reach services across MFT sites
- To support teaching and research within the department
- To contribute to the complex device service
Working for our organisation
MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MB ChB or equivalent
- MRCP or equivalent
- On Speciality Register for Cardiology or CCT within 6 months of interview
Desirable criteria
- Additional higher degree (eg. MD or PhD) in a relevant subject
Experience
Essential criteria
- Broad training in general cardiology and extensive training in HF
- Participation in clinical skills teaching programme
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of research, service development or experience in innovative technology
- Experience of organising teaching programmes
Ability
Essential criteria
- Competent in management of acute and chronic heart failure
- Ability to integrate within a multidisciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- Competent in another complementary sub-specialty, for example cardiac device implantation and follow-up
Audit
Essential criteria
- Commitment to an understanding of the principles of audit
- Experience in organisation and undertaking audit
Desirable criteria
- Publication of audit and service improvement projects, locally and nationally.
Research
Essential criteria
- Research and evidence base to practice
Desirable criteria
- Research and publications relevant to post
Management Ability
Essential criteria
- Ability to manage own time and work effectively, understanding of role and importance of management in the NHS
- Excellent communication skills
- Evidence of leading a team
Desirable criteria
- Leadership/Professional Development course
- Evidence of management ability for example in organising and leading a clinical research team or of service reorganisation
Motivation
Essential criteria
- A high degree of motivation and personal self-discipline
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of successful project completion
Personality
Essential criteria
- Ability to function both as a member and a potential leader of a multi-disciplinary clinical team.
- High level of resilience.
Desirable criteria
- Competitive, open minded and tolerant.
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- This post requires an enhanced Criminal Records Check
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Yahya Al-Najjar
- Job title
- Consultant Cardiologist and Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Dr Altigani Abdelaal, Consultant Cardiologist, Interventional Lead
Dr Mark Ainslie, Consultant Cardiologist, Clinical Director
Dr Rhys Beynon, Consultant Cardiologist
Anthony Evans, Directorate Manager, Cardiology, WTWA
Sarah Picken, Deputy Directorate Manager, Cardiology MRI
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