Job overview

Are you a proactive, motivated, and compassionate physician looking to join an innovative Cardiology and Radiology Service and deliver a high standard of patient-centred care?

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust is offering you the best place to develop your career under the guidance of a supportive and diverse team formed of consultants, radiographers, cardiac physiology team, specialist nurses and community team members.

As a Consultant Cardiologist specialising in cardiac CT and/or MIBI,  you will be at the forefront of transforming Cardiovascular Care and Imaging. The Radiology and Cardiology departments developed this joint post to provide services that meet the demands of our local population.

You will help us expand our services across all hospital sites working closely with the local Integrated Care Network to promote a high standard of care.

We are strongly encouraging and supporting your career development. In handling your daily clinical and administrative tasks, you will have access to a secretary and administrative staff.

 

Main duties of the job

·  By joining the Imaging and Cardiology Services, you will actively be involved in the development of the cardiac CT service.

The sessional commitments were designed to include 10 PAs with on-call commitments of 1 in 7-weekend cardiology ward rounds. Additional PA may be available as mutually agreed at job planning. Opportunities for a day off-site working and non-working time can also be considered to meet an applicant’s work-life balance needs.

You will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the cardiac CT service, providing radiographer training and supervision as well as service-driving development and expansion.

As a senior member of staff, you will actively participate in MDT meetings and clinical governance activities.

Education is important to us. Therefore, you will teach and train the junior members of staff, and participate in continuing medical education.

As a leader, you will arrange appropriate CPD for yourself and your team.

Working for our organisation

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust provides acute care to our local communities via two District General Hospitals in Peterborough and Huntingdon, and a community hospital in Stamford.

We are promoting flexible working and a health work/home life balance. Agile working options are automatically considered for all roles within the Trust.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates from our local communities.

Your package with us includes a lot more than just your pay and here are a few of the additional benefits that are available to you as an employee:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme
• Relocation allowance in line with the Trust policy
• Generous Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year (for full time workers) plus bank/public holidays
• Free staff car parking on all our hospital sites during this financial year
• In-house Physiotherapy Services
• Career development and training opportunities
• Emotional Wellbeing Service covering a range of online support, access to mobile apps and 24/7 counselling services
• Subsidised meals at our hospital restaurants
• Access to exclusive discounts, cashback and vouchers via NHS Discounts and Blue Light Card

If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to Team North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust.