Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 210-2025-356
- Employer
- Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Countess of Chester Hospital
- Town
- Chester
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Cardiology Consultant
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, staff pride themselves on not only leading through clinical excellence, but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. To achieve this, the Trust has embarked on an exciting new strategy focused on continuous improvement.
Our vision is to improve the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare, through partnership and innovation
Our High Performance Culture will support everyone to be the best version of themselves by being true to our Trust vision, values and behaviours.
We welcome applications from colleagues from our local and neighbouring communities of all backgrounds and identities, who are currently under-represented within our region such as Black, Asian, Minority ethnic and those with disabilities.
As a region we are reviewing the way we work, and exploring how new working practices that support flexible working can create a positive work-life balance. As part of our recruitment process we will explore how our inclusive employment policies, flexible working, staff engagement forums, Trust facilities and services can be of mutual benefit.
Job overview
Working Full time : 10 sessions per week
The Trust is looking to recruit a substantive full-time (10 PA) Consultant in Cardiology, joining the existing team of Cardiologists to develop and grow the existing cardiology service.
We currently have facilities for CT coronary angiography, dobutamine and exercise stress echocardiography, transoesophageal echocardiography as well as a dedicated cardiac catheter suite for on-site coronary angiography and cardiac pacing. We have a growing department with a dynamic and flexible team of enthusiastic consultants and specialist practitioners.
Following a rebuild of our Cardiology ward and CCU which was completed in August 2021, this footprint has been redesigned as the Cardiology unit which consists of 16 beds in total within a single ward area. 6 of these are monitored and 10 non-monitored. We also have 4 telemetry monitors which can be utilised on other beds throughout the trust.
We provide a 7 day in reach service to our 34 bedded MAU, with support from the Cardiac Specialist Nurses during the working week. We are exploring new models of working with our primary care colleagues in the community as well as closely integrating services with our regional tertiary referral centre, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital. We were proud to receive a favourable review by the GIRFT team in Dec 2019 and our future development plans reflect the suggestions of this report.
Main duties of the job
Clinical
Ward rounds for inpatients, including a daily in reach to the MAU for cardiac patients
Reviewing and advising on the management of inpatients referred by other specialists within the hospital
Specialist Cardiology clinics
Diagnostic Imaging
Non-Clinical
Responsible for the training of Core and Speciality Trainees, Foundation doctors
Develop Advanced Nurse Practitioners and Speciality Doctor
Supervising Audit projects and CME
Attend weekly meetings
Attend monthly meetings (Speciality team, Local Heart Disease Network etc.)
Development and promotion of evidence-based practice and guidelines
Active contribution to the departmental Clinical Governance structure
Multi-disciplinary team working and leadership
Relevant participation in management
Other appropriate duties and responsibilities
Working for our organisation
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds.
• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
• Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MRCP
Desirable criteria
- MD/PhD
Registration and CCT
Essential criteria
- Registered with a licence to Practice.
- On the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 month at the time of interview
Experience
Essential criteria
- CCST/CCT in Cardiology within 6 months of interview or CESR or European Community Rights
- Wide clinical experience in Cardiology
Desirable criteria
- Special interest in cardiac imaging, anatomical and functional
- Recognised teaching skill course or qualification
- Relevant experience in undertaking and organisation of audit
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Naomi Cottrell
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01244 363418
- Additional information
Dr Jason Causer
Consultant Cardiologist & Clinical Lead
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