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Job Purpose

To provide a consultant-led service in cardiology with a subspecialist focus on cardiac devices, heart failure, and Inherited Cardiac Conditions (ICC), while contributing to the wider general cardiology service.

Main Responsibilities

Clinical Duties

• Deliver consultant-led outpatient cardiology/ICC care through two weekly clinics.

• Lead and further develop the ICC service for Plymouth and the wider peninsula, acting as the primary consultant contact for the service.

• Undertake cardiac device procedures (implantation, follow-up, troubleshooting) through allocated cath lab sessions.

• Participate in regional and local ICC multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings.

• Provide inpatient cardiology care, including:

  • Ward rounds on Braunton Ward.

  • Assessment of acute admissions on MAU.

  • Inpatient referrals from other specialties.

• Contribute to the non-PCI consultant rota (currently 1 in 10), providing inpatient cover and Advice & Guidance for GPs.

• Support the development of community-based cardiology models, integrating specialist care closer to patients.

Multidisciplinary & Network Working

• Attend and contribute to cardiology MDTs, including ICC, imaging, revascularisation, endocarditis, and structural intervention meetings.

• Work closely with the electrophysiology team, device physiologists, and heart failure specialists to ensure seamless patient care.

• Develop collaborative links with regional ICC and device services.

Education, Training & Research

• Actively participate in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, including:

  • Weekly echocardiography education meeting.

  • Resident doctor teaching sessions.

  • Monthly consultant-led medical education meeting (case presentations, M&M, audit).

• Supervise and train cardiology registrars, fellows, and physiologists in devices and ICC.

• Contribute to clinical audit, service evaluation, and quality improvement within the Trust.

• Participate in research in devices, ICC, and heart failure, with opportunities for publication and presentation.

Service Development & Leadership

• Provide clinical leadership in developing the ICC service, including pathways for diagnosis, family screening, and multidisciplinary care.

• Support innovation in device management, including extractions, complex device implantation, and new technologies.

• Contribute to service planning, rota coordination, and workforce development within the cardiology directorate.

• Undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional, or national level where appropriate.

Supporting Professional Activities (SPA)

• Engage in CPD, appraisal, and revalidation to maintain professional standards.

• Lead and participate in audit, governance, and service improvement projects.

• Contribute to the development of departmental guidelines and pathways.

• Represent the department in Trust-wide meetings and clinical governance forums.

Indicative Job Plan (10 PAs)

Education & Training Commitments

• Weekly: Echocardiography teaching meeting.

• Weekly: Resident doctor teaching.

• Monthly: Medical Education half-day (audit, M&M, case presentations).

• Actively contribute to undergraduate teaching through Peninsula Medical School.

• Support postgraduate education and mentorship for trainees in cardiology.