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Cardiac Surgeon with an interest In Adult Congenital Surgery
Grade
YM73
Contract
12 months (fixed term)
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
259-MED7554271SBH
Employer
Barts Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
St Bartholomew's Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£109,725 - £145,478 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/11/2025 23:59

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Locum Consultant in Cardiac Surgeon interest In Adult Congenital Surgery

YM73

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

Locum Consultant Cardiac Surgeon with an interest In Adult Congenital Surgery
 (10 Programmed Activities)
 
 
Applications are invited for the above post which will be based at the Barts Heart Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust. 
 
Barts Health NHS Trust is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in Britain and the cardiovascular centre is one of the largest of its kind in Europe, providing sector wide care to a population of over 6 million.
 
The successful applicant will be joining a team of 2 surgical GUCH consultants, 15 adult surgeons.
 
Applicants should have completed subspecialist training in surgical congenital heart disease, and cardiac surgery. 
 
Applicants will be expected to participate in a 1:8 on-call rota for the GUCH and aortic service and will also provide a consult service for GUCH inpatients.    
 
Applicants wishing to apply for this post should possess the MRCP or equivalent, be GMC-registered with a license to practice and hold specialist registration 
 
 

 

Main duties of the job

1. Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care.
 
2. Leadership, development and organisation of the services in his/her charge in line with the Trust’s business plans. Liaison and communication with the Clinical Director, the General Manager and the CAG Group Director

3.    Corporate and individual responsibility for the professional management of doctors in training.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. The post holder will, together with consultant colleagues, be responsible for the provision of GUCH surgery
 
2. An additional role is to deliver and further develop a new Virtual Ward service using an established digital platform and expand its usage to our referring hospitals.
 
3. To enhance and further develop a world GUCH service 
 
4. Participate in the multidisciplinary Inherited Cardiovascular Disease team, contributing to the development of complex treatments, innovations and research
 
5. To undertake 2 days of operating, flexibly.
 
6. The consultant clinical responsibilities which are involved in patient care including participation in the Consultant of the Week rota. (1in 19 weeks)
 
7. Once clinic per week with new and follow-up outpatients.
 
4. To provide diagnosis and treatment of patients in hospitals and clinics within the Trust 
 
5.  To provide evidence-based care for all patients.
 
6. To liaise effectively and on a timely basis with colleagues, managers, general practitioners, community services, and all healthcare agencies.
 
7. To maintain and promote team and multi-disciplinary work, working particularly closely and regularly with existing post-holders 
 
8.  To participate fully in the management of the department and to liaise closely with the general manager and the Clinical and CAG Group Director and management team.
 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MB BS,
  • FRCS(CTh) or equivalent
  • On GMC Specialist Register
Desirable criteria
  • Higher Research Degree MD
  • PhD

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Comprehensive training in Adult Cardiac Surgery in dedicated units.
  • Ability to support team members in business planning via collaboration and discussion.
  • Ability to demonstrate personal experience of academic research and describe and discuss findings and impact.
  • Experience of research, presentations to learned societies on topics related to general thoracic surgery
  • Peer-reviewed publications in indexed journals
  • Experience teaching and training undergraduates, junior doctors and allied professionals
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrate experience in perioperative management of patients with GUCH disease
  • Evidence of innovative approaches to healthcare
  • Clinical guideline development
  • Management course
  • PhD/ MD Thesis
  • Completed Train-The-Trainers or equivalent course

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Able to provide evidence of clinical audit and demonstrate understanding of impact and challenges this brings.
  • Ability to demonstrate knowledge and awareness of current and future NHS challenges and strategy.

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical/surgical problems
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to supervise research
  • Database management

Other

Essential criteria
  • Excellent presentational and verbal skills.
  • IT skills and computer literacy
  • Ability to motivate and develop medical trainees
  • Ability to manage time well to deliver objectives of the CAU
  • Awareness of best practice through evidence based medicine, and personal drive to enact the change with the team
  • Commitment to continuing medical education.
  • Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national level.
  • Collegiate approach to work and colleagues
  • Ability to drive change through collaboration and consultation with key stakeholders.
  • Willingness to challenge the norm in a positive manner while building a team ethos, to deliver consistently high levels of care for patients in a productive and cost effective manner

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Green@Barts HealthNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Pregnancy Loss PledgeDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Happy to Talk Flexible Working

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Amit Bhan
Job title
Clinical Lead, Congenital Cardiology
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information
For further information and informal enquiries regarding the post, please contact:
 
Mr Kulvinder Lall, CD for Cardiac surgery
 
 
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