Job overview

This post is designed to recruit a full time Cardiologist providing a full range of skills to support an ever-expanding Heart Failure Service within the two sites of the trust at Coventry and Rugby and the City of Coventry Community. The candidate is also expected to support the General Internal Medicine overlapping with the Acute Medicine department. 

It is planned that the new consultant would undertake heart failure clinics and at least one heart failure ward round, develop and lead breathlessness clinics, participate in weekly heart failure MDTs and perform cardiac catherisations in one weekly lab session.

In addition to the clinical work there is a thriving programme of clinical and basic research into heart failure and other cardiology areas and collaboration in this would be welcomed. The hospital is linked to Warwick Medical School; the new consultant will be expected to participate in teaching and examining medical students as part of the responsibilities.

Main duties of the job

As part of our commitment to patients and delivery of a world class service for all, we have created the UHCW Improvement (UHCWi) System in partnership with the Virginia Mason Institute in Seattle; this involves a structured approach to removing waste and putting the patient first using a lean management system and methodologies.  Our culture and ways of working reflect and embed the practices and methodologies of UHCWi. You are expected, where identified, to attend and complete relevant training and development opportunities to support this. This may include Lean for Leaders, Advanced Lean Training, and the Human Factors Programme, amongst others.  Full attendance and completion of identified courses is considered essential for this post. 

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.