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Main area
Cardiology
Grade
Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
203-M1720
Employer
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Cardiology E23320
Town
Warwick
Closing
Today at 23:59

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Consultant Cardiologist

Consultant

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree. We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.

We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 5300 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don’t need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.

The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own.

Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide inclusive, safe, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

Probationary Period

All new staff to the Trust will be subject to a standard 6 month probationary period, the details of which will duly follow in your contract of employment.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued and respected and that our organisation is representative of all members of society. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – we value our employees, job applicants, students, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our values of being Inclusive, Safe, Effective, Compassionate and Trusted.

Agile and Flexible Working

All our staff will have a work base. However the Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service. However, occasionally travel around Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful.

The Trust also welcome staff to work flexibly and we would welcome the conversation at interview regarding flexible working.

Staff Benefits

The Trust offer a wide range of additional benefits to staff. Anyone who joins us on a substantive basis can assess things such as the Lease Car Scheme, Electronics Scheme, Discounted Leisure and Travel, Cycle to work scheme amongst many others available. 

Car Parking

The Trust have recently completed the construction of a multi-storey car park at our Warwick Hospital site. This ensures all new staff joining the Trust will have access to car parking facilities without the need to go on a waiting list. The Trust have also been able to freeze car parking charges. 

To keep up to date on our latest recruitment activity follow us on twitter @swftrecruit or look us up on Facebook (Recruitment - South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust).


Job overview

Interview date - Friday 17th May 2024

This is an exciting time to join the Cardiology department in the South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust (SWFT). Due to recent retirement this post has become available.  The role is to support and develop Heart Failure (HF) services for SWFT both in hospital and community, as well as to contribute to the day to day running of our general cardiology unit.  The post will also be able to include a further sub-specialty interest in either advanced cardiac devices or cardiac imaging.

 

Main duties of the job

The post is based at Warwick Hospital.  The HF service at Warwick is integrated with community services for South Warwickshire.  Time is allocated to support the community portion of the post including an MDT with input from Elderly Care, Renal Medicine and Palliative care.  We currently have 4 heart failure nurses providing care for our patients in the community via home visits, telephone consultations and community clinics.  This innovative programme has reduced length of stay and improved the quality of care for this group of patients.

Working for our organisation

With our central location and great transport links we’re closer than you might think. We are located in the heart of England with easy access to the motorway network and a good railway service. Warwickshire is accessible from a number of nearby cities including Birmingham, Leicester, Northampton, Oxford and Worcestershire.

Surrounded by a collection of picturesque towns and villages, there is always a lot to see and do across the County. Numerous sport and leisure venues, theatres, parks and great shopping facilities make Warwickshire an idyllic place to work and live.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder would join the existing consultants and associate specialists on our cardiology rota.  The rota is essentially a rolling 6-week rota comprising of 3 outpatient weeks and 3 inpatient weeks.  The inpatient weeks are a week supporting our advanced care practitioners with the outreach service.  The second is a week covering our Coronary Care Unit.  Whilst on the Coronary Care unit the post holder also provides out of hours cover for temporary pacing.  There is no commitment required to General Internal Medicine.  The third week is covering our cardiology ward, Malins Ward with daily ward rounds.  There is currently a 1:6 weekend service.  Time off in lieu is taken into account for weekend working.  With the addition of further posts, we foresee this reducing.

Person specification

Satisfactory Occupational Health Clearance

Essential criteria
  • Satisfactory Occupational Health Clearance

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Siobhan Connelly
Job title
Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01926495321
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