Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiology & Cardiothoracic
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent: on call 1:10
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (to be discussed with clinical director)
- Job ref
- 225-DIV1-6213148
- Employer
- The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- New Cross Hospital
- Town
- Wolverhampton
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Cardiac Anaesthetist
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to provide a service in cardiothoracic theatres, cardiothoracic intensive care and cardiology catheter laboratories.
In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to play a full part in the out-of-hours On-Call service for the department. This includes being on-call for telephone advice and major incidents.
To provide cover for Consultant and Senior colleagues in respect of periods of leave.
Main duties of the job
In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to provide a service in cardiothoracic theatres, cardiothoracic intensive care and cardiology catheter laboratories.
In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to play a full part in the out-of-hours On-Call service for the department. This includes being on-call for telephone advice and major incidents.
To provide cover for Consultant and Senior colleagues in respect of periods of leave.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to provide a service in cardiothoracic theatres, cardiothoracic intensive care and cardiology catheter laboratories.
In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to play a full part in the out-of-hours On-Call service for the department. This includes being on-call for telephone advice and major incidents.
To provide cover for Consultant and Senior colleagues in respect of periods of leave.
In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to take part in medical audit and research as appropriate.
In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to ensure that the requirements of clinical governance are met.
To ensure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of your patients to be able to contact you when necessary.
In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to take responsibility for and devote time to teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required for junior medical staff.
Person specification
registration & experience
Essential criteria
- Full registration and a licence to practise with the GMC
- Exposure to Intensive Care Medicine or equivalent
- Advanced training or equivalent in the provision of anaesthesia for patients requiring cardiac surgery, thoracic surgery, procedures in the catheter laboratory and cardiothoracic intensive care
- Experience in perioperative transoesophageal echocardiography
- The candidate should have training and experience in lung isolation, bronchoscopy, percutaneous tracheostomy and pulmonary artery catheterisation
Desirable criteria
- FFICM or equivalent
- FASE
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
- Dr Alexander Ng
- Job title
- Consultant Cardiothoracic Anaesthetist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01902 696622
- Additional information
Nicolas Nikoladis (Clinical Director) 01902 481748
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