Specialist Doctor in Valvular Heart Disease

An opportunity has arisen to appoint a permanent full-time specialist doctor in valvular heart disease. The job involves the inpatient and outpatient management of patients with heart valve disease and endocarditis with advanced echocardiographyskills. The appointment is to work within the heart valve team which is an integrated service comprised of imaging valve consultants (echocardiography/ cardiac CT/structural TOE), the transcatheter interventional team, cardiac surgeons and the endocarditis team. The post holder will work in all aspects of valvular heart disease suited to their experience and competencies and the priorities of service provision.This is a fulltime post with 10 PA's. There will be 1.5 SPA available in the job plan in order to achieve revalidation requirements for the GMC and meet PDP objective.

The applicant should have a good clinical and academic background inechocardiography and heart valve disease. Additional advanced imaging skills, particularly in cardiac CT or expertise in cardiac MRI for heart valve disease patientswould also be encouraged

Main duties of the job This is a full-time post (10 PAs), and the appointee will work closely with the team of intervention consultants, specialist nurses, clinical scientists and physiologists to deliver clinical services both at Guy's and St Thomas' as well as the OP Cardiology service

The Cardiovascular Centre at St Thomas' Hospital is one of the largest in the UK, with facilities including a six-bedded Coronary Care Unit, over 60 cardiology inpatient beds across two wards, a suite of five Catheter laboratories, four Cardiac theatres, a state-of-the-art hybrid theatre and two dedicated outpatient centres. There is excellent provision of the full range of imaging facilities including echocardiography cardiac CT, nuclear medicine and cardiac MRI.

The post-holder will be accountable to Clinical Director, Cardiovascular.

As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends. About us The Cardiovascular Centre at St Thomas' Hospital is one of the largest in the UK, with facilities including a six-bedded Coronary Care Unit, over 60 cardiology inpatient beds across three wards, special expertise in adult congenital heart disease, a suite of six Catheter laboratories, four Cardiac theatres, a state of the art hybrid theatre and two dedicated outpatient centres. There is excellent provision of the full range of non-invasive testing including cardiac MRI. King's Health Partners has been working with Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust on proposals to change how care and treatment is provided for adults and children with heart and lung disease.GSTT and RBH have recently completed a formal merger. Work across KHP and RBH will include, in time, the creation of a hub for highly specialised clinical academic cardio-respiratory services at the St Thomas' site.We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients. Job description Job responsibilities Job Summary:To help support heart valve service mainly at Guys and St Thomas Hospitals byworking alongside the other consultants and nursing team.To participate in clinical and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care.To take an active part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training.To contribute to the management of the clinical service and service development.

Provide High Quality Care to PatientsThe post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration and hold a licence to practiceTo develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the dutiesrequired of the post.To ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care ProgrammedActivities.To ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views.

Research, Teaching and TrainingWhere possible to collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trusts translational research portfolio, at all times meeting the full requirements of Research Governance.To provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health care professions as required by the Clinical Director.To act as educational supervisor and appraiser as delegated by the ClinicalDirector to ensure external accreditation of training post.The post holder will need to demonstrate continuing professional development.Performance ManagementTo work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure highperformance in the following areas:Clinical efficiency e.g. LOS reductions, reducing cancelled operations and DNA rates.Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-admission rates.Financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively e.g. managing locum agency spend, monitoring and managing the drug budget to target, ensuring accuracy of clinical data for the team.Operational efficiency e.g. day-case rates, waiting list activity and demandmanagement.

Medical Staff ManagementTo work with colleagues to ensure junior doctors hours are compliant in line with EWTD and New Deal.To ensure that adequate systems and procedures are in place to control and monitor leave for junior medical staff and to ensure that there is appropriate cover within the clinical areas, including on-call commitmentsTo participate in the recruitment of junior medical staff as and when required.To participate in team objective setting as part of the annual job planning cycle.To be responsible for the annual appraisal of all doctors in training, Trust doctors, Clinical Fellows and non-consultant grades as delegated by the Clinical Director/General Manager.

GovernanceTo review clinical outcomes in designated area using external benchmarking data where appropriate, to identify and advise variances to the Clinical Director.Participate in clinical audit, incident reporting and analysis and to ensure resulting actions are implemented.To work closely with the Directorate, Patient and Public Involvement panels in relation to clinical and services developments as delegated by the Clinical Director.Participate in ensuring NICE requirements are reviewed and implemented and monitored in the speciality areas.To ensure clinical guidelines and protocols are adhered to by junior medical staff and updated on a regular basis.To keep fully informed about best practice in the speciality areas and ensure implications for practice changes are discussed with the Clinical Director.To role model good practice for infection control to all members of themultidisciplinary team.

Strategy and Business PlanningTo participate in the business planning and objective setting process for thedirectorate and Trust where appropriate.To represent the Trust at appropriate clinical networks/other external clinical meetings, as delegated by the Clinical Director.

Leadership and Team WorkingTo demonstrate excellent leadership skills with regard to individual performance, clinical teams, the Trust and when participating in national or local initiatives.To work collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and Kings Health Partners as required.To chair regular meetings for the specialties.To resolve conflict and difficult situations through negotiation and discussion, involving appropriate parties.Adhere to Trust/departmental guidelines on leave including reporting absence. Person Specification Professional Qualifications Essential

• Full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practise

Desirable

• FRCP, FACC, FESC or equivalent Higher degree relevant to heart valve disease (MD/PhD)

Clinical Experience Essential

• Comprehensive clinical experience in Clinical Cardiology with a minimum of least four full time post graduate training of which at least two years years in cardiology speciality as a post graduate and Experience in heart valve disease/endocarditis (inpatients and outpatients) BSE/EAVCI TTE Accreditation Stress echocardiography experience Fully independent in TOE/Structural TOE

Desirable

• BSE/EAVCI TOE accreditation Level II Cardiac CT verified experience.

Clinical Skills Essential

• Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team Sound knowledge of general cardiology

Audit Management & IT Essential

• Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk management Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management Management and IT skills required Understanding of principles of audit

Desirable

• Management training or qualification Evidence of leadership in the development of clinical services Experience in clinical guideline development Appraisal training

Research. Teaching skill & experience Essential

• Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research Track record of research, publications/ understanding / knowledge of Research ethics Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff

Desirable

• Multiple peer reviewed publications Teaching qualification

Leadership / Management skills Essential

• Communication Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate. Accountability Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority. Interpersonal Skills Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others. Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure. Ability to work as part of a team Staff Management Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff Finance Knowledge of finance and budgets

Employer details Employer name Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Address Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Westminster Bridge Road

London

SE1 7EH Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. 196-MED4477#J-18808-Ljbffr

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