Address Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust has a vacancy for a full-time Consultant Interventional Cardiologist.
The successful candidate will join a team of 8 Cardiologists, with a variety of sub-speciality interests, working at Frimley Park Hospital.
The department includes a Coronary Care Unit, Step Down Cardiology Ward, 2 Catheter Laboratories and Cardiology Investigations Unit. The Cardiology PPCI on-call commitment is 1:7 with a 1:9 commitment to an inpatient ‘Consultant of the Week’ rota when other duties are reduced.
Applicants should be on the GMC specialist register or be within 6 months (from the date of interview) of their expected CCST date.
The post holder’s core skills would allow them to provide cover for inpatient care in CCU and the cardiology ward which includes daily ward rounds at weekends and weekend cover, as well as outpatient clinics. The post holder will be expected to participate in primary PCI on-call on a 1:7 basis.
The basis of the post is 10 programmed activities, of which there will be 7 fixed sessions, the remainder will be allocated for supporting activities. The post holder would be expected to perform as consultant of the week on a 1:9 basis where all other activities are curtailed. On call duties are recognized for 2PA's, however, this is reviewed periodically.
Frimley Health represents the merger of Frimley Park NHS Foundation Trust and Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, one of the largest Acute Trusts in the South East in 2014.
The Trust provides inpatient services on 3 sites:
Frimley Park Hospital in Frimley
Heatherwood Hospital in Ascot
Wexham Park Hospital in Slough.
In addition, the Trust provides outpatient and diagnostic facilities at:
St Mark’s Hospital in Maidenhead,
King Edward VII Hospital in Windsor,
Upton Hospital in Slough and within Bracknell Forest and the Chalfonts.
Fleet
Farnham
Aldershot Centre for Health
The Trust has an excellent record of service delivery of quality clinical care. This success has been achieved by excellent relationships between clinical staff, management and colleagues throughout the organisation.
The job description is attached. It is assumed that every member of the department will play a full part in formal and informal teaching of medical and other staff and this is recognized as part of Supporting Clinical Activities (SPA).
