Locum Consultant Cardiologist - Adult Congenital Heart Disease

To work collaboratively with consultant colleagues to deliver the Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) service across the designated hospital sites, providing specialist assessment, diagnosis, treatment and ongoing management of adults with congenital heart disease.

The majority of the post holder's time will be spent in assessing and treating patients with ACHD. There may be an opportunity to use the 2 specialist interest sessions to help develop an area of expertise, aligning with service requirements accepting that options may be limited given the confines of a 9 month post. A commitment to general cardiology could be supported, subject to further discussion.

The appointee will be expected to support the expansion and strengthening of the ACHD clinical network and develop close links with colleagues at the level 1 centre in Bristol in the diagnostic and treatment planning facilitated through the MDT process.

Applicants must ensure they provide names and contact details of referees covering at least the last 3 years of their employment/training history in full. In addition, applicants who are currently or have most recently been employed as a substantive Consultant or as a Locum Consultant in post for more than 12 months must also provide the name of their Medical Director as an additional referee.

Academic interests will be encouraged; research and teaching in collaboration with Cardiff University's School of Medicine will be expected.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Boardis one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is"Caring for People, Keeping People Well",and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.

Qualifications

Desirable: - Higher Degree (MD, PhD or equivalent)

English

Essential: - Ability to travel to other locations to fulfill requirements of the job; - Flexible with ability to work both in a team and alone

Experience

Essential: - Appropriate training and experience in the practice of adult cardiology including ACHD cardiology

Desirable: - ACHD sub-specialty (non-interventional) experience / expertise

Skills

Essential: - Evidence of effective team and multidisciplinary working

Clinical Governance

Research

Essential: - Ability to critically appraise research; - Awareness of current research

Desirable: - Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication; - Evidence of active research interests

Management

Essential: - Evidence of effective leadership skills; - Committment to participating in and understanding of the management process

Desirable: - Evidence of management training

Teaching

Essential: - Evidence of teaching medical students and resident doctors

Desirable: - Organisation of (undergraduate and/or postgraduate) teaching programmes