Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 151-WPHCON-32
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wexham Park Hospital
- Town
- Slough
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/03/2025 08:00
Employer heading
Consultant Cardiac Electrophysiologist
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
We are looking for a substantive Consultant Cardiac Electrophysiologist to join the team at Wexham Park Hospital. The job is a full time post comprising of 10 Programmed Activities (PAs).
The Consultant Cardiac Electrophysiologist post will join the existing team of 11 Cardiologists. The Consultant team comprises 5 Interventionalists, 2 Electrophysiologists (cross site), 2 heart failure and device consultants and 2 imaging Consultants delivering all emergency, acute and elective care for inpatients and outpatient at Wexham park.
At Wexham Park Hospital we have two cardiac catheter laboratories.  We currently undertake daily device procedures for bradycardia, ICD and CRT indications and perform EP cases (SVT, flutter and AV node ablation) with plans to start AF ablation in 2025. We run a busy interventional service including provision of 24 hour primary PCI and a full range of adjunctive technologies. We have 2 dedicated Cardiac device lists for Brady pacing, ICD implantation and CRT devices.
Main duties of the job
The post holder’s core skills would allow them to provide cover for inpatient care in CCU and the Cardiology ward. The post holder will also participate in the Consultant of the week Rota in which they will be responsible for daily Consultant led ward rounds of our 14 bedded CCU and in reaching into key areas within the hospital to provide specialist opinions as required. The candidates job plan will consist of 2 general Cardiology clinics (1 face to face clinic and 1 virtual clinic) there will also be 1 sessions of ‘Advice & Guidance’ and triaging of electronic referrals to work collaboratively with Primary care. There will also be 1 full Cath Lab Day per week for Cardiac Electrophysiology
Working for our organisation
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 Southeast in 2014.
The Trust provides inpatient services on 3 acute sites:
- ·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Frimley Park Hospital in Frimley
- ·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Wexham Park Hospital in Slough
- ·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Heatherwood Hospital in Ascot
In addition, the Trust provides outpatients and diagnostics facilities at:
- ·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý St Mark’s Hospital in Maidenhead
- ·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý King Edward Hospital in Windsor
- ·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Upton Hospital in Slough and within Bracknell Forest and the Chalfonts
- ·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Farnham Community Hospital in Farnham
- ·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Aldershot Centre for Health in Aldershot
- ·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Fleet Community Hospital in Fleet
The Trust has an excellent record of service delivery of quality clinical care. This success has been achieved by strong relationships between clinical staff, management and colleagues throughout the organisation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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).Â
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MRCP or equivalent through EEC rules
- Possession of CCT of within six months of receipt
- Full GMC registration
- Understanding of the structures of NHS hospitals and willing to play a role in the department and in the hospital
Desirable criteria
- Higher degree (for example MD or PhD)
Professional, Specialist, and Functional experience
Essential criteria
- Angiography, PCI, and primary PCI experience
- ALS
- Willingness to be involved in teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level
- Understand principles and participated in audit activity
- Understand the principles of clinical governance and demonstrate experience of evidence-based practice
Desirable criteria
- General Medicine experiance
- Previous experience in teaching and training including simulation
- Pacemaker implant/explant experience
Specific competencies for role
Essential criteria
- Ability to be proactive
- Demonstrate being an effective team member
- Able to demonstrate leadership qualities
- Able to evaluate own clinical practice
- Able to demonstrate innovative thinking
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Ability to organise and develop service provision
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 Navin Chandra
- Job title
- Consultant Cardiologist - Clinical Lead WPH
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07768552389
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